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There's no such thing as race. The concept of race doesn't exist in my world.
Period.
Nope. And there is no such things as different kinds of animals. A cat is a cat. That's what I say. Different kinds of cats do not exist in my world. They are all equal. A tiger is no different than a house cat. That's just a myth.
I suspect that you will always find some way to validate that kind of thinking, but my experiences prove different. As a young woman in a racially biased county in Michigan, my parents were NOT racists, and I didn't even know there was such a thing until we moved to a more urban area in my pre-teens.
Then, mixed marriages were reviled, and mixed babies were "damned," which I never understood, because I was entranced by the exotic beauty of the blacks and hispanics I met, and found their babies adorable.
Then, there were still lynchings and people were fighting for/against civil rights. Now, with those rights in place, with education and jobs more available -- those there are still many areas needed to improve, things are better.
We never have to accept hate into our lives, and we can ALWAYS neutralize it by demonstrating our own love.
I sincerely hope that you can find the way to overcome your fear, which is always an open door to hatred. Once that door is closed to hate, you will find your world a better place to live in, and more appreciated.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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I suspect that you will always find some way to validate that kind of thinking, but my experiences prove different. As a young woman in a racially biased county in Michigan, my parents were NOT racists, and I didn't even know there was such a thing until we moved to a more urban area in my pre-teens.
Then, mixed marriages were reviled, and mixed babies were "damned," which I never understood, because I was entranced by the exotic beauty of the blacks and hispanics I met, and found their babies adorable.
Then, there were still lynchings and people were fighting for/against civil rights. Now, with those rights in place, with education and jobs more available -- those there are still many areas needed to improve, things are better.
We never have to accept hate into our lives, and we can ALWAYS neutralize it by demonstrating our own love.
I sincerely hope that you can find the way to overcome your fear, which is always an open door to hatred. Once that door is closed to hate, you will find your world a better place to live in, and more appreciated.
Good luck.
this post is ridiculous. seriously, are we still living in the artificial we are the world mentality? I assume you are talking to me, since I made the original post. I am not "racist." the post wasn't about me, it was about society. no fear here.
My post was directed to the OP, and regardless of your reception of my post, it remains my opinion. I didn't intend to infer you were a racist, only that you believed racism would always be with us. To that, I disagreed. I explained why I disagreed.
Before I forget: yes, look around, you are in the WORLD. With nearly seven billion of us, that world shrinks daily, and your actions matter more than ever.
I did say that you exhibited fear, in my opinion, because I believe that it is fear that would cause a person to think a negative situation cannot improve. The fact that you feel the need to give reproach leads me to believe I was correct. Perhaps it is you that needs to "get over it."
If you cannot accept opinions other than your own, and seek only validation of your beliefs, perhaps you would be better served in the blog area, rather than the forum?
Regardless of your response to me, I still wish you luck.
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Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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My post was directed to the OP, and regardless of your reception of my post, it remains my opinion. I didn't intend to infer you were a racist, only that you believed racism would always be with us. To that, I disagreed. I explained why I disagreed.
Before I forget: yes, look around, you are in the WORLD. With nearly seven billion of us, that world shrinks daily, and your actions matter more than ever.
I did say that you exhibited fear, in my opinion, because I believe that it is fear that would cause a person to think a negative situation cannot improve. The fact that you feel the need to give reproach leads me to believe I was correct. Perhaps it is you that needs to "get over it."
If you cannot accept opinions other than your own, and seek only validation of your beliefs, perhaps you would be better served in the blog area, rather than the forum?
Regardless of your response to me, I still wish you luck.
your post was directed at me, since I am the OP. I respect your opinion, but I deal in reality. hatred has been around since the dawn of time. it's not going anywhere. I didn't say the situation couldn't improve. you are putting words into my mouth left and right. I said it will take 500-1000 years for marked improvement.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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Whatever, mr. "final say" -- fare thee well. Adieu.
whatever right back at cha "lookingformayberry." you'll be looking for a long time, but pilot mountain, NC, is a good place to start.
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