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Written by Charlotte Waldron
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Wednesday, 10 November 1999 |
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:40:44 -0600 From: Charlotte Waldron To: Eugene Kane Subject: Tiger Woods Syndrome
I was just connected to your article regarding the new manager for the Brewers and am pleased to know that just because I look Greek, Spanish or Italian that I no longer have to consider myself "plain white". I can call myself what I look like, no matter the truth (that my family has lived in this country since the Mayflower came over and there is no "interesting/ethnic" mention in any family record). Now to pull my leg out of my mouth (my foot kept going). I do not understand why some people get their panties in a wad when other, unrelated people include all members of their family (especially immediate, i.e. Mother or Father) in their description of themselves. People should be proud of who they are regardless of how "the masses" perceive them. I would LOVE to be something other than "typical cracker", but I'm not, so I have to live with it. Other people should be afforded the option to live with what they are, too, without cowtowing to some hypodescent power myth that is rooted in control and manipulation. I'm sorry that the main reason you like the new Brewers manager is because he did just that. Don't expect too much standing up out of him, he doesn't seem to have much back bone.
Charlotte Waldron
Editor: Ms. Waldron is referring to a column written by Eugene Kane of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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