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"black box"
Interesting, did you come up with that expression. And of course we all know people who live inside that box of other groups: They may need the structure, security, sureity, safety and boundries that come with the box.
As far as only watching Black entertainment or White enterainment for that matter, I don't know how you could do that? Even Spike Lee's movies encompass our multi ethnic perspective these days. There is a lot of TV that has a mostly AA cast that are as good as it gets. The only shows I don't care for are the latest batch of Reality like shows that Re-enforce racial stereotypes. Those are more like train wrecks so I can see why they have captured their audience.
Basically if its not a majority black cast, they aint interested.
Growing up in Aruba I had Dutch, British, Aruban and American friends, many of whom I am still in contact with. In California I had Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Canadian, Hispanic and American white and American black friends. In Saudi Arabia I had British, Irish, German, French, Filipino, Malaysian, Guyanese, Jordanian, Canadian, Indian, Lebanese, American, and Saudi friends plus one gay and one American black friend. Out here where I live now it's all white farmers and most of them have lived here all their lives.
So what is it like in your life? Do you strive to make all types of friends? Is it something that isn't on your radar at all? Or is it something that you haven't had an opportunity to do? Something you are starting to do?
After all the discussions on interracial dating, a discussion on interracial and intercultural friendships seemed appropriate.
I wouldn't say I strive to make different types of friends... although I do have friends who are from different parts of the world... Australia is a fairly diverse place though.
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Originally Posted by Clark Park
I wonder how many of you have friends that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender?
Of course. Just like the good ol USA, my friends are from all walks of life, all types of religions, all colors, all shapes, and all everything else.
I cant imagine it EVER being anything different. I was born and raised here in Los Angeles and just feel that THAT is just how it IS.
Most of my friends are people I met either through the practice of and teaching martial arts, just hanging out and chatting/meeting people at one (or more) of the local coffee houses, or people I met through my wife's circle of friends who are all professional dancers and/or yoga practitioners and cirque du soleil type acrobats/performers.
They are a mix of all different cultures, languages, religions, sexual orientations (mosty gay or bisexual women, not that many gay guys), races and most of them have married to someone different than them and have had children who are reaping the benefits of multi cultural families.
My closest CLOSEST friends among all of my friends are:
Asian male with half white/hispanic wife - Beautiful kids
Asian Male with cuban wife
Indian Male with Russian wife
black male with asian wife - beautiful kids
Asian male with Persian wife - beautiful kids
Jordanian male with Italian American wife
I'm a straight married so long, cannot believe it from a young age and still happily married, infact for us with the fifties, it got better, and yes you can teach an old dog new tricks!
My best friend is gay. Did not plan that to happen, it just did, beside that one fact of her life, we get along great, she is funny, and i love to laugh, can sing really great has a good voice, i suck, so appreciate her singing.
We have a lot of the same interests, and do share some of the same friendships with others.
We can confide in each other, like no other, we are extremely close, close as any two people can be without any sex, i'm straight shes not. I''m married to a man, she finds this gross.
The closeness came out of some tragedys, we both expereinced, and this is how the friendship grew.
I don't set out to put any one person above another, friendships just happen. I have mexicans, blacks, europeans, friends from S. Africa, Sweeden, Japan, i do not look at a person, and decide who will be my friend based on what race or color they are. These things evolve over time, with same interests. people caring about things that are close to your heart. Helping those who need to be helped etc.
Can't tell from this forum, but i sincerely love people, love to entertain, everybody, and see them get joy from my cooking and baking.
I do need to clarify something here. There is no touching between us, the relationship is not that kind. It is one of fondness, caring, love, and confiding in each other.
To those that have emailed me. Her being with a women is her choice, not mine. But i will not hold that against our friendship, if people constantly do things like this, you will never know just how good of a friend this person can be.
I do need to clarify something here. There is no touching between us, the relationship is not that kind. It is one of fondness, caring, love, and confiding in each other.
To those that have emailed me. Her being with a women is her choice, not mine. But i will not hold that against our friendship, if people constantly do things like this, you will never know just how good of a friend this person can be.
I am staggered that you had to clarify this at all.
I have rich friends, poor friends, asian friends, white friends, democrat friends, republican friends, women friends, men friends, old friends, young friends, religious friends (of all faiths), atheist friends, professional friends, blue collar friends, out-of-work friends...I don't have a lot of hispanic or black friends, though. They seem harder to meet for some reason. I mean, I have many acquaintances and coworkers I get along with...the other one is that most of my friends are straight. Not much opportunity to meet gay people since we don't go out of our way to go find them.
Most of my friends are college/graduate degree holders, though. Almost all my relatives are.
We have black friends, white friends, Asian friends, hispanic friends, Italian friends and friends we don't know what they are. I guess we're diversified. Friends are friends and we enjoy all of them.
I am staggered that you had to clarify this at all.
I did not have too. But reread what i wrote, and though it came off wrong. She is such a funny person, makes everyone laugh, as ellen does.
Your right i did not have too. She also loves my husband but not in that way.
She just does not like guys in that way, but other then the sex part, has no problems with men at all.
And i'm not sorry, but i love men. My husband.
I look at it like this, to eaches own, and who the hell am i to pass judgement.
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. And of course we all know people who live inside that box of other groups: They may need the structure, security, sureity, safety and boundries that come with the box.
