AfricanAmericanDesigners?
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- Mal0
- exador0
exactly !...
basically thats how it was for us...
i just thought it would be cool to meet some of the folks i chat with here all the time..
and i'm totally glad i did..just post up a chicago drink night..pick out a decent pub or whatever..and see who wants to hook up...
oughta be a good time...get together..talk about the different career paths you've taken...what accounts you've all had in common...which NT personalities you think are cool/funny and which are idiots...that sort of thing..all good fun..
:)
- exador0
i thnk i'd like to meet chuck harrison and shake his hand!
he invented the view-master..
i loved those things as a kid..
thought they were awesome..thanks chuck!
- Mal0
re-live the dream ex.
- unknown0
Chuck is a super cool dude. I hope Im that cool when Im his age
- unknown0
and im not 100% sure Chuck invented the view master, I think he did the updated design in the 70s that most of us had at one time...I think viewmasters go way way way back
- exador0
ya...you're probably right of course...
but i was a kid in the 70's...and totally loved that view-master...
seemed to me that it was one thing you could count on EVERY family having if you were visiting..
and ever place you went that had one, seemed to have a different set of image-wheels.....anyhow....totaly props to him....
i'm a fan...
- SpecBoogie0
I am, so are a couple others that I know of
- asspop0
count me in........word up.
- AD0
to answer your question -
I guess I find it odd because I don't put as much relevance on race as yourself"Understand this is a time in which most young black kids want to be in the entertainment industry or play pro sports. "
seriously - is that a fact - again odd - almost sounds like something an old white guy would say
"I think its super interesting to find out why others like myself choose this path, "
so all "African Americans" are like yourself - well I guess in terms of skin colour but surely you don't think all A.A.s are exactly the same or that much different then other races in the same socio-economic class as yourself
I think what exadors saying is more important - try and find out more about people in your demographic, people living near you , with the same background - i just don't see how race is really relevant in drawing any conclusions about African Americans as a whole and how it relates to design - because I don't believe everybody from any race is similar enough to draw these broad assesments based on skin colour alone
don't get me wrong - I'm not saying anything overly negative here - I just put less emphasis on race as yourself I guess
peace
- asspop0
are there any african american design comunities out there?
- unknown0
well Im glad someone else had to tell you whats up...if what if the question I asked seems so silly or meaning less I dont think UIC would have sponsered such a related event you need to have a look at the links that were posted earlier...not only that I do have plans to organize something with people that live near by...but I dont think you read that part of the thread
- unknown0
btw what i said about young blacks/african americans wanting to play pro ball or entertain is a generalization not a fact...but I do know for sure there are more kids working on their jump shot this afternoon than experimenting with flash,pen+pad etc...I guess my goal is help expose the young ones in the area I grew up in and others like it that there is a life after school for an artist...again Im sorry for my silly ways
- unknown0
A few people emailed me asking are there orgs. out there that address this matter so Im reposting these links from Mal for those who may have missed it
- chilaquil0
How ridiculous that some people get so bent out of shape when the subject of "race" comes up. People say it doesn't matter, and everybody is the same.
But acknowledging that there are differences, does not a racist attitude make. There are many differences that are manifest. And these are not merely because of race (i.e. genetical) but cultural. People of the same race/ethnic group tend to grow up under the same circumstances and environment. That in turn, gives them a common ground.
Don't be afraid to see that or acknowledge it. If you do, you're just sticking your head in the sand.
I think culture and race DO matter, because I appreciate the differences that exist. It makes life and people way more interesting than having everyone be complete clones of each other. Thank God, race, economic background, family, life experiences, education, and many other factors, make people as diverse as they are. Race and ethnicity, is just one of the many factors. Not more important, not less important. But it would be silly to ignore it.573, I understand your curiosity. I'm not black, but I've actually wondered that myself. There's nothing wrong with genuine curiosity.
I've also wondered if I'm the only NT'er from Mexico.chirp
chirpOk... I guess I am. At least right now. There may have been others in the past (I think).
- AD0
i'm just saying skin colour doesn't matter to me - that is my opinion - so i don't get the need for the thread - that is all
good luck with everything, i hope you find what you're looking for seriously (i'm not being sarcastic - good luck)
- rap0
Hey what about me!!!!
San Francisco.CA
N.O.I Mosque #26
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- unknown0
I don't think you can call Carty African American since he's Canadian.
uuughhhh, I'm bored and want to sleep.
:P
- chilaquil0
"I don't think you can call Carty African American since he's Canadian. "
Canada is in America.
We have black people in Mexico, so what does that make them? Mexican or black? or Afro-mexican? People here aren't as PC aware so they don't bother coining new terminology.
- unknown0
I guess. When I hear the words African American I usually think of people within the united states, cause people are so damn politically correct here.
But I agree I guess Canada is in "North" America.
:P