tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post8067702028593347529..comments2023-11-02T04:23:14.216-07:00Comments on IT WAS <br> HER <br> NEW YORK: GUEST ARTIST, ROBYN: Communicating Across Differencec.o. moedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842423601233807880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-62840934560519221652009-11-19T19:38:58.681-08:002009-11-19T19:38:58.681-08:00I find most people, and by that I mean angry or sc...I find most people, and by that I mean angry or scared people (often the same) are completely disarmed when they're spoken to/treated as individuals rather than as stereotypes or cliches.<br /><br />Kids too - talk to them like they're regular people and pretty much, they respond like regular people....<br /><br />Of course, that's all easy to say, but not always so easy to remember in the tension of the moment. Sounds like the short white guy never felt the tension - he was just there, in the moment, with another person.jodi sh doffhttp://onlythejodi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-32689335554423069932009-11-18T14:30:47.060-08:002009-11-18T14:30:47.060-08:00Thanks Tim! So true and so hard to keep in mind!
...Thanks Tim! So true and so hard to keep in mind!<br /><br />RobynAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323385253807062732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-24869867911529833502009-11-18T14:12:21.373-08:002009-11-18T14:12:21.373-08:00Great story. It's amazing how a little confide...Great story. It's amazing how a little confidence/ naivety/ ballsiness can get you out of these messy NY encounters. I like what you said about the black guy needing contact - and willing to make it through aggression if need be. Sometimes aggression is all people have available to them - the only way they know how to communicate. A useful reminder . . . <br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com