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Racism and Ethnic Cleansing Go Hand-In-Hand Because of the Fact That I Come from a Usually the Minority Tribe 14 VIEWPOINT I NOVEMBER 1, 1996 THE TULANE HULLABALOO Survey says: students _love Clinton and sexy viewpoint columnists serve our readers, I also asked the In an effort to get the computer program that I only carried the "white guy with When asked, "how do you intend students for their opinion on the campus' view of the especially designed to an attitude" category. to vote," four percent of the It's a M.A.D Viewpoint section of the upcoming presidential analyze the data. The results Missing respondents World replied that Hullabaloo. Sixty percent regard election, I conducted a were surprising. The survey from the survey they would vote the Viewpoint writers as survey of Tulane students. I results shuw that Tulane altogether was M.A. DELANEY ''pretentious blowhards and would like to thank everyone students overwhelmingly Ross Perot. Not for "blue" as pseudointellectuals" (a fair who took the time to respond support Thomas E. Dewey a single The results the new M&M assessment, we think). However, to my survey. The path to for president. respondent color. Hey, don't laugh. in a testament to the ability of knowledge is best lit by the Fortunately, my editor voiced a show cynical pollsters to skew survey torch of cooperation. I tried my representative sample, I avoided alerted me to the fact that Dewey preference for With the overwhelming results, I was able to cajole 27 best to conduct this survey leading questions and then I died 30 years ago. After Perot. This is campaign percent of respondent-; to confess scientifically. I sought out a plugged all the information into a reprogramming my computer, I true despite the support for slogan: "melts came up with less surprising fact that I in your mouth, that they consider Viewpoint results. Clinton is the hands down intentionally Thomas E. not in your writers to be "incredibly Clinton winner with 48 percent of the sought out hand," and a desirable and the source of vote. Although Dole garnered stupid-looking Dewey for campaign countless sexual fantasies." Hey, Bob Dole has his pipe dream and Dole only 29 percent of the vote, he people, so as manager like could take solace in the fact that not to ignore president. Dick Morris, I I have mine. believe that No Preference he ran 10 points ahead of the "no Perot's core preference" category. Clinton's constituency. blue M&M's support was widespread. The The biggest could mount a Blue M&M's president scored espt:cially well surprise in the strong third- Place your order for survey, however, was the party campaign in the year 2000. Viewpoint's 1997 swimsuit GRAPHIC BY M.J. CAMPBELL with minority and female students. Dole, on the other hand, appearance of blue M&M's. Finally, in an effort to better calendar at mde/[email protected]. Don't let a few bad seeds taint your view of .baseball I think baseball players, in general, get a bad rap. Marquis Grissom of the Atlanta Braves has a pretty is repeatedly involved in controversy, is a well- they will show you respect and courtesy. There are too many faulty generalizations about hefty salary. but he has bought houses for l l of his known sports figure. Granted, Belle is a talented If people say that baseball is just entertainment. them. Many disgruntled fans say players play only 13 brothers and sisters (he's going to buy the last player who should be. well-known for his playing and the players shouldn't think that what they do is for money. This is not a fair · two after this season). It's ability. The problem is that he important. they are wrong. statement. People do not this kind of generosity that, is more often in the news for The players should view their know the motivation of unfortunately, not many his troubles than for his jobs as important because it's every Major League baseball Don'tAsk people know about. Nice accomplishments. which what they've dedicated their player. Me Why stories like this don't often proves my point that, as far as People shouldn't lives to doing. Just as we take If money is the name of make the sports pages. the media is concerned, "bad" pride in our work. so should the game, why did Craig JENNIFER Another generalization is more important than give all players a ba<;eball players. It may be Biggio accept a smaller COMEAUX involves the players' "good.'' entertainment for us. but ifs a salary to stay in Houston attitudes. Some say that I think the players, in bad name because career for them. when he could be making players punch fans and spit general, are not rude to their of a few money- People shouldn "t give all more in another uniform? He on umpires and get away fans. In fact, I've encountered players a bad name because stayed because he's loyal to his team and the city. If with it. There are some bad seeds who spit (isolated more rude fans than rude hungry, hot- of a few money-hungry. hot- money is the only motivation that players have, how incident), fight and cause trouble, but they are far players. I once witnessed a dogging. rude idiots. There could the Montreal Expos, a team with one of the from the majority. Not all players should be judged Major League ballplayer dogging, rude idiots. are a lot of guys who lowest payrolls in baseball, challenge for a playoff by the actions of these few. For every troublemaker. chastise a young male appreciate·their fans and play spot until the last week of the season? They hung in there are countless polite and gracious players. The autograph-seeker for being because of their love for the there because they played for pride and for the only reason that people think the majority of rude to a young female fan. If game. And. ju t like the satisfaction of winning, not the almighty dollar. baseball players are jerks is because the media all players have selfish media. some fans don't give These are facts that seem to go unnoticed. doesn't focus on the guys who are nice to the fans attitudes, this player would not have intervened and these players the recognition they deserve. There are, indeed, some players who hold out for and who do work in the community. The media stood up for the girl like he did. I also saw fans stick more money and who demand high salaries. But I think "good" is boring, so they ignore these guys baseballs. cards and numerous other items into think it is more a matter of pride than a "Let me see and it gives all the press to anything "bad." Players players' faces and not even say "Thank you" after Jennifer Comeaiu: is a Freeman School senior how rich I can get" situation with most of them. such as Steve Sparks and Mike Mordecai. who they received their autographs. Baseball players ask and Business Manager. She still feels sorry for And the issue shouldn't be how much money they al\\ays take time to talk to the fans. are virtually for nothing more than what everyone else asks for: Wally Pipp. Her e-mail address is make, but what they do with it. For example, unknown, while someone such as Albert Belle, who respect. If you respect them and are polite to them. jcomeau@mailhost. tcs. tulane. edu. Racism and ethnic cleansing go hand-in-hand Because of the fact that I come from a usually the minority tribe. just as racism hatred motivated by hatred. They share across editorials where a person from continuation of the resistance by the region prone to ethnic cleansing and is brought about by the majority the belief that tho e who are seen as the one race argues that people from another majority to accord them a fair hare. This tribalism due to its diverse ethnicity, belittling the minority who also happen oppressor -. or the race have lower culminates in usp1c1on between coming to America has afforded me a to have a different skin color. Though majority. are better intelligence. different racial and ethnic group . For as chance to compare and contrast racial ethnic cleansing often has little to do and more competent Affirmati\e long as tribe looks down upon tribe, race tensions and the problems of ethnic with color, there are characteristics than the "others:· action exists where upon race. for as long as hatred. diversity between w h i c h who are not entitled Both ethnic there is any sort of a suspicion. dissati faction. and all other the two regions. differentiate to an equal cleansing and likely discrimination friction exists among different group- in Unquestionably, What a World! different tribes recognition, respect. or an unequal offer society. tension will continue. the United States and which are and accommodation racism are of opportunities to Equally disturbing is that fact that a· is still affected by used to in society. The belief minorities. Just as long a we are born into tribes. races and classe . and we identify with the. e racial polarization A.'\10S KlPLThtO discriminate that a certain tribe or motivated by affirmative action is classifications, prejudice will always be just as some KIPYEGON those who don't race is inferior or les su.piciously 'iewed countries with share them. intelligent in some hatred. by some in America. part of life. There does exist. however, different ethnic Speaking a fields of knowledge countrie with the potential to understand.
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