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Dick DeanWritten by on January 1, 1998 Contributors: Dick Dean, Collection The Customizer's Customizer
There's just no debating it: True artists recognize and are usually fans of other artists. Musicians, writers, and actors all have their idols, and so do the big-name old-time customizers. Among those unsung idols is Dick Dean, sometimes known as the most famous ghost-builder that ever lived. We'll explain that last contradictory statement later on in this story.
Hold it! What's that? Some of you in Magazine Land don't have a clue as to who Dick Dean is? Well, here's a hint. Think of television and movies and some of the weird cars you've seen on the silver screen, both big and little, over the years. Think of Batman or The Monkees, or Jurassic Park's fabulous machines. While you digest that, we'll get on with the story.
The fact that Dean became an automotive artist and a gifted designer with the keen ability to execute his ideas in metal seemed to be preordained. Dick was born in 1933 in Wayandotte, Michigan, 20 miles south of the heart of the automotive world: Detroit. It didn't hurt the design urge that his dad, Vick, owned a Nash dealership, which meant there was no shortage of cars to look at. It was body repair, or the lack of it, that provided Dick's early training.
Dean tells the story, "Dad's body men could remove and replace fenders, bumpers and anything that unbolted, but little else. He used this outside fellow, who owned a tin building with a dirt floor, to do the serious repair that called for replacing quarter-panels and lead work, and his name was Bill Hines. Bill let me hang around and watch him work, and he taught me how to work lead and do other neat custom tricks."
High-schooler Dick, already an art and drafting student at Roosevelt High, signed on at the Ford Trade School because his life's ambition was to be a model-maker for Henry's giant company. "This was an enjoyable experience for me, but the program was closed down after my first full semester. Ford was phasing out their apprenticeship program, something they would regret later." Dean goes on to add that his grades were so exemplary the school honored him and two other outstanding students with a small wall of fame, and Dick says that the recognition was a pretty big deal.
Instead of being frustrated with the Ford Trade School closure, Dick mastered pinstriping and began earning extra cash. He also started chopping tops, which very few people were doing at the time. "I had a hacksaw and Hot Rod magazine as a guide," the legend explains. "My first chop job was Teddy Z's Model A. I also learned how to cut flat glass and chopped a few '40 Fords." About this time, Dick bought a well-used $25 Hupmobile (stamped from old Cord body dies). "Bill Hines painted the car for me after I worked on the body for two years to get it just right."
Dick also acquired a '32 Ford sedan and traded the fenders to a friend named Gooch for a one-day torch rental to do a Deuce channel job. He also needed new wood for the floor, so he used some matched-grain birch cabinet doors he found sitting in the family's basement. The high-dollar custom-made doors were intended for his mother's cabinets. Obviously, she was not happy when she found out. Dick still pleads "not guilty by reason of hot rod insanity."
Any plans for an automotive future were put on hold while Dean and others worked as Uncle Sam's policemen in the Korean conflict. A cargo plane's cockpit took the place of the Hupmobile's mohaired interior for a while as Dean flew the unfriendly skies, hauling war equipment. The reward for this stint, besides becoming a pilot, was the G.I. Bill, which sent Dean off to Pasadena, California, and famous designer Strother McMinn's classroom at the Art Center College of Design. Of this experience Dick relates, "McMinn was a really cool fellow and very patient. He was such an influence on me to this day. Hey, he taught Harry Bradley how to draw cars, and look at the career he's had."
In 1954 Dick Dean married his wife, Jeanne, and was working at a "real" job at a steel mill in Michigan as a recorder until one night when a good friend was killed by a runaway ladle of molten steel. "I went home and told my wife that I was going to quit the mill job and open a custom shop, since I was working with cars on the weekends anyway. I rented this little two-stall shop and built a customized '53 Ford pickup as my rolling advertisement. South End Kustoms was a struggle to keep in business, but we held on and my luck changed. It was 1959 at the Detroit Autorama when I met George Barris.
"I built and entered an orange-and-white '57 Ford hardtop that I called 'Orange Peel.' The custom had neat little tricks that George liked, such as the stacked taillight lenses and the front grille treatment. Barris said, 'If you ever get to L.A., I'll give you a job.' This was February. We were in L.A. in April, and true to his word, George gave me a job at $175 a week, and there was plenty of work to do."
Here Dean began his "ghostbuilder" period, working on some of the best customs ever to roll out of the Barris shop, including the "Ala Kart," "Golden Sahara," and the "Barris Air Car." Dick also likes to point out, "People forget we also built some nice cars that never became famous in that time period."
