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This just in...the sky is up. I'd almost be interested in following the rebuttals to the obvious, but my head would probably explode.

Camilo talks about proxemics and links to Kottke's thoughts about the same type of stuff. This ending of this encounter:

Then a woman, dressed to the nines and obviously a lifelong New York resident, annoyed that these silly girls are between her and whatever purchases she wants to make, pushes by them while loudly announcing to the rest of the store, "my God, I don't understand what the big deal is, seeing some guy and then crying like a baby, yelling, and blocking the aisle. I hate this fucking store."

is completely something I would've done. Fan overload on Jimmy Fallon? Gah...dude, he's so wack. That would be like turning into a blithering mess when you run into Richard Grieco on the street? Uhh...*ahem* never mind.

P6 talking on divide and conquer strategies used often for social policy measures and politics. In a class I took last spring, we spent a lot of time talking about this. The prof was one of my favorites teachers ever because he had so much knowledge and energy with a good heaping of popular culture nerdiness. In many respects, we shared a brain. Both of the classes I had with him were excellent. And he knows his shit and has got the books to prove it. But, this bit I like just for the post title alone. I guess it's "Trot Out A Minority That's Beating The Odds" time of the year again, eh? Not to knock the girl or her accomplishments, but there are plenty of kids out there doing well that never get any recognition.

Posted by Candicissima at October 5, 2003 10:43 PM