Comments on: INCLUSIVITY and photography – a thoughtful response

By: Stan B.

Stan B. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Please, not at all. I just wonder sometimes if there’s just one person out there, just one, who after all the racist Obama bashing (and I’m no great fan) of late has said to him or herself, “Ya know, maybe there really was something to this all along.” Alas, I also realize that such subtleties are lost on those who can’t differentiate between fascism and socialism.

By: duckrabbit

duckrabbit — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:31:40 +0000

Couldn’t agree more Stan and I hope you didn’t feel that I was suggesting anything otherwise.

By: Stan B.

Stan B. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:40:21 +0000

The competition may have been silly- the topic, anything but…

By: Stan B.

Stan B. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:40:31 +0000

It’s been an “enlightening” summer witnessing all the latent, festering racism in this country that passes for Obama policy “criticism.” So, it’s always reassuring revisiting the realm of sanity with something as insightful and nuanced as the above.

Meanwhile, I’m still anxiously awaiting the report on the minority experience in photography from that Conscientious blogger fellow promised back in June (my apologies if I’ve somehow missed it). It’s been a while, so I’m assuming it will be quite comprehensive. It’s also my understanding that Lauren Greenfield has quit VII, I wonder if Gary Knight will now take that opportunity to search out and find that non Western photographer of color who he believes will somehow transform and truly integrate that organization.

By: John Edwin Mason

John Edwin Mason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:16:30 +0000

Reyes is making some excellent points, and it’s good to see this conversation extended beyond photography.

Here’s another thoughtful take on the subject, from the photographer Dawoud Bey:

http://whatsgoingon-dawoudbeysblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/diversity-and-blue-m-m.html