tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post8966848174910677323..comments2023-03-27T07:26:13.679-04:00Comments on About Race: The Tar Baby of Racial DiscourseDiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00367333776511320196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post-44826291994409603622011-08-05T10:12:31.141-04:002011-08-05T10:12:31.141-04:00I'm seeing pink elephants! Thanks so much for ...I'm seeing pink elephants! Thanks so much for your comment, and I wish you the best with your memoir, too. I'll be reading your blog so I can feel a part of your journey!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DianneDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367333776511320196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992803374494455538.post-30798627678058470832011-08-05T10:05:55.690-04:002011-08-05T10:05:55.690-04:00Dianne,
You're absolutely right about the powe...Dianne,<br />You're absolutely right about the power of language. I am a life coach trained in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, so I understand your concern about the impact of defamatory concepts—although offering an apology can be a humbling experience, it seldom manages to completely undo the damage. <br /><br />I always use the well-known example of the “pink elephant” to demonstrate that we create visual images of all incoming information (visual, verbal, and non-verbal) before attaching meaning to it and either responding to it or filing it away in our memory bank, where it could be called upon again for future use. Example: If I ask you “not to think about a pink elephant,” your brain will conjure up the image of a pink elephant before responding to the request.<br /><br />We would be living in a better world if we could all remember to use language responsibly. In that respect, the media—considering its mass influence—should be leading the way; but no such luck, it would seem.<br /><br />Good luck with your memoir.<br /><br />Belinda NicollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com