Dick left the Barris employ for nearly three years to build a five-seat Mercedes-Benz-styled Studebaker for Jack Ryan. The salary was enormous, and the design work was done by none other than Strother McMinn, Dick's former professor. Clearly, Dick had made a name for himself, if not with the show-going magazine-buying public, then with his peers in the custom car world. A case-in-point was when Dean Jeffries suggested that Dick should join forces with him to see what would happen. What happened was the "Manta Ray," "Monkee Mobile" and "Green Hornet Car," as well as many other cars for television. The collaboration lasted for two years, and at the end Dean went to work for Barris again and forty more cars were built. It's also of note that during the early-to-mid '60s, the original "Batmobile" was built, and it debuted along with the "Munster Koach" and "Grampa's Dragula." This trio became etched in the minds of young television viewers and their offspring, thanks to reruns.
Dick still builds projects for Barris. Some of the latest creations were for The Flintstone's film, and Dick also did the remote-control Ford Broncos for Jurassic Park. He also did the cars for the Power Rangers. When asked about Barris, Dick said, "He was a great styling influence, he paid me well, and the checks never bounced."
When customizing hit rock-bottom in the late '60s, Dean the designer capitalized on the dune buggy craze by building a GT-inspired "Shalako Buggy," which he sold in kit form or as a turnkey drive-away car. After that, Malcolm Bricklin contracted Dick to develop his far-out sports car concept into an actual driving and manufactured vehicle that, sadly, didn't find a market.
Today, Dick estimates he has chopped about 1,000 tops from straight posts to lean-back. He also specializes in '49-'51 Mercs and has done nearly 300. As a matter of fact, on any given day in Dick's San Jacinto, California, shop, there are usually several Mercs, getting whacked. Of course, that's not all he does. Not by a long shot. When he is not creating another fantastic car for a customer or for the entertainment industry, Dick is working on one or two neat rides for himself, and for his other hobby, he builds and flies radio- controlled model aircraft that are works-of-art in their own rights.
At 65 years of age, Dick doesn't plan on closing the shop soon, he's still having fun. Dick has a sense of humor and talks about hilarious and historic stories about hot rodding and customizing that would fill volumes. In short, we don't want to embarrass Dick, but he's an automotive treasure.
Other writers have dwelled on Dick's man-behind-the-scenes "ghostbuilder" persona as though he was robbed or cheated of fame and fortune. Of this Dean says, "If people want to give me credit, that's fine. But if I didn't need money to raise my family, I would have built those cars for free. That's what I enjoy."
As this story is being written, Dick Dean is preparing for a trip to Afton, Oklahoma, where he will be inducted into the Starbird Hall of Fame. He'll have a larger section of the wall this time around, compared to the one at Roosevelt High decades ago when he was an aspiring designer. This one will mean just as much, if not more. You don't get space on this Wall of Fame unless you're the customizer's customizer, and as Dick says, "I've had a hell of a lot of fun doing this kind of work." Very few people can say that.
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If there's a different way to skin a Merc, good ol' designer Dick will think of it. Even the two-tone yellow and white is refreshingly different from what most of the customizers use these days. This was once a four-door built on the low-priced side. Dick sold it to his friend Harold Saul.Dick also does all of the Cadillacs for the Hard Rock Cafes. This huge woodie is just one of the fleet.Dean jazzed up his even-in-the-'50s-rare '31 Ford Victoria. The A got a pair of sealed beams, Deuce shell, wide whites, and 16-inch wires. Wouldn't you like to have one just like it in the '90s?A nice '32 Ford sedan was one of Dick's first channel jobs, done with a borrowed torch. This was probably the only hot rod with matched-grain birch floorboards, much to the chagrin of his parents.
