On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 01:45:29AM +0200, Miriam Ruiz wrote: > Debian, btw). I understand that you might be really angry with the > italian society, but please try to avoid generalizations and > stereotyping. In Myriam's defense I have to say that everything in Italy at the moment seems to frame the mass stereotypes as models to follow, and to hide the real good examples into oblivion[1]. And indeed many are now looking for ways to move abroad. My reaction after seeing the pinky distribution with horoscopes for the girlz coming from a well-intentioned Italian was similar to Myriam's: I had a feeling like it just had to happen. But you are right of course: generalisation is just a way to spread the stereotypes even more. Just like saying "people from Sicily like Mafia" is, in essence, a way to isolate those of them who don't. Ciao, Enrico [1] At least, those who do not speak up. Those who do, are beaten up, lose their job, or get sued for slander on a judicial system biased against people without teams of lawyers and cartloads of money. -- GPG key: 4096R/E7AD5568 2009-05-08 Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org>
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature