tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post8358098525908080528..comments2024-03-27T20:42:03.076-03:00Comments on Journey with a Dancing Horse: Excuse Me While I Get Off My High HorseTeresaAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-56673296682365170272020-06-13T12:10:06.771-03:002020-06-13T12:10:06.771-03:00Words without action may have an impact, at least ...Words without action may have an impact, at least in maybe changing things. I was irritated by his deliberately shutting down a block woman in a way that was not proportional to her post. It gave me the impression that it was more about promoting himself than the issue. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-55290654498555272282020-06-13T10:04:40.013-03:002020-06-13T10:04:40.013-03:00I'll give Denny credit for speaking on the iss...I'll give Denny credit for speaking on the issue since he has a large platform, and he has made posts about diversity and access many times in the past, but it's kind of like a Missy Clark situation. Giving yourself credit for being personally not racist while refusing to challenge the systems that disenfranchise others makes you useless.T. A. Eyo ¥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13753582203234478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-5673089489420185762020-06-06T10:50:37.534-03:002020-06-06T10:50:37.534-03:00Yes, this. When I hear 'all lives matter' ...Yes, this. When I hear 'all lives matter' etc I just want to slap that person with a fish. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-21174071339088302942020-06-06T10:50:02.263-03:002020-06-06T10:50:02.263-03:00I learned so much about him in this one post. Befo...I learned so much about him in this one post. Before I would just causally check his page and like a few things. No more. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-24306343399474449792020-06-06T10:49:14.175-03:002020-06-06T10:49:14.175-03:00I think it's a good thing.I think it's a good thing. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-33985093877486443372020-06-06T10:48:57.577-03:002020-06-06T10:48:57.577-03:00I did too. No interest in someone just looking to ...I did too. No interest in someone just looking to rant at others but not take a look at themselves. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-85306256396659243382020-06-06T10:47:59.493-03:002020-06-06T10:47:59.493-03:00Thank you for this. I really care about this subje...Thank you for this. I really care about this subject a lot. And I don't want to be another white woman trying to do good but actually being condescending. Which is probably why I have not done what I should. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-76975224485170023472020-06-06T10:43:45.074-03:002020-06-06T10:43:45.074-03:00Nothing like whitewashing his image. He also poste...Nothing like whitewashing his image. He also posted another 'holier than though' post on his page. I was giving him time to see if he learned anything. But nope. So I have unfollowed. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-28552239296639183242020-06-06T10:43:02.327-03:002020-06-06T10:43:02.327-03:00No kidding. In dressage too. No kidding. In dressage too. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-56606099593486957382020-06-06T10:42:47.851-03:002020-06-06T10:42:47.851-03:00Yes, we have been complacent too longYes, we have been complacent too longTeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-90431471112863685682020-06-06T10:42:28.984-03:002020-06-06T10:42:28.984-03:00I know. No one is more sensitive than an old white...I know. No one is more sensitive than an old white man who thinks he walks on water. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-3330443666991424562020-06-06T10:41:53.647-03:002020-06-06T10:41:53.647-03:00I like that phrase- it's not my right, it'...I like that phrase- it's not my right, it's my responsibility. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-91050262565090133162020-06-06T10:41:29.998-03:002020-06-06T10:41:29.998-03:00I am so tired of these old white men. Also, tired ...I am so tired of these old white men. Also, tired of middle aged white women who scream they need a haircut or that a black family barbecuing warrants a 911 call.....TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-18120194131670019382020-06-06T10:37:12.657-03:002020-06-06T10:37:12.657-03:00ThankyouThankyouTeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-18674296277792459362020-06-06T01:08:46.122-03:002020-06-06T01:08:46.122-03:00I agree with everything in your post. What gets m...I agree with everything in your post. What gets me, too, is when people say “white lives matter.” Well, duh. But lets finish the sentences... “Black lives matter as much as white lives.” True and it is a said comment that we STILL aren’t there. The reverse, “white lives matter as much as black lives” is a joke. There is no issue with while lives mattering “as much” they are already privileged. So just shut up already. Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-18356593308942047052020-06-05T17:52:16.393-03:002020-06-05T17:52:16.393-03:00Sadly this is what Denny always does with "ha...Sadly this is what Denny always does with "hard" or "controversial" topics. He writes some waxing soliloquy about a grand idea (usually painting himself as the patron saint of said idea), and if anyone does ANYTHING except pat him on the back and tell him how wonderful he is, he goes on the defensive. He's blocked soooooooooooooo many people that dared question the Supreme Ruler that is Denny. Clearly we're there to listen, not to speak or question. It's sad to see him do this even on a topic as important as this, but I wish I could say I was surprised. But hey... maybe it'll help more people see the truth about him. He's actually even worse than incident this shows, to be honest. It's well past time that we (collective we) cancelled him. The $900 fb ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123067982715868323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-33637868046299311972020-06-05T14:49:33.638-03:002020-06-05T14:49:33.638-03:00<3 I'm also having a hard time finding word...<3 I'm also having a hard time finding words, but have definitely been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting.Training Cupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225857133948773885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-70563202652660925242020-06-05T14:20:58.708-03:002020-06-05T14:20:58.708-03:00Thanks for sharing, what a joke of a response he g...Thanks for sharing, what a joke of a response he gave. I actually follow his page on Facebook, but I'm off to delete him now.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-86512846140305872352020-06-05T13:29:51.953-03:002020-06-05T13:29:51.953-03:00Thank you for posting this Teresa. I'm trying ...Thank you for posting this Teresa. I'm trying to come up with words to express how I feel with everything that's going on and also why your post rings so sincerely with me. <br /><br />It's because you listen and you always have. You have made an effort for as long as I have known you, and that speaks volumes. It doesn't take the murder of a black man and riots all over the US to make you prick your ears and *now* decide that maybe you should educate yourself. Late is better than never for some, yes. But it is grating to see people that voted for this president talk about how they have never been racist, and others that claimed they were incapable of "flowery feelings like empathy" when trying to educate them on racism and prejudice, now feigning intense interest in the subject by posting publicly on the subject. I suspect within 2 weeks those individuals will have lost interest, because that is a part of their privilege. It doesn't affect the entirety of their lives in this country like it does so many of us, so they can actually choose to forget about it.<br /><br />I want people to put their vote where they claim their support really is this coming November. Because if a person claims to not be racist here and still votes for the president that has been actively instigating the current situation from the time he was touring the country with his rallies, well...actions speak louder than words.<br /><br />Racism and prejudice ***need*** to stop. But it is an effort that will take far longer than the two months it took for everyone here to become bored with the pandemic, and I am afraid that the new allies to this cause will also become bored before November rolls around. It's just the unfortunate reality of the United States: Americans have a short attention span. My greatest hope is that the current protests, which remind me so much of the ones we had in Puerto Rico to get Ricky Rossello (the governor) to resign (it worked!), will have a similar effect here. But that takes a whole lot of determination that I'm not sure this country has.<br /><br />As for Denny's response to L: that is absolutely appalling, and also further highlights my stance on a number of white people claiming to be supportive when in fact they are not. Thank you for showing the thread; he has deleted his responses!<br /><br />And from the bottom of my heart: thank you for listening. <br />Nicole Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817619834026667737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-56884842210733724142020-06-05T12:59:17.020-03:002020-06-05T12:59:17.020-03:00He has deleted the thread the comments were in, go...He has deleted the thread the comments were in, good thing I screenshot it! I wonder if its possible to get a CND over facebook comments?L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-68176138578671394002020-06-05T12:25:48.279-03:002020-06-05T12:25:48.279-03:00Yeah I think this just once again proves that a lo...Yeah I think this just once again proves that a lot of the old guard when it comes to horses needs to go (oh goodness we have so many in HJ land that have got to get kicked out forever)L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-32027831570953307472020-06-05T12:15:08.614-03:002020-06-05T12:15:08.614-03:00That exchange between L and Denny CLEARLY illustra...That exchange between L and Denny CLEARLY illustrates the problem. And it highlights that so many white people are willing to say something once, but make no effort to actually DO anything. I also need to do more.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-10634626151919998922020-06-05T11:57:23.414-03:002020-06-05T11:57:23.414-03:00Oh holy shit. I wish I could say I was suprised bu...Oh holy shit. I wish I could say I was suprised but...wow, Denny. that was a pretty darn mild rebuke, too.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730438067942619443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-14414175920121402022020-06-05T11:09:50.081-03:002020-06-05T11:09:50.081-03:00Oh my god... I want to laugh except it's so ba...Oh my god... I want to laugh except it's so bad. His isn't the only comment that completely missed the point of the thread. <br /><br />This post was really great, and exactly sums up how I feel/am trying to approach things. It felt like it wasn't my 'right' to speak up... and it's not my right but my responsibility. Thanks for sharing!Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-48682323790914349012020-06-05T09:59:05.949-03:002020-06-05T09:59:05.949-03:00Yea Denny really.... missed it with those replies....Yea Denny really.... missed it with those replies. “You do your thing and I’ll do mine” is the exact attitude that allows the systemic lack of representation and diversity in equestrian sports in particular to continue. The threat of actually silencing her voice by blocking just bc she challenged him too.... like. Yea. Denny. That is actually THE problem buddy....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com