One thing Dick remembers about his channeled '29 A Roadster was the may-pop tires on the front and how he lived to remember them. The chrome bumperette was off one of his dad's old race cars. The rest of the roadster is neat, too, and from an era of low-buck rods that were cool.Right out of a Henry Gregor Felson novel was this chopped and channeled '32 three-window powered by a loaded-for-bear flathead nestled in those cherry framerails. The fellow behind the windowless coupe is smiling because he just bought the rod. Probably cheap, too.Back in the '50s, you couldn't own a custom shop without a customized shop truck. This is Dick's '53 Ford for his just-opened South End Kustoms in Wayandotte, Michigan.Oh, man! A Sunday at the drags, circa 1957. Dick's customized '56 Chevy is about to go head-to-head with an opponent's '57 Plymouth Fury. Dick calls this his first not-flame job.The "Gemini" was built for Gary Lee and Lee Wells. The two-seat dragster won First Place Experimental and Engine at the 1963 Winternationals. Always the tongue-in-cheek kind of guy, Dick says the extra seat was for driver training.Rod & Custom featured the latest creation from Barris in the August '64 issue. "Surf Woodie" was built at the height of the surfing craze. The chassis was tubular, and the power was a Paxton-supercharged 289 Cobra. The autograph on the photo says volumes.When customs started to fizzle in the late '60s, designer Dick capitalized on the dune buggy fad with the "Shalako GT." The VW-powered kit car sold very well, though some road-testers couldn't quite believe at first that the "Shalako" could off-road it. Dick still has his.
Dick, in the early '70s, was in charge of Mal Bricklin's effort to introduce a sports car named "The Bricklin." Even with the nice design work, the car didn't make it.Always the innovator, Dick marketed the "Dot Rod" kit car using the chassis and power train from a Datsun. The information packet sold for $10 and gave instructions on building a glass or steel '32-'34 Ford. If it was built correctly, this is how it looked.In 1979, a '55 Chevy Nomad was turned into a clone of the "Waldorf Corvette" that inspired the Nomad in the first place. Did you get that?One of Dick's phrases is "You imagine it, we'll build it." That's what happened here with the wildest wine-hauler ever constructed.This is an interior shot of Dick's shop. You can see a topless Merc getting the shop specialty, a Carson-styled chopped lid.


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Approximately 50 Occupy Cincinnati protesters attended yesterday's City Council meeting to testify against Piatt Park's 10 p.m. closing time. Negotiations between the city and protesters is ongoing, according to reports, but no agreement was made yesterday after protesters turned down an offer of a new place to stay overnight and the city declined to let the group stay in the park under new restrictions.
Councilman Chris Bortz and Councilwoman Leslie Ghiz, both of whom have connections to property along the park, have brought up the possibility that if protesters aren't removed that someday the city will have to let the Ku Klux Klan camp out. Ghiz yesterday was criticized by protesters for posting on Facebook the private information of two people who wrote emails criticizing her (more on that here). CityBeat reflected on the situation again here.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed Occupy Cincinnati yesterday at Piatt Park. Later in the day 15 individuals were arrested for staying in the park past its 10 p.m. closing time, the first arrests in weeks, as protesters have challenged the legality of the park closing at all. Jackson was reportedly scheduled to return to the park at noon on Wednesday to again speak with Occupy Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Police arrested more than 20 Occupy Cincinnati protesters last night. Here's a recap of the events, which notes that a parade to honor local billionaire Carl Lindner was scheduled for this morning.
Here's an impressive collection of reports that back up nearly every grievance articulated in its first official press release. The research was done by a young woman in Boston who runs a Congressional watchdog website called C-SPAN geek. You can follow her on Twitter here.
Occupy Cincinnati protesters have asked a judge to throw all charges against them, arguing that the park rules are unconstitutional which means their punishments shouldn't exist. The cases are expected to be delayed until the constitutional argument is figured out.
Two county commissioners say they want to help the county's Job and Family Services agency after an Enquirer analysis detailed massive funding, technology and staffing shortages that might have contributed to the deaths of three toddlers during the last 10 months. Republican Greg Hartmann and Democrat Todd Portune have suggested the agency use money from a reserve set aside for an expected bookkeeping penalty while they vote on a budget that will stay the same as last year.
It's deadline day for the Congressional super-committee charged with reducing the federal budget by $1.2 trillion, and talks are not going so well. The defense and national security budgets are going to face the majority of automatic spending cuts if the two sides can't make a deal.
Disagreements have centered on whether tax increases should form part of the budget reduction measures, with Democrats in favor of such rises but Republicans opposed.
A last-minute proposal that included some new taxes raised hopes in the final week of negotiations, but could not muster enough support. …
Republicans had also demanded cuts in entitlement programs, such as social security, Medicare and Medicaid — something that Democrats had shown willingness to permit, but only in return for tax rises on the rich that were not forthcoming from the other side.
"It would be the height of irresponsibly to commit funds they knew were not there," Rhodes said. "I've long criticized various governments for living in dream world.
"This takes it to a whole new level," Rhodes said.
