race ... so what if im a cracker!!!

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Yes, people are people...but mixing different cultures and having them live, in one community together, causes problems, in my opinion. I see it everyday. Not everyone is accepting of differences.

People kinda see race and culture as the same thing, and it's not. Race is very simply the color of your skin, but your culture means where you came from and your peoples' common experiences and belief. It's true that when different cultures collide, bad things can happen, and that most successful marriages occur between people with similar backgrounds. It's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just how it works.

I had to learn that for a psychology paper. I'm not nearly that intelligent.

[yabatab]

Prejudices are put into the human psyche by media, environment and many
other elements...maybe one day we will evolve past that though.

[tootsie roll]

I don't know why, but I don't like chinese and japanese.. .. .. .. I really don't know why.. They might be nice people n' shit, but I'm just prejudice.. .. But why, I don't know..

I was exposed to Asians from an early age and I can tell you they are some of the nicest people in the world. Get to know some and you'll be ok.:thumbsup:

[baisez le monde.]

Prejudices are put into the human psyche by media, environment and many
other elements...maybe one day we will evolve past that though.

one can only hope. thats why i wrote this and i plan to write a full fledged essay and possibly pass it around to people. i dont know. maybe im just feeling ambitious and a bit too hopeful right now..

[Reefer Rogue]

There is only one race: The human race.

[UKdruglover]

Yes, people are people...but mixing different cultures and having them live, in one community together, causes problems, in my opinion. I see it everyday. Not everyone is accepting of differences.

I agree, we are all different, so why pretend otherwise. We should be proud of our ethnic origan as it seperates us from each other. Just my opinion.

:stoned: :thumbsup:

[PaRaNoIa]

I was exposed to Asians from an early age and I can tell you they are some of the nicest people in the world. Get to know some and you'll be ok.:thumbsup:

Oh I imagine they are.. There is just something about them..

I dunno..


It's not like I'm going to commit hate crimes or anything like that.. Not even shout anything at them...

I JUST DON'T LIKE!

[RedLocks]

I see white people... I'm basically blind to color growing up in the community that i did.. but I have to say, white people bug me out.. haha, it's like, I went to disney and everyone was speaking english and people didn't think my name was juan, really got homesick after a while of that.. Also went to county jail in a different county once, was so wierd, the white people wouldn't look at me or talk to me but every other race of person were all talking to me, was a little odd. what is this thread about anyways? I got a toothache =/

[Skrappie]

I grew up in a very diverse community. I didn't like some blacks, hispanics, asians, or whites.
Although The reason why I didn't like those people was not because of their race. I really dont understand racisim. If you don't like someone because any element you choose, well, thats your choice. But to spread hate, and cause harm because you don't like something?
ah to be human.

[Storm Crow]

WAAAAY back in the 60's, we had one of the first mainstreamed, handicapped, students in our (almost lilly-white) school. His name was Mark, his Dad was a teