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Old 07-10-2010, 09:06 AM
 
Location: Irvine, CA to Keller, TX
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You still don't get it. You claim trying to respect the wishes of the majority, yet, you assume it is what the majority wants. You don't care what the actual majority feels, because it don't conform to your belief.

You are still proving my point, you don't care about a persons individual preference. Yeah, that doesnt have a racist undertone to it. You dont want to accept that black people have differences of opinions and beliefs. The liberals believe that all black people should believe the same and act the same, and if they don't they are the ones that have the problem.

you claim that liberals are trying to show respect, yet, say that if a black person don't agree with your belief, they are just whining, and they are the ones that are racist?

On the same hand it is the liberals that like using the names of those that don't agree with them of Uncle Tom, Aunt Jemima, house Negro etc...

Yeah such respect.
I am white and work with a black man who gets infuriated when people are referred to by color. He thinks friends are friends, relatives are relatives and should never be referred to by color. I respect his wishes.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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I am white and work with a black man who gets infuriated when people are referred to by color. He thinks friends are friends, relatives are relatives and should never be referred to by color. I respect his wishes.
Does he get equally as infuriated if someone says "Look at that blond" or similar?

Skin color is genetics just like hair color
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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Someone can call me a whitey, honky, cracker, Kraut or Nazi..............I won't have a cow over it, no one will lose their job over it and it won't make headlines.

Why is that?
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Someone can call me a whitey, honky, cracker, Kraut or Nazi..............I won't have a cow over it, no one will lose their job over it and it won't make headlines.

Why is that?
Because all people react to things differently.

What sets you off may not set off another person and vice-versa.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Central, IL
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Someone can call me a whitey, honky, cracker, Kraut or Nazi..............I won't have a cow over it, no one will lose their job over it and it won't make headlines.

Why is that?
Because you are not reporting them.

If you are and your employer isnt handling it like they should, you are not taking it to the department of labor.

Your are not taking it to the media....

These are the reasons why
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:28 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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Because you are not reporting them.

If you are and your employer isnt handling it like they should, you are not taking it to the department of labor.

Your are not taking it to the media....

These are the reasons why
It would never dawn on me to report them. My mother taught me the old adage "sticks and stones" and not to walk around with a chip on my shoulder.

And I really don't believe someone would get fired for calling me a cracker.........really. And do you really think the media would take me seriously? It would be "ho hum....".
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Central, IL
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It would never dawn on me to report them. My mother taught me the old adage "sticks and stones" and not to walk around with a chip on my shoulder.

And I really don't believe someone would get fired for calling me a cracker.........really. And do you really think the media would take me seriously? It would be "ho hum....".
Then you cant ask why these things wont happen, if you are not willing to make them happen.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Why so hostile? Sack up. I'm not offended by being called white, by the way. Also, Indians are Asian.
I apoligize. No hostility here. It's all good.
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:49 AM
 
Location: Irvine, CA to Keller, TX
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Does he get equally as infuriated if someone says "Look at that blond" or similar?

Skin color is genetics just like hair color
I am not sure, I will ask him. He just does not like it when you refer to someone as my Black friend, White friend, Asian, whatever. He truly is colorblind. A great person!
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I have another question for you. What if the high school is 85% white (non-Hispanic), 5% Hispanic, 5% black, and 5% Asian? Are all the AP classes going to be filled with Asians?
Yes, Asians...and the occasional white.

That's how it was at my high school, and those percents were fairly close to what my school was like.
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