tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post8471396706243400679..comments2024-03-26T00:10:40.751-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Guest Post: Lisa of "Privilege" On Her Princeton 25th ReunionReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58978152540689499202012-06-03T03:07:39.866-04:002012-06-03T03:07:39.866-04:00Thank God she went. Thank God she wore that hideo...Thank God she went. Thank God she wore that hideous jacket!<br /><br />My husband went to his 50th Choate reunion. He was not only the only Californian in his class......(1957) He was also the only one with an Italian name!! Bianchi!<br /><br />It was a peak experience for me........completely astonishing...and wonderful in every way!<br /><br />I must write a blog about it........I think many might be interested! This is a fascinating story!<br /><br />Bravo is what I have to say!!!<br /><br />To Reggie and to Lisa!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-60472557060475857342010-07-19T17:44:36.780-04:002010-07-19T17:44:36.780-04:00Yes LPC, I just can't remember the words.Yes LPC, I just can't remember the words.Bumby Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251044681185118330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-6236557474132475092010-06-28T15:23:47.757-04:002010-06-28T15:23:47.757-04:00Staircase - I think the "melting pot" is...Staircase - I think the "melting pot" is such an ideal and so hard to know what it ought to look like in real life. As long as we bumble along, however, with the best intentions.<br /><br />Bumby - Na na na na - isn't that a song:)?LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-81003606111458516842010-06-26T14:43:26.646-04:002010-06-26T14:43:26.646-04:00Thanks Reggie and Lisa, Great idea. As an '85,...Thanks Reggie and Lisa, Great idea. As an '85,*87 I absolutely Love IT. "it will be...'na...LOL. <br /><br />Always BumbyBumby Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251044681185118330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-89801611906978705322010-06-25T12:21:21.510-04:002010-06-25T12:21:21.510-04:00The hat actually could be a good deal worse. At l...The hat actually could be a good deal worse. At least it wasn't a baseball cap or, God forbid, a golf visor. (Or a fishing hat, which is what we may receive...at least you can't go too wrong with maroon.) It is at least utilitarian, and the tigers make it...uh...festive, yes, that's the word! I'm certain you managed to wear both hat and jacket with some aplomb.<br /><br />LPC, since I discovered your journal, I have entertained a new respect for High WASPdom, as you call it. In my family it has degraded to a kind of sodden, mediocre complacency, and so I'd grown up observing it with rather a jaundiced eye. I had half forgotten that the family I married into had far more of the attributes you describe. I'm still mulling the possible reasons for these differences.<br /><br />And I understand fully what you mean by describing Obama (and Kagan, via your link) as belonging to this group. I think the reason for this, however, may be that my university, with which they are both associated, has historically been the kind of melting pot for blue-collar, African American, immigrant, and WASP culture that Harvard, Princeton, and Yale really never could be. I believe Chicago has done a great deal to expand the definition of "High WASP" by making it more relevant and responsive to the surrounding community. Hyde Park culture is unique--when Obama won the presidency, the east coast media's coverage just couldn't do it justice, no matter how many hours they camped out at Valois' "See Your Food".Staircase Witchhttp://staircasewitch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-51445949300797658072010-06-24T14:09:05.314-04:002010-06-24T14:09:05.314-04:00Patsy - I'm afraid it would have to be the kin...Patsy - I'm afraid it would have to be the kind of grant that comes from the Ford Foundation:).<br /><br />The Zhush - I'm so glad you came over.<br /><br />Brohammas - I understand. I did push the envelope a bit, it's true. But the point is to free the High WASP from the prison of trivia, of cultural detritus, of plaids and straw bags and toile. I could argue that Obama's position is so strong now that we use his example to expand our cliche, not use our cliche to expand his example. If that makes sense. I suppose I meant it in the Platonic sense, what we should be, if the values matter more than the other attributes.<br /><br />The Ancient - How about if I don't and say I did:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-63923454430448928532010-06-23T23:36:49.773-04:002010-06-23T23:36:49.773-04:00Given Princeton, I think you got off easy with tha...Given Princeton, I think you got off easy with that jacket.<br /><br />(Imagine finding yourself buck-naked in the woods with an otherwise inexplicable tiger tattooed to your bottom. You might be mistaken for George Schultz.)The Ancientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64661038706317149852010-06-23T17:53:49.046-04:002010-06-23T17:53:49.046-04:00Your meaning is understood and appreciated, but to...Your meaning is understood and appreciated, but to call Obama a High WASP is to forget what that word means and degrade what the President is.