<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Dear
Ladies,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
women’s dinner will be held this Wednesday at the elegant manse of Peg Clifford
in the quaint burg of Parkersburg, WV at six pm. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">I
will be serving colcannon: a vegetarian version and another version for
carnivores.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Vegans:
You are on your own. Shari Miller told me that she will be bringing quiche.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Bread,
salads, desserts, or wine would be appreciated. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">1729
Covert St. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Parkersburg.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
corner of 18<sup>th</sup> and Covert<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
house is down the street from the old St. Joe’s Hospital (19<sup>th</sup> St.),
and a few blocks from PHS. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">304-893-2622
call if you need directions. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span>Â </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Some
thoughts for discussion <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">We talk a lot about “diversity;â€
however I would like to challenge us to<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif"> define  THE
OTHER<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">How
do you define your OTHER? <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The other <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Retrieved from <a href="http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/other.html">http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/other.html</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span>Â </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The Other<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
Other is an individual who is perceived by the group as not belonging, as
being different in some fundamental way. Any stranger becomes the Other. The
group sees itself as the norm and judges those who do not meet that norm
(that is, who are different in any way) as the Other. Perceived as lacking
essential characteristics possessed by the group, the Other is almost always
seen as a lesser or inferior being and is treated accordingly. The Other in a
society may have few or no legal rights, may be characterized as less
intelligent or as immoral, and may even be regarded as sub-human.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Otherness takes many forms. The
Other may be someone who is of...<span></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different race (White vs.
non-White),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different nationality
(Anglo Saxon vs. Italian),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different religion
(Protestant vs. Catholic or Christian vs. Jew),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different social class
(aristocrat vs. serf),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different political
ideology (capitalism vs. communism),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different sexual
orientation (heterosexual vs. homosexual),<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">a different origin (native
born vs. immigrant).<span></span></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
Other is not necessarily a numerical minority. In a country defeated by an
imperial power, the far more numerous natives become the Other, for example,
the British rule in India where Indians outnumbered the British 4,000 to 1.
Similarly, women are defined and judged by men, the dominant group, in
relationship to themselves, so that they become the Other. Hence Aristotle
says: "The female is a female by virtue of a certain <i>lack</i> of
qualities; we should regard the female nature as afflicted with a natural
defectiveness."<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The group which is defining the
Other may be an entire society, a social class or a community within a
society, a family, or even a high school clique or a neighborhood gang.<a name="outsider"></a><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The Other and the Outsider<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">The
outsider frequently overlaps with the Other, but they are not identical. The
outsider has the possibility of being accepted by and incorporated into the
group; offspring are very likely to be accepted into the group. The Other,
however, is perceived as different in kind, as lacking in some essential
trait or traits that the group has; offspring will inherit the same deficient
nature and be the Other also. Therefore the Other and the offspring of the
Other may be doomed forever to remain separate, never to become part of the
group--in other words, to be the Other forever.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">So
how do we embrace THE OTHER?<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">OK  OK †Welcoming Congregation.†That’s wonderful, but when is the last
time you had dinner with a Trump supporter? <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Let’s
start with “rednecks.†When was the last time you hung out with and really
tried to listen to a “redneck� I would
like to introduce you to Trae Crowder  “THE
LIBERAL REDNECK.â€<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">OK OK he’s a redneck and uses a lot of bad language:
try to listen anyway.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">Our goal here is to embrace the other. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"times new roman",serif">I think he is on to something important. Three minutes of your time please. <span></span></span></p>
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