Guess there's a reason why Congress doesn't care much for the 99-percent movement: Eleven percent of Congress is part of the 1 percent. Fifty-eight members of Congress have $9 million or more in net worth, including Kentucky's own Mitch McConnell and John Yarmuth. Congress also includes 250 millionaires, so maybe they'll listen.
Occupy Wall Street celebrated its two-month mark by organizing a "day of action," beginning with a march to the New York Stock Exchange.
One week after a landmark settlement was signed, members of Occupy Cincinnati will gather this evening in downtown's Piatt Park to listen to music and discuss free speech issues.
The event, known as ReOccupy Free Speech Day, begins with a general assembly meeting at the park at 6 p.m. It will be followed by comments from various speakers at 8 p.m., and then a performance by "riot-folk" musician Ryan Harvey.
At 10 p.m., a soapbox session will be held for anyone to speak about issues that are important to him or her. Protestors are planning to stay in Piatt until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
If rain develops, the general assembly and other events will be moved to Occupy Cincinnati's community warehouse, located at 2023 Dunlap St. in Over-the-Rhine.
After months of negotiations, Occupy Cincinnati and attorneys with the City Solicitor's Office reached a deal drop all criminal trespassing charges against Occupy members in return for the withdrawal of a federal lawsuit filed by five protesters.
As part of the deal, about 100 square feet of Piatt Park as a 24-hour public space. The area is located on the park's far eastern edge, near the statue of President James Garfield, adjacent to Vine Street.
Uh oh, the owners of buildings adjacent to Piatt Park are angry and they're not going to take it anymore. They reportedly met with city officials yesterday led by Arn Bortz, former mayor and Towne Properties partner/Councilman Chris Bortz's super-rich uncle, to ask that they be removed. Bortz also accused protesters of defecating in the park and abusing people walking through, both well-known annoyances for neo-fascists.
Here's how The Enquirer describes an Ohio Supreme Court decision allowing Democrats to challenge a ridiculous Republican attempt to unfairly redraw Congressional districts: "Court ruling throws 2012 elections into chaos." Here's the same report by WLWT, minus the drama: "Ohio Supreme Court Allows Redistricting Challenge."

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Trey Hillman on doubleheaders and giving back to the community
The Twin Bill Challenge
I think everyone can agree that playing two Major League baseball games in one afternoon/evening is probably quite difficult, but for whom. Well, manager Trey Hillman says on behalf of the coaching staff, the roster challenges alone make a doubleheader a very trying and stressful experience. "You have to execute quality matchups and set-ups, while formulating two hopefully successful lineups, and at the same time making sure everyone gets to participate in the game. Adjustments need to be made swiftly from game one to game two, with unexpected situations taking place in the first game that can dictate your coaching style for the second.
Apparently, Royals outfielder Jose Guillen is quite the off-the-field philanthropist, but don't ask him about it, because he most likely won't tell you either way. This according to manager Trey Hillman, "He contributes in a big way in the community, giving away large amounts of envied tickets to the disenfranchised children in the area, he just doesn't talk about it to people. Every home game he buys thirty tickets down the first base line (face value, $33 a pop) for children who otherwise would not be experiencing a Royals baseball game." He recently made comments about not being worthy of his large contract, it's nice to know its being spread around the Kansas City area to those in need.
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Difficult for whom, indeed.
I'll tell you who it's difficult for, it's difficult for the fans to sit through and watch an obviously underachieving, undertalented, underwhelming not even AAA ballclub try to pass itself off as a Major League franchise.
I don't know why I even bother to follow this team anymore, except that somewhere in the deepest, darkest part of my heart I hope that things will get better.


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It's a very nice style so I look forward to seeing this and your future cities finished.
If they are all in the same style and you plan to map them all, you could perhaps compile them into a PDF with the associated information. A sort of Atlas of the Free Cities or some such.


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This American Life, the true storytelling public radio show hosted by Ira Glass, is one of the most popular radio programs and podcasts today. Each week since 1995, Glass presents a theme — cars, summer camp, break-ups — and a variety of writers, comedians, journalists and everyday people share stories of their experiences with that subject. For the few unfamiliar with TAL, it's one of those shows that will keep you in your car with the radio on long after you've pulled in the driveway.
Ira Glass will present his
live show, Reinventing Radio, this
Saturday at the Aronoff Center. CityBeat spoke to Glass about his history with
public radio — check out our interview here.
To celebrate the program and its adorable bespectacled host, CityBeat staffers have compiled a few of our favorite episodes (in no particular order).
