Dear Everybody,
With heavy heart, I left a meeting at one of our nation's finest museums
yesterday. I walked through once vital but now empty exhibition areas. I
heard about leaking roofs, work undone, no money for hires--virtually all
of the issues discussed of late on this list on this. Before the meeting, I
left a 4-year college classroom where too many students didn't read news
media and didn't know what the Great Depression was. 

My friends, we are in trouble. The distinctive talents and efforts of Gen
X-ers, Y-ers, Boomers, etc., of every color and creed are needed to solve
the problems in education that ultimately affect museums and other cultural
institutions. Absolutely everyone on this list and in this field must have
bread to eat. 

I believe that, just as a person who lives in fear and a state of anger
eventually suffers health consequences, Americans are adversely affected by
our war-mindedness, and it comes out in personal attacks on this list and
in just about every other forum I've been witness to lately. Our human,
monetary, and creative resources are increasingly being used to destroy an
endless, unquantifiable enemy and most of us feel the burden. 

We are some of the most talented and able people in the world. Let's
appreciate and cherish one another so that we may accomplish the work at
hand.   

Rebecca T.






> [Original Message]
> From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 8/27/2005 11:07:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Glut of graduates, Gen X-ers
>
> Ok, this is another example of attacking the person
> and not the idea.  Could we please steer away from
> personal attacks on this list?
>
> Before one generation defends itself and/or an older
> generation attacks, please stop and take a moment and
> think about the history of America at least starting
> at the 20th Century.  Every generation seems to think
> the next generation is going to hell in a handbasket. 
> Conversely, every younger generation in America has
> thought the one above it was dumber than a door-knob.
>
> Before the Gen X-ers take things said here and get
> their panties in a wad, stop and think how much turd
> slinging gets hurled at the Boomer Generation.  I've
> seen this go both ways.  And, as a Boomer, we can stop
> and think about when we were young and how you
> "couldn't trust anyone over 30."  We're well past that
> age wise.  Are we untrustworthy?
>
> None of the generations is without blame.  The parents
> of the Flappers thought they were just dastardly, and
> they grew up to be the grandparents of some of the
> Boomers and lots of Gen X-ers.
>
> Could we PUH-LEASE cut all the emotional bullshit
> (there, did that shock you enough to straighten up and
> fly right, list?) and get back to the BUSINESS at
> hand?
>
> There are weeks this list is just plain fun.  Someone
> will come up with some remember when, and everybody
> plays along.  But this week has been just plain
> shitty.
>
> Can we cut the crap and get back to koombyah.  That
> interchange that started with Tim and wound up getting
> Jim labeled a racist was just ignorant.  It's another
> case of someone feeling it was all personal (That I
> Factor) instead of business.
>
> Knock it off, and let's get back to the subject of
> museums, or excuse yourself from the table and go
> stand in the corner until you can behave.
>
> I've got people writing to me privately indicating
> they're going to leave the list if it doesn't stop,
> and they have great value to add.  It could be a
> significant loss if it doesn't turn around.
>
>
>
> --- Robyne Miles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > As it can be seen that there are many talented,
> > dedicated Gen X-ers in our
> > profession. Rather than defending my generation, I'd
> > just like to say to Ms.
> > Smedstad that her comment "In my experience of the
> > last ten years, I have
> > come to the conclusion that this is what I call "Gen
> > X arrogance" is a
> > generational thing" reflects very poorly on her, and
> > subsequently her
> > organization. Sweeping generalizations regarding
> > entire generations are both
> > inappropriate and short-sighted.  I hope in the
> > future she would think twice
> > about posting such biased comments in a public forum
> > of her peers.
>
>
> Indigo Nights
> [log in to unmask]
>
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