<br /> Nothing is wrong at all with being White-Anglo, but to allow one such as Mr. Obama entrance without changing that anacronsim is to insinuate that he has overcome what he is rather than us celebrating him for what he is.<br />He is a black, mixed race, protestant, and hurray for that.<br />I thought this a great post but also thought it worth reflecting on that one line.brohammashttp://www.brohammas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-6465410098821654122010-06-23T17:01:22.401-04:002010-06-23T17:01:22.401-04:00That was so enjoyable! From the horror of the requ...That was so enjoyable! From the horror of the required attire, to the sense of our country's history all spelled out in faces of a P-Rade, this was very moving, to say the least. Off to visit Lisa's site next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519235927578584348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-80866955349168912872010-06-23T11:33:19.671-04:002010-06-23T11:33:19.671-04:00I'd add a Grant to the see-LPC-in-that-outfit ...I'd add a Grant to the see-LPC-in-that-outfit pot! OK, maybe a Hamilton.........Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7809654373024967832010-06-23T11:20:46.843-04:002010-06-23T11:20:46.843-04:00Someone - Yes, I think some of the older blazers w...Someone - Yes, I think some of the older blazers were kind of retro cool. A nice orange and black chalk stripe, or madras plaid. Or maybe it's just in contrast to rampant tigers, since I never would otherwise have expected to say something like, "a nice orange and black chalk stripe."<br /><br />little augury - Thank you so much. The photos of me from that day all highlight a terribly abashed expression.<br /><br />ADG- Ha! So this breaks even the GTH mold? I did think about putting up a photo of me in the getup. Rig, as you call it. But I'd have to post sixty pahillion pictures of me in little black dresses to compensate, and I thought I'd spare you all.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75473555448219720462010-06-23T11:16:31.057-04:002010-06-23T11:16:31.057-04:00Karena - Thank you!
Kcecelia - Thank you so much....Karena - Thank you!<br /><br />Kcecelia - Thank you so much. Hope you enjoyed Zuni. <br /><br />DocP - Yeah, but you had readily accessible skiing. It all balances out.<br /><br />Willow - That's a polite way to put it:).<br /><br />Sister - You're very welcome. I'm surviving the scars, I think.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-7440212461316424482010-06-23T08:19:30.177-04:002010-06-23T08:19:30.177-04:00Oh my goodness...and from all people... my adored ...Oh my goodness...and from all people... my adored LPC...I've now seen togs that even to me, are off putting. I'd give money to see a picture of you in that jacket and hat.<br /><br />Your pal...<br /><br />ADGADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-32092637321275524472010-06-22T21:40:44.369-04:002010-06-22T21:40:44.369-04:00Great post & why Princeton has not added an in...Great post & why Princeton has not added an introduction to style mandatory-I don't know. I am sure you wore it well though and with as much dignity as is possible.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-31430437438750962852010-06-22T20:54:24.446-04:002010-06-22T20:54:24.446-04:00The hats ARE often dreadful. (And my GOSH, but I ...The hats ARE often dreadful. (And my GOSH, but I used to really wonder who the HECK used to be the clothing buyer at the Harvard Coop?? Terrible stuff!!) But my dad had a classic straw boater with orange and black grosgrain band, which really wasn't too bad! Wonder where that thang is...Someonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838137079793727908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-52244577826267749082010-06-22T19:09:22.950-04:002010-06-22T19:09:22.950-04:00Oh my, what a horrible jacket. But a very enjoyabl...Oh my, what a horrible jacket. But a very enjoyable post. Thank you, Lisa.Cate Fitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835720513248934609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-75900071658425539832010-06-22T16:14:47.568-04:002010-06-22T16:14:47.568-04:00That is one crazy jacket.That is one crazy jacket.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-37448316475986030712010-06-22T13:39:14.027-04:002010-06-22T13:39:14.027-04:00All Brown gave for my 25th was a polar fleece thro...All Brown gave for my 25th was a polar fleece throw - in what appeared to be Harvard crimson, although with the Brown crest. For my 30th, a baseball cap. I suppose I should have picked a school with better reunion traditions!DocPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823834084619817888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-70924308891096505812010-06-22T13:29:35.745-04:002010-06-22T13:29:35.745-04:00Lovely. The changing faces and genders along the p...Lovely. The changing faces and genders along the parade route move me and give me hope. And, you two had dinner at the Zuni Cafe! Used to go often. Have been missing it. Will have to go back now and drink a toast to you Reggie, and change and tradition in measured balance.Katherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-58637708988137873142010-06-22T12:58:35.509-04:002010-06-22T12:58:35.509-04:00As one who dreads class reunions, Lisa I loved rea...As one who dreads class reunions, Lisa I loved reading this!! Wonderful and witty!<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.com