Why not start at the beginning? This American Life's very first episode — back when the program was called Your Radio Playhouse — aired on Nov. 17, 1995. The theme: New Beginnings. One of the guests is Ira's mom.
Fear of Sleep (Aug. 8, 2008) features tales on various things that go bump in the night. Comedian Mike Birbiglia shares his astonishing stories of sleepwalking, which later inspired his movie, Sleepwalk with Me.
This American Life has done a few live productions over the years. On May 10, 2012, Glass
and friends took the stage at New York University's Skirball Center for Invisible Made Visible,
a performance that was streamed live in movie theaters across the country. It
was an incredible interactive experience that included music, dance, comedy and
a short film. Check out photos here.
From mistaken identity to evil twins, Dopplegangers (Jan. 11, 2013) has it all. Including Fred Armisen's impeccable Ira Glass impression.
A lot of This American Life segments are anecdotal, but sometimes the show has taken on newsier issues — and one time, they got it all wrong. On Jan. 6, 2012, Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory aired. Mike Daisey spoke about the conditions of an iPhone factory in China, including vivid details and interviews with workers. Soon after, it was revealed that Daisey had fabricated his story and lied during the fact-checking process. Retraction is not only an interesting correction to the original Daisey program, but a commentary on journalistic integrity, the importance of fact-checking and the lengths people will go for a moment in the spotlight.
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Aronoff Center. Tickets: 513-621-ARTS or cincinnatiarts.org.
Today is also the kick-off of American Craft Beer Week. That's a thing! Cincinnati has a rich brewing history, so it's no surprise that local watering holes are celebrating the creation and consumption of delicious craft beer. Tonight, Arnold's taps Bell's Third Coast Ale — one of two fifth-barrels in the entire city. Find Arnold's full ACBW schedule here.
The Crazy Fox in Newport hosts open mic and all-night happy hour every Monday. All musicians are welcome to perform in a friendly atmosphere, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Seedy Seeds' Margaret Darling guest hosts this week.
It's Only A Day Away
Tomorrow, Northside Tavern hosts a fundraiser for End Slavery Cincinnati. Help raise awareness about human trafficking in the country and right here in Cincinnati from 5-10 p.m. There will be live music from The Flavor Junkies and Wild Mountain Berries, door prizes and more, for $5 at the door.
This American Life presented a live cinema event last Thursday that featured its standard true storytelling format, but with ample visual elements. In addition to anecdotes from David Sedaris, Tig Notaro and others, there were also dance performances, a hilarious short film from Mike Birbiglia and an interactive performance by OK GO. The theater in Newport where I watched the show was far too empty — I found the show more entertaining than any movie in theaters right now! Those who missed out have another chance to check out the program in theaters Tuesday. Sure, it will be a recording of the live show, but the charm and excitement of the live format will surely shine through. Without spoiling anything, the stories they were able to assemble were killer: laugh-out-loud, misty-eyed, thought-provoking TAL goodness.
Be sure to download this free app before you go — the TAL crew pulled some strings to allow audiences to use their phones at one point in the performance. Go here to find nearby theaters screening the show tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Can I gush any more? No. It's worth the $20 ticket. Please go.
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles bring the trailer park to town for
a night tomorrow! For those unfamiliar, Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian
mockumentary-style comedy series and movies that has developed a
cult following over the past decade. It's white trash hilarity at its finest.
If last year's live show was any indication, Tuesday's "Community Service Variety
Show" is sure to bring the LOLs. Buy tickets here.
Dayton's Ruckus Roboticus is currently featured on MTVu.com as one of this week's "Best Freshman Videos." The funky Hip Hop bot's "Take Me To The Disco" Video, featuring local actors, is vying for a spot in MTVu's permanent rotation. To celebrate the vid's lead in votes, the crew invites everyone to happy hour at the Moerlein Lager House. Enjoy cheap drinks and a vote-a-thon — bring your smartphones and other space devices beginning at 5:30 p.m. Voting for the video continues through Friday.
Support the Junior League of Cincinnati while checking out a sweet showcase tonight at Scene Ultra Lounge. JLC's "I Want Candy" fashion show will feature items from Knickers XY and Fetish Boutique, hairstyles by High Five Salon and Bobbi Brown cosmetics from Saks Fifth Avenue. Ten bucks gets you in the door; the show begins at 9 p.m.
Check out our To Do page for art exhibits, theater shows and other events happening tonight and follow our music blog for nightly club shows and concerts.
