Comments on: The Black, White and Shades of Grey in Collecting Black Americana http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/ Where Hunters Gather Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jean Zeno http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-150133 Jean Zeno Wed, 27 May 2009 16:46:40 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-150133 Can you tell me how I can get the pattern to mon and pop untensel Rack. I am a black American and do Black dolls.djenzo@aol.com Can you tell me how I can get the pattern to mon and pop untensel Rack. I am a black American and do Black dolls.djenzo@aol.com

]]> By: Collin David http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-22880 Collin David Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:03:33 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-22880 Deanna makes a perfectly valid point. Of course we have the 'right' to do whatever we want within the confines of the law, offensive or not, but we ALWAYS run the risk of being horribly misperceived when the cultural bias runs counter to our actions, no matter what our intent is. It's wiser to display these things in a context where we can interact and discuss them with people who might see them. The exact same things can be said about Nazi memorabilia - would you hang a swastika on your house in order to remember the plight of the Jews? Deanna makes a perfectly valid point. Of course we have the ‘right’ to do whatever we want within the confines of the law, offensive or not, but we ALWAYS run the risk of being horribly misperceived when the cultural bias runs counter to our actions, no matter what our intent is. It’s wiser to display these things in a context where we can interact and discuss them with people who might see them.

The exact same things can be said about Nazi memorabilia – would you hang a swastika on your house in order to remember the plight of the Jews?

]]> By: Deanna Dahlsad http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-22848 Deanna Dahlsad Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:54:39 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-22848 I don't think I've said anything of the kind, Steven. I may have quoted/cited others who have, but I don't see where I have said "don't do it" or "don't let anyone know you do it." I cautioned about the lawn jockey on display -- you simply don't have the opportunity to address the issue with people who pass by. If that is what you think makes me a bigot -- my understanding of the world we live in, that we do not live alone in some vacuum and you can hurt/offend others -- then I suggest you mistake bigotry for sensitivity to the concern of others. I don’t think I’ve said anything of the kind, Steven. I may have quoted/cited others who have, but I don’t see where I have said “don’t do it” or “don’t let anyone know you do it.” I cautioned about the lawn jockey on display — you simply don’t have the opportunity to address the issue with people who pass by.

If that is what you think makes me a bigot — my understanding of the world we live in, that we do not live alone in some vacuum and you can hurt/offend others — then I suggest you mistake bigotry for sensitivity to the concern of others.

]]> By: steven http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-22843 steven Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:14:27 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-22843 its weird how you have turned black/negro artifact collecting in to some undergournd dont let anyone know you do it hobby, like being in the closet, or a communist or something, the very fact that people choose to judge me makes them in fact by defintion intolerant and judgemental , therefore, bigots its weird how you have turned black/negro artifact collecting in to some undergournd dont let anyone know you do it hobby, like being in the closet, or a communist or something, the very fact that people choose to judge me makes them in fact by defintion intolerant and judgemental , therefore, bigots

]]> By: Marie http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-10952 Marie Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:31:53 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-10952 I don't care what anyone thinks of what I collect, whether it's a Mammy cookie jar or a Speedy Gonzales drinking glass. What's the saying, "People in glass houses..."? I'm sure if anyone objected to my collectibles, I'd find SOMETHING offensive about them (e.g. their daughter dressing inappropriately, their Playboy magazine, their 50 Cent CD, their poor hygiene habits -- I'm more grossed out by people not washing their hands after using the restroom than I am about most other things). I don’t care what anyone thinks of what I collect, whether it’s a Mammy cookie jar or a Speedy Gonzales drinking glass.

What’s the saying, “People in glass houses…”? I’m sure if anyone objected to my collectibles, I’d find SOMETHING offensive about them (e.g. their daughter dressing inappropriately, their Playboy magazine, their 50 Cent CD, their poor hygiene habits — I’m more grossed out by people not washing their hands after using the restroom than I am about most other things).

]]> By: Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive » Up In Smoke: The Vanishing Culture of Tobacco http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/comment-page-1/#comment-3662 Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive » Up In Smoke: The Vanishing Culture of Tobacco Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2006/12/28/the-black-and-white-of-collecting-black-americana/#comment-3662 [...] But what of the objects culturally removed? Like Black Americana, old ‘Injun’ cocktail shakers, anti-Japanese WWII cartoons, and other racist renderings have been removed from our culture for their inappropriateness. Collectors rush to preserve these (horrid) moments in time. [...] [...] But what of the objects culturally removed? Like Black Americana, old ‘Injun’ cocktail shakers, anti-Japanese WWII cartoons, and other racist renderings have been removed from our culture for their inappropriateness. Collectors rush to preserve these (horrid) moments in time. [...]

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