Comments on: Something different: A Question of Culture http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/ Where stories are short. DAMN Short Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: deus ex why zed » ThursdayTales Roll Call 16.7.2010http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-84 deus ex why zed » ThursdayTales Roll Call 16.7.2010 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:32:26 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-84 [...] A Question of Culture, jasongw I found jasongw’s post in the abovementioned story at io9 about ThursdayTales. Since I had overlooked it, it seemed only right to include it in the TTRC. While he did not link a specific story, I imagined he meant the most recent one, and it’s very good. A Question of Culture is a lovely little tale of a meeting between friends that leaves one wounded. To say more would give it all away but the beauty in this tale is its immediate relatability to the real world. If you’ve had this experience, you will recall its sting. If not, perhaps you will gain a little insight here. [...] [...] A Question of Culture, jasongw I found jasongw’s post in the abovementioned story at io9 about ThursdayTales. Since I had overlooked it, it seemed only right to include it in the TTRC. While he did not link a specific story, I imagined he meant the most recent one, and it’s very good. A Question of Culture is a lovely little tale of a meeting between friends that leaves one wounded. To say more would give it all away but the beauty in this tale is its immediate relatability to the real world. If you’ve had this experience, you will recall its sting. If not, perhaps you will gain a little insight here. [...]

]]> By: alphabetehttp://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-83 alphabete Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:53:04 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-83 I like this. I too have been through a similar situation and this story captures it perfectly. That moment when a casually-thrown word throws off the whole day both because it clearly wasn't meant to be offensive but as Kelley said, it doesn't make it any less a sting. I like this. I too have been through a similar situation and this story captures it perfectly. That moment when a casually-thrown word throws off the whole day both because it clearly wasn’t meant to be offensive but as Kelley said, it doesn’t make it any less a sting.

]]> By: adminhttp://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-54 admin Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:14:13 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-54 Thank you all for your kind comments. I certainly agree that racism, at least as an overt, angry thing, will become a thing of the past and has shown lots of promise in that direction over the last several decades, at least in the US.AnneMarie, this story was inspired by a similar event in my own life, except in my case I wasn't interested in my coworker romantically (I was already dating someone else), it was just something that came out of her mouth one day at lunch. For me it was sort of a chuckle moment, where I thought "how funny, I've been discriminated against on the basis of race! Now nobody can say I don't know what it's like!". When this opportunity came to write on this topic I thought, "What might it have felt like if I *had* been interested?"I think the most difficult racism to overcome will not be the hateful, bitter, angry kind-it'll be the kind that comes from a place of tradition and societal/familial pressures. Hopefully people will continue to choose on the basis of individual lives rather than these kinds of pressures, but only time will tell! Thank you all for your kind comments. I certainly agree that racism, at least as an overt, angry thing, will become a thing of the past and has shown lots of promise in that direction over the last several decades, at least in the US.

AnneMarie, this story was inspired by a similar event in my own life, except in my case I wasn’t interested in my coworker romantically (I was already dating someone else), it was just something that came out of her mouth one day at lunch. For me it was sort of a chuckle moment, where I thought “how funny, I’ve been discriminated against on the basis of race! Now nobody can say I don’t know what it’s like!”. When this opportunity came to write on this topic I thought, “What might it have felt like if I *had* been interested?”

I think the most difficult racism to overcome will not be the hateful, bitter, angry kind-it’ll be the kind that comes from a place of tradition and societal/familial pressures. Hopefully people will continue to choose on the basis of individual lives rather than these kinds of pressures, but only time will tell!

]]> By: AnneMariehttp://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-53 AnneMarie Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22:56 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-53 This is a scene from real life.Two of my students had the same problem. A white boy and a girl of Vietnamese origin fell in love. They had to break up their relationship because the girl's relatives put her under pressure and controlled each of her steps. It is sad to see how culture and traditions sometimes are abused to destroy people's love and lives. Literature is an effective means to open peopl's eyes. This is a scene from real life.Two of my students had the same problem. A white boy and a girl of Vietnamese origin fell in love. They had to break up their relationship because the girl’s relatives put her under pressure and controlled each of her steps. It is sad to see how culture and traditions sometimes are abused to destroy people’s love and lives. Literature is an effective means to open peopl’s eyes.

]]> By: Perry Peckhttp://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Perry Peck Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:04:38 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-51 People of the future will love each other and racism will become a concept of the past. It might not seem that way now and your story may show that but it will come to pass. In lets say 100 years or so. Things will get better for sure! Art heals thanks for the great post. People of the future will love each other and racism will become a concept of the past. It might not seem that way now and your story may show that but it will come to pass. In lets say 100 years or so. Things will get better for sure! Art heals thanks for the great post.

]]> By: Kelleyhttp://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Kelley Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:40 +0000 http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291#comment-50 Wonderful scene you've set up here. While it wasn't an intentional cause of racism or stereotyping, it doesn't make it hurt less, does it? Wonderful scene you’ve set up here. While it wasn’t an intentional cause of racism or stereotyping, it doesn’t make it hurt less, does it?

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