The weekly, true storytelling public radio show with its quirky, adorable host seriously has something for everyone — timely topics, laugh-out-loud (or cry-out-loud) anecdotes, thoughtful insight. TAL even got my stubborn, conservative father to listen to NPR on a regular basis. So since we can all agree how awesome it is, let's celebrate the announcement that Ira and Co. will present a live show in New York City, to be broadcast in movie theaters across the country on May 10.
Those who watched the television adaptation of This American Life know how flawlessly the program can be adapted to incorporate visual elements with the standard unscripted storytelling format. But the live show is set to involve more than just interviews and animations seen in the TV program.
The show will go live at 8 p.m. May 10 onstage at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. If you can't make the trip to the Big Apple (it's sold out anyway), check it out at one of many local theaters screening the show, including AMC Newport, Western Hills 14, Florence 14, Milford 16, Springdale Showcase Cinemas and Deerfield Town Center. Many of these theaters will present an encore screening May 15 as well. Go here for tickets.


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On this date in 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall thirty miles east of New Orleans, Louisiana, in a place called Buras at 6:10 in the morning. Katrina was initially deemed a Category Four hurricane with sustained winds of 145 - 150 mph at the time of landfall. Katrina was a Category Five just twenty five hours earlier with sustained winds of 175 mph and higher gusts. However, later that week she was reclassified as a category three with sustained winds of 125 mph at the time of its Louisiana landfall.
She hit south Florida on the 24th and the Florida Keys on the 25th as a minimal Category One with sustained winds of 80 mph. Eighty percent of New Orleans ended up under water. Katrina claimed over 1800 lives with hundreds more missing and thousands left homeless. Katrina resulted in the most fatalities from a hurricane since the 1928 Lake Okeechobee Hurricane which claimed 2500 lives in south Florida. Katrina also surpassed Hurricane Andrew not only as the costliest hurricane to strike the United States but also became the costliest natural disaster in our history. This was the hurricane season when we had to use six Greek names for storms as we ran through the alphabet.
The tropics have been quiet this month. It looks like we will have no hurricanes in the most of August for only the third time in recorded history and the first time since 1997. It's never too late to download our 9 Hurricane Tracker @ wusa9.com.


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Bobby Jindal, the current Governor of Louisiana and the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, recently wrote a story on race for Politico, an American political journalism organization.
"Scan the news on any given day in America, and you will invariably find multiple stories about race, racism, ethnicity, and race relations," Jindal writes, "We can't seem to get enough of this topic, and correspondingly, the media appetite for all things race-related is unquenchable." I nodded my head to this. After all, when you write for an Asian-American Women's Magazine Publication, how can you not pay attention to race?
He then continued to point out that we ought to be judged by our character instead of the color of our skin. He notes that humans are shallow to think of others in terms of their skin color. Again, I found myself nodding in agreement. I can't even count the number of times we've found ourselves angry at being associated with stereotypes simply because we're Asian.
But then his opinion piece starts taking an abrupt turn. "Yet we still place far too much emphasis on our "separateness," our heritage, ethnic background, skin color, etc." Jindal writes, "We live in the age of hyphenated Americans: Asian-Americans, Italian-Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Indian-Americans, and Native Americans, to name just a few. Here's an idea: How about just "Americans?" That has a nice ring to it, if you ask me. Placing undue emphasis on our "separateness" is a step backward."
Wait, what?
He ends his piece by stating, "We are all created in the image of God — skinny, fat, tall, short, dark, light, whatever. Who cares? What does it matter? It's time to get over it. It's time for the end of race in America. Now that would be progress."
This is the point where we shake our heads in a very frustrated no. Our culture is a very very big part of our identity and its most definitely something we can't ignore. Yes, I consider myself an Asian-American, or according to Jindal a "hyphenated American", because I choose not to lose any more of my already blurry cultural identity. I choose to be a "hyphenated American" because even if we wanted to go along with the unrealistic belief that all Americans are treated equally, how can we possibly ignore all the racial slurs and all the racial stereotyping? How is ignoring a problem the solution to solving it?
While I agree that in an ideal world, judgement would be based on character as oppose to the color of one's skin, the idea of being completely "color-blind" is not the solution. Is it not better to keep our eyes open, and accept all the colors none-the-less? We can't pretend to be colorblind because ultimately many people are indeed treated a certain way because of the color of their skin. It is only by looking at the issue full-on and realizing that inequality is present that we can hope to address the problem.