[stylist] Hoods and Hoodlums- writing exercise?

[Ashley Bramlett]

Bridgit,
Thanks for clearing that up. I did not think it denoted
race.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:09 AM
Subject: [stylist] Hoods and Hoodlums- writing exercise?


> Hey,
>
> Hoodlum, or hood, does not denote race, ethnicity, nationality or even
> gender.  For anyone to attach this word to a particular group is
> perpetuating stereotypes.
>
> Anyhow, to utilize this tangent, perhaps we can try writing a short
> scene using this word (or concept) as the impetus.  It would be
> interesting to see what we can come up with.
>
> Bridgit P
>
>
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