tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19639811.post-1136911428483935112006-01-10T11:43:00.000-05:002006-01-10T11:43:00.000-05:00I'm sorry the letter offended you. <BR/>I didn't mean to suggest that being turned down for a job is the same thing as being arrested for one's race. That wasn't my intention at all, and I'm sorry you read it that way.<BR/><BR/>I do think that some folks who aren't people of color feel "Oh, discrimination only happens to other people." And I think this letter's a good reminder that whether it's for your background, your tattoos, your religion, your gender, your education, your socio-economic status, etc, discrimination in some form can touch almost anyone's life.<BR/><BR/>If empathy and a sense of justice aren't enough to get everyone stirred up about discrimination, then perhaps a reminder of its universality is.<BR/><BR/>Does recognizing this reality make the Kingston NDP "not a serious organization"? No. It means we recognize that discrimination in all forms, from racial profiling to a snub in the street, is an issue that we all need to address.Natalkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17904243446473763995noreply@blogger.com