#79 Modern Furniture
March 2, 2008 by clander
When white people envision their dream home, a key part of the fantasy involves a least one piece of furniture designed by a famous architect from the 1930s.
Architects like Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier designed iconic modern furniture that has inspired virtually everything made by Ikea and Design Within Reach, both of which are key suppliers of furniture to white people.
But as with all things, white people will do whatever it takes to secure authenticity including paying thousands of dollars for a small piece of furniture.
If they are able to acquire this prized furniture, they will forever refer to it only by the designers name. “I spend hours in the van der Rohe, just looking through these beautiful books of his work.”
Referring to a white person’s expensive chair as a ‘chair’ is considered poor form and will likely result in a loss of trust and/or respect.
The best strategy for avoiding this faux pas is to look for the most uncomfortable chair in a white person’s home and ask “who designed that?” If they say “Ikea” or “Design within Reach” you can call it a chair, otherwise refer to it only by the name they give you.
It should also be noted that many white people are unable to acquire this furniture, but that does not mean you cannot use this information to your advantage.
In situations where you need to improve your connection with a white person, just mention how you hope to be successful enough to one day afford an original piece of furniture by <insert obscurely named architect>. If they have heard of the designer they will nod in agreement, if they have not, they will also nod in agreement and make a note to look it up later.
In either case, your status will rise.
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Racism is rampant in all cultures.
There is still slave trade among Arab states, the slaves being mostly black Africans; the tribal leaders in Africa are the ones who sold their own people to the English and others. It is not just racism involved but pure greed and false pride in people; it is their sinful nature running rampant over their souls and their spirits.
There is not answer to racism until one has a change in world view; only a Christian world view will heal a racist heart and mindset; only a Christian world view will heal the pride of heart so prevalent in all cultures and countries, including those on this blog who think they are not racist if they say they are not, or think they are not; racism is a form of pride. You can be proud you are not racist, so you are a fallen being, too !
Now if some say the Bible preaches racism, it does not. It teaches us that people have had a fallen nature and believed a lot of evil things they did were not evil. A true conversion to christianity will cause one to have a new heart and mind; you will not think more highly of your selves than you ought to; you will love others as you love yourself. Anything less than this does not show the fruit required to claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Nope…a change in world view is the only hope of humanity no matter where you are from in this world.
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” -Mahatma Gandhi
I would lie to say that I, myself, am Catholic, but when you say that the only way to end racism is for everyone to be Christian, I laugh a bit to myself. The British are “Christian” (or at least claim to be such), yet have oppressed, murdered, enslaved, and discriminated against the most people ever effected by any regime in human history, many of them (such as the Irish), also very Christian. We ought to accept people, no matter what their religion, and not put conversion as the price of equality. I, personally, think that the world would be a much better place if everyone followed the words of Christ. Even if you don’t believe Him to be God, I think that most people can agree that “love thy neighbor”, “turn the other cheek”, “help the poor”, and “let he who is without sin throw the first stone” are all pretty good lessons. Now, back to that Gandhi quote. So many who call themselves “Christian”, are not truly so, as they do not follow Christ. A true Christian would accept people for who they are, not try to force their will upon them. Talking to someone to try to convince them to convert is fine, that’s the intellectual right of all men, regardless of religion. However, murder and oppression are not. Especially not in the name of a God who preached the exact opposite (and was, Himself, oppressed and murdered). A non-Christian can be a good person. Gandhi was a MUCH better person than men who called themselves Christian (George W Bush, Oliver Cromwell, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, et cetera). Now, one could safely say that these men are NOT Christian, being murderers, tyrants, and the like, but they still claim(ed) to be such, and, thus, we must be wary. And, in response to a sentence above, we really won’t be able to get past a lot of wrongs until we love others MORE than we love ourselves, REGARDLESS OF RELIGION. A Muslim is no less a man than a Christian, a Jew just as much human as a Hindu, an Atheist is no more or less than a Buddhist. I have ranted for far too long. I like to think of myself as a reasonable radical Christian. In this world, someone has to be.
Lol @ vintage/modern furniture.
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That’s funny.
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Well, Its all dreamy stuff, and i had to buy all those modern furniture for my new house and damn it was hell lot of expensive.
Oh right. Guess lumpy antiques or shapeless crapola from the chain furniture would be preferable, then. And maybe a stained shag pile rug… or perhaps I should just go with bare concrete slab?
The bare concrete slab is called Brutalist/minimallist and you will be the whitest Helen in town. Great idea. Respect. Great for placing a John Pawson book somewhere on the slab that the interior designer/shopping consultant recommends.
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so if i own can somehow own a piece of vintage modern furniture, would i be the ultimate white person?
thanks for this great post and thanks for sharing this information.
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