Wednesday, September 07, 2005

PART II: WORDS MATTER - REFUGEE vs EVACUEE

Refugee vs. Evacuee. Let's stick with refugee as another profound indication of the degree to which the black and the poor, but not only the black and the poor b/c working and middle class black people were also among those to shelter in the superdome and the convention center, are dispossessed, disinherited, unclaimed. There is something to be gained by dealing with the word refugee and launching a critique from there. I.E. that we are "owing to religious persecution or political troubles" seeking refuge (i.e. "Shelter or protection from danger or trouble; succour sought by, or rendered to, a person.").

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