Martha’s Vineyard is not a sanctuary city, and they didn’t claim to be. They don’t have the infrastructure to be a sanctuary city.
They did, however, pass sanctuary laws—which are not the same as being a sanctuary city.
I know it seems like splitting hairs, but legal language is very specific and often confusing when put into a colloquial context.

I love that.

Right, but clearly we are beyond that.

It’s only a matter of time, look at how it’s leaning…

Is that related to this post?

Same. Such a good deal.

As a connoisseur of all three, you in fact, cannot mix all three, but you can enjoy each separately, profoundly and with impeccable taste. ;)

I understand the point (in the context of the study referenced here) but as a teacher, I could never condone telling people to not ask questions. I spend so much time reassuring people (who have been trained to be judicious with their questions) that questions are good. Maybe relegate them to the nose-bleed section, but stop making people afraid to learn.
Moreover, in this context (assuming attendance is voluntary) many people who would greatly benefit may well be inclined to skip the event.
So, while I see the perspective of showing a group of people who enjoy privilege what it feels like to be on the other side, and that it may be important to filter questions that may be hurtful or denigrating (whether well-meaning or not), stifling the ability learn seems counterproductive.
But, maybe it’s not about teaching the privileged group. I also wonder, how are they deciding if you’re too white to ask a question?

(And I also apologize for saying something that came across as putting words in someone’s mouth)

You suggested my question was putting words in someone’s mouth. Note that I didn’t make a comment about how people need representation/people that look like [me]/race/blah blah… I asked, is the subtext of your statement [this].
So it seemed, that you saw my question as a challenge to the veracity of the original statement. You reiterated the statement, as if I had challenged it. By the same token that I have put words in another’s mouth, you have as well.
Now, it’s really all semantics. Because I don’t disagree with the statement, and we have both asserted that we have not intended to put words where they weren’t.
And, maybe it is just as simple as not realizing unintended subtext that some conversations gather. This is one of those conversations, and I can see how being well intentioned it would be easy to dismiss all the noise.

@cakelover @that_creepy_guy please don’t accuse me of putting words in your mouth and put words in mine.
I agree; humans can relate to a great many humans, objects, ideas. Just as dark skinned people can relate to light skinned characters, light skinned people can relate to dark skinned characters. Right? If the skin color doesn’t matter, why does it matter?
I have put no words in your mouth, but I did ask a question relevant to the topic. Yes, people can and do relate to figures that do not look to them, but my question stands—does it matter if people see figures that look like them?
Dark skinned girls were able to relate to light skinned Ariel, why can’t light skinned girls relate to dark skinned Ariel? She’s a mythical creature—there’s no ethnic heritage to portray. There’s no cultural background. The skin color is meaningless to the story.
So, what am I missing?

Is that to say that you don’t think it matters if people see characters in movies and TV that look like them?