[lbo-talk] umbrellas and hasidism

[Dorene Cornwell]

I'm betting your Hasidic neighbors do not necessarily feel oppressed either
by the rain on their heads or by the questions of the curious. The rain on
their heads they probably regard as evidence of their exalted spirituality
and adherence to their understanding of law. The questions of the curious
they might find odder especially if their understanding of their obligation
does not include testifying about their practices too all and sundry, but if
you both happen to be on the same sidewalk in the same rainstorm, there is
plenty of reasonable context.
DC
Seattle WA
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Campaign for Peace and Democracy <
cpd at igc.org> wrote:


> Well, I think they might not mind, if the question were asked in a friendly
> spirit. But anyway, good luck with your research!
> At 09:30 AM 3/31/2009 -0700, shag wrote:
>
>  > Shag, maybe you could ask one or two of your neighbors why they don't
>> > carry
>> > an umbrella. Maybe ask them when it's raining, so the question is very
>> > much
>> > in context.
>> > --Joanne Landy
>>
>> because I don't like treating people like they're in a zoo cage, with me
>> asking questions about their difference. try to do my homework first; the
>> first rule of anti-oppression work. aside from which, i'm not hardly
>> likely to go running out into the sidewalk, stop them while we all get
>> poured on and make them wetter, to ask. :)
>>
>> shag
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