Racism is thriving in the American Midwest

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Nill,

Ouch.

Well, when one finds oneself in the middle of silly season . . .

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

... , but I heard that he has a muslin background.

ROTFLMAO

Bart

 

[Rachel Foster]

Muslin background? Is that "cut from whole cloth?"

Sorry.....couldn't resist.

 

[Doug Kerr]

Muslin background? Is that "cut from whole cloth?"

"Made of whole cloth" is of course the more common expression.

Doug

 

[Gary Ayala]

After all this is a photo forum ...

 

[Doug Kerr]

After all this is a photo forum ...

I'll ask Will to post a picture of his muslin background (perhaps with a nice socially-conscious, environmentally responsible woman in front of it).

Doug

 

[Rachel Foster]

A local diversity group is sending the photo to the paper with a statement.

 

[Will Thompson]

It doesn't seem to me that our colleague Will Thompson is a very religious guy, but I heard that he has a muslin background.

Best regards,

Doug

And to think I always thought of myself as a Passive Indignant!

 

[doug anderson]

Just to walk, at least in imagination, in someone else's shoes for a while. I have a background in clinical psychology though haven't practiced for decades. But what experiences with psychiatric patients, prisoners in jail, older people with dementia, etc. taught me was that if you really listen and look, the craziest, most disturbing behavior can become understandable from their frame of reference. People live in different realities. The photographers I admire the most came to similar conclusions and embraced them in their work. That knowledge helps me not to get too irate with those whose ideas and lifestyle I don't share.

Too true.

By the way, what a great way to look at photography.