Are you an Alien?
I am an alien.
What is an alien to you?
The Aliens are HERE!!!
WBAI 99.5FM
THE ALIENS JUMP OFF SHOW
SATS.
01.16.10
and
01.23.10
at 12pm
01.16.10
and
01.23.10
at 12pm
Share your story
Selected stories will be read on-air
Selected stories will be read on-air
Here are some questions to get you started
What does the word "alien" mean to you?
What is an alien to you?
Have you ever felt left out or out of place in your own world?
How are you connecting in our ever changing world with other "aliens"?
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2 comments:
HUmans are very strange and violent. Strongest enmity is between those who look the most alike. Those in what they humorously call the "Middle East" (look at your own maps, HUmans -don't you think 'middle should be between near and far easts?), those in an island called Ireland, and those in a peninsula called Korea are prominent examples. As I am currently stationed in a place called America (maybe 9 out of 100 know the origin of this name), I will report on the constant violations of galaxy-wide protocols by this empire.
So here is my story.
I grew up in a relatively medium-large town. It was somewhat diverse mostly black,white and hispanic with a sprinkle of asian and native american, sometimes indian. My family was one of the few black families on the northside of my town. I am an American born African-American but I have many times felt like an alien. Especially growing up. I didnt feel apart of any group as I was separated from other African-Americans by the location of our home and the whites that lived literally on the other side of the tracks in a sub-burb were very discriminatory and many times down-right racist. The neighborhood on the other side of the tracks were mostly designed to help these poor families (majority white families) to have the opportunity to own their own prefab homes away from the city; and my family we had built our own home. It was odd. Many times you hear you dont want to be on the wrong side of the tracks. Well, I literally did not want to cross from my "somewhat" neurtal side of the tracks to the otherside where is would be ridiculed because of the color of my skin.
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Thank you. I look forward to hearing the aliens. I really can relate.
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