Ideology

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There is an African American song, nineteenth century which, erm, is so great and it says  (she starts to sing) When it look like the sun will not shine anymore, god put a rainbow in the clouds. (she stops singing) Imagine, and I have had so many rainbows in my clouds, I have had a lot of clouds, but I have had so many rainbows and one of the things I do when I step up on the stage, when I stand up to translate, when I go to teach my classes, when I go to direct a movie, I bring everyone who has ever been kind to me, with me (pause) black, white, Asian, native American, gay, straight, everybody I say come with me and we are going on the stage, come with me, I need you now. Long dead, you see, so I don’t ever feel I have no help. I’ve had rainbows in my clouds and the thing to do, it seems to me, (pause) is to prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you, may not call god the same name you call god, if they call god at all, you see? They may not eat the same dishes, prepared the way you do, may not dance your dances or speak your language, but be a blessing to somebody.

That’s what I think