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03-11-2008, 06:53 PM
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Very common out here in Sacramento, I would estimate about 5-10% of the younger couples are mixed. It does appear to be a bit of an age issue, you rarely see it with couples over 40.
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03-11-2008, 06:58 PM
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That was Zen. This is Tao.
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There's all kinds of beauty and all kinds of love. These are among the gifts bestowed upon us by a benevolent Providence.
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03-12-2008, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dunkel25 So you are saying that racism has absoloutely nothing to do with ignorance, insecurity and fear?
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Sometimes it might, but not necessarily. There are probably many, many reasons for racism. I'm just pointing out that you can't just boil it down to one of a few possible causes. People like and dislike things for any number of reasons and belief systems have any number of root causes. Dismissively saying that someone can only be racist because of ignorance, insecurity, or fear (or any other single, negatively viewed cause), I think, is just a way to justify attacks on the target of the accusation and to avoid any real substantive argument.
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No, I wouldn't contend a causal relationship between racism and ignorance. But there is definitely a strong correlation. And this is not an effort to justify attacks, but a "substantive argument" based on research and statistics. |
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03-12-2008, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Dbledeez
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but a "substantive argument" based on research and statistics.
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Be that as it may, but I rather trust psychology than statistics; statistics reduce humanity to just numbers (hard data).
 Humanity (like art) is much more than just concrete evidence. |
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03-12-2008, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DbledeezBe that as it may, but I rather trust psychology than statistics; statistics reduce humanity to just numbers (hard data).
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Yes they do, but I take particular interest in those psychological studies that operationally define the behaviors examined and control for confounding variables. |
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03-12-2008, 09:58 AM
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I've never noticed people being scared becasue of an interracial couple. Maybe it's becasue I've never thought anything of it so I don't realize that it makes other uncomfortable?
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