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I read the original blog and just wanted to post because this issue comes up a lot where I live. I live in NOVA near Wash DC where there is every color, religion, language, and nationality. I grew up here and have many friends of many different races. I look at the person inside not their color. Those people that want to be friends with someone because they look different are racist in the opposite way.
Just because you grew up in an area that was 90% white and not very educated doesn't mean that living with different races will make things any better. A lot of cultures coming in here are much much less educated than the uneducated white folk you are describing. I am personally tired of living in cultural diversity since I cannot communicate with a third of the people that walk into my office. And if they bring translators (which is 50 % of the time) do not speak English well either. I want to live around people that are similar to me regardless of their race because I take pride in my own American culture and don't want that to be washed out by other invading cultures. I am so tired of meeting people especially men who want this multicultural backwash. Leave these wonderful truly American cities like Raleigh alone. And travel a lot if you want to experience culture!
I read the original blog and just wanted to post because this issue comes up a lot where I live. I live in NOVA near Wash DC where there is every color, religion, language, and nationality. I grew up here and have many friends of many different races. I look at the person inside not their color. Those people that want to be friends with someone because they look different are racist in the opposite way.
Just because you grew up in an area that was 90% white and not very educated doesn't mean that living with different races will make things any better. A lot of cultures coming in here are much much less educated than the uneducated white folk you are describing. I am personally tired of living in cultural diversity since I cannot communicate with a third of the people that walk into my office. And if they bring translators (which is 50 % of the time) do not speak English well either. I want to live around people that are similar to me regardless of their race because I take pride in my own American culture and don't want that to be washed out by other invading cultures. I am so tired of meeting people especially men who want this multicultural backwash. Leave these wonderful truly American cities like Raleigh alone. And travel a lot if you want to experience culture!
That was refreshing as hell. Nice to meet you!
As with anything else, it's a question of degree. Sadly, we have shifted from going overboard in one direction to going overboard in the others ie from not being accepting enough to overly so, often due to some guilt trip from the earlier times (as if 2 wrongs make a right ). Both extremes are idiotic, really.
interesting post....curious statement from previous poster..she does not want to be washed out by other invading cultures....if you are sure of who you are and your culure, you would have no fear of being "washed out." my family came to America when I was 7, grew up in NY, and was made to feel proud of our ancestry while embracing our new life in America..I love the customs taught to me by my family, but also love having being raised as an American. I would feel like a stranger in the country my parents came from. Why is it that here in America we are so fearful of other cultures? why are we so hung up about learning other languages, when in other countries people learn 2 -3 languages by the time they graduate college. This is ridiculous. Also, many people say they are okay with others of diverse background as long as they are kept at a distance ( wave hello, work with them) but how many will have these same people of diverse background in their homes for dinner? or welcomed into their families if their kids were to date them? then diversity takes on a different meaning, doesn't it?
the only thing we can tell by looking at someone who is different from us is that they are different, we do not know anything else about that person..skin color alone or on its own is not a good indicator as to who that person is , what race they are from etc..it takes getting to know that person and this can only happen if we are truly open to accepting others and being comfortable with who we are. I personally do not have any problem with people who are racist, or who are not comfortable with other races, it is their problem , not mine. Whether they accept it or not, America is already diverse.
Couldn't help but notice that way too many of these diversity posters are new with one or two posts only. Never to be seen again. Their is also a telling lack of individuality in content and style. I would expect much more variety in such a intellegent creative and diverse group. Could lead a person to think that they were all written by the same person or small group of ax grinders trying to keep the race pot boiling. Really, who are you?
I find that more judgement is made on how someone carries themselves/dresses/speaks than the color of their skin. And people I know that I consider racist (to some degree) do have friends of color. Color seems to fade when you get to know someone that is a decent human being.
Just because you grew up in an area that was 90% white and not very educated doesn't mean that living with different races will make things any better. A lot of cultures coming in here are much much less educated than the uneducated white folk you are describing. I am personally tired of living in cultural diversity since I cannot communicate with a third of the people that walk into my office. And if they bring translators (which is 50 % of the time) do not speak English well either. I want to live around people that are similar to me regardless of their race because I take pride in my own American culture and don't want that to be washed out by other invading cultures. I am so tired of meeting people especially men who want this multicultural backwash. Leave these wonderful truly American cities like Raleigh alone. And travel a lot if you want to experience culture!
"Truly American" cities? "Invading cultures"?
Wow.
If nothing else, at least you now realize how Native Americans felt when white Europeans (such as yourself) *invaded* THEIR land!
Diversity is not going away.
Learn Spanish.
Deal with it.
If nothing else, at least you now realize how Native Americans felt when white Europeans (such as yourself) *invaded* THEIR land!
Diversity is not going away.
Learn Spanish.
Deal with it.
Learn Spanish? I am all for diversity, but that would be like telling the Native Americans to deal with it and learn English.
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). Both extremes are idiotic, really.
