Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
FUNGIBLE FOOLISHNESS
FUNGIBLE FOGGINESS
No group of people have fungible skill sets. They are not interchangeable. Each person is uniquely different.
So, using such general linguistic or ideological imprecision can confound one's expectations, and frustrate one's desires, when an undesirable is appointed, although they meet the most basic group qualifications.
For example, I used to tout the desirability of having black judges, without more, until Justice Clarence Thomas' appointment taught me to be more refined and circumspect!
Similarly, many people say "the white man this or that" or "black people this or that," thereby exhibiting that same fungible fogginess of mind as me! It is imperative that each person be examined intrinsically not facially, to avoid such outcomes; on their merits.