The Guilds

and which guilds got totally shut out by public radio????

I need help figuring this out.

Steve

I’ve come to see that the ultimate source of all human anguish is that we are finite beings sentient of infinity.

thought I would bump it up here:
No matter who wins, lets all of us eco-green Sustainable folks stick together, and lobby NPR for our kind of show.
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Bob "Heart Works" Oehmen,

Steve

I’ve come to see that the ultimate source of all human anguish is that we are finite beings sentient of infinity.

But i really find the combination of egocentric and ethnocentric to be offensive. There is a big difference between ethnocentrism in the form of domination and white supremacy (or whatever ruling group is happens to be), which might be construed as selfish or egocentric, and ethnocentrism that oppressed peoples utilize as a means to try to strengthen their communities. e.g. Black is beautiful!

Although I am not necessarily a fan of "safe spaces" for separate groups, these imaginary social spaces (which are sometimes ethnocentric) provide people of color, women, and lgbtq people a basis from which to discuss and understand and organize against their own oppression. It can be easier and much less frustrating to begin to work with people that actually understand what you are going through on a day to day basis, and, hence, the safe space approach.

I think it is too easy for white people to discount the struggles of people of color and others, to say that "all racism or exclusion is the same," to whine about reverse discrimination. Especially when whites so overwhelmingly continue to "benefit" economically and socially from the legacies of, as well as ongoing, white supremacist racism.

I think that we should realize that while the end goal might not be to have separate communities (it isn't for me), that sometimes separating off from the rest of society to talk about one's fellow people and their issues, socially and politically, is a good thing. I have a lot of respect for, e.g., the Black Panthers, etc., in this (although not in their gender treatment, haha).

This has been annoying me for like a week now, I didn't want to say anything before, because i knew it might be controversial, but I find this combination to be really offensive.

Furthermore, i didn't even run into any ethnocentric ones, unless you mean, like, hip hop, or the native american entry, or the entry explaining the word Allah, or the Irish storyteller entry, or whatever. I thought that none of those were particularly ethnocentric to the point of being "egocentric," especially because they weren't exclusive of other people necessarily.

And, it must be understood that all of our entries are a product of our background, so while it may be easier to "read" race off of the entry of a person of color or another person that mentions their ethnicity, all of our entries are "raced" and "classed" and "gendered." whether or not these categories are constructed doesn't mean they don't have a real impact on our lives and in shaping our perspective. Also we should seek to understand these issues. I mean, seriously, hello New Historicism.

My entry at Public Radio Quest:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/7572

My College Radio Myspace (feel free to friend me!):
http://www.myspace.com/girlsongprimerradio

You forgot the Junkies & Whores.

It's just not a party, until something is broken or stolen.

-(;o)~

http://publicradioquest.com/node/1138

Lynn Kindler, The "Idea" Coach
Please listen to my tape at http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/52 and vote!!
www.sacredpathcoaching.com

I think PRX needs to produce a Guild Tag Cloud.

Steve

It falls to the enlightened, and the intelligent and the sane to take responsibility for the deluded or doltish or insane.

Kinda cool, but more than a couple of entrants based their submissions around frogs (I think because they sound all froggy croaking in the background of their pieces.)

Steve

It falls to the enlightened, and the intelligent and the sane to take responsibility for the deluded or doltish or insane.

I guess I'll stand in the "cranks and crackpot" line.

Check out my crackpot clip....

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/3258

Toney

You forgot the Nerds.

The Nerds and the Geeks.

They're important too.

This girl is a great example of this group.
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1202

Check her out.

How about a technology Guild of Vassals and Tassels?

This would include people entering the radio biz via telephone entries and warbling wizards with their own recording studios.

How about Insider Stories? Here some at http://www.publicradioquest.com/user/1231

what mean ye, Wise One?

Leah

Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/265

Story52...fresh tasty content (almost) daily, and weekly podcasts, too!
http://web.mac.com/story52

...Authentic People? There's a thread running through many entries that relates to people finding themselves, finding their voices, finding the courage to speak up or manifest their power in some way. I don't know if Authentic is the best term, but I think you get the gist of what I mean. C'mon, Steve, Philosophic Guy, I know you'll have the right term for this!

-- Linda

Visit me in my House by the Sea:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/1432
http://blog.syracuse.com/communitycritics/linda_lowen/

That's the group for ME!!!

*n*

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about" - Oscar Wilde

Save-the-World people

http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1068

Storytellers (Story people?)
Kid people
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