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Oscar Carter's Blog – December 2014 Archive (9)

Biases Are The Stories We Make Up About People

They Are The Stories We Make Up Before We Know Who They Actually Are.

That paraphrases Verna Myers' definition of bias in her Ted Talk Below.

Ms. Myers' fundamental premise in resolving the adverse, prejudicial and worse

treatment of people who
do not look like us is a need for us to look within and be

willing to…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 21, 2014 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Paying It Forward... Are You A Meme?

What Is A Meme, Anyway?

Dictionary.com defines it as "a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a

manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes. A cultural item in the form of an

image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the Internet and often altered in a creative or

humorous way.

Jason Silva defines himself as meme.

And what an…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 17, 2014 at 12:08am — No Comments

Police Officer... Don't They Have To Take An Oath

I did a Google search for Police Officer Oath?.

The first two findings that came up were from the International Association of Chiefs of Police that recommends a Law Enforcement Oath of Honor for police…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 14, 2014 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Why Are We Protesting... Will It Make A Difference?

I have to be honest.

It was a large part of my good friend wearing the American flag that woke me up to the continuing need for peaceful protests and expression.

Folks pay attention and other Folks are able to release the tension they have couped up within themselves when their freedom is challenged and they are frustrated with what their view of the ills of society and their fellow human beings…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 13, 2014 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Ebenezer Scrooge... "Bah," said Scrooge, "Humbug." — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)

OH NO YOU WON'T SCROOGE. YOUR TENURE IS OVER.

This holiday season and for ever you are done.

We are getting Cash Back from the biggest and most respected stores not only in this country but all over the world.

And, there ain't a thing you can do about…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 8, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

WUKAR... Is off the launch pad (Making A Difference)

Wildly Anticipated WUKAR Is Off The Pad.

Never before has a group of multimillionaire online and offline marketers come together to help everyone, from newbie to seasoned business people, help them to build THEIR business.

Watch this video of the launch PARTY that occurred last month in San Diego.…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 6, 2014 at 12:30am — No Comments

Humans 2.0 (The Quantified Self Revolution)... Race Gone

Humans 2.0



In my last two posts I suggested a conversation, that being a comprehensive and all-inclusive conversation was needed to resolve race relations in this country and beyond.  Perhaps, The Quantified Self Revolution will do it for us instead.

Can it be that new technologies of…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 4, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

I Wrote The President Last Night

President Barack Obama                                                                 December 2, 2014

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

 

 

Mr. President,…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 3, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

Race Gone... Right Along With Racism And Racist(s).

Ah, I know most people believe it's not possible



To the extent people feel that way, they are 100% correct.

Believing we can't be done with it, at least in a social context, is the only factor preventing the possibility of ridding society's ills related to "race," "racism" and "racists." (…

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Added by Oscar Carter on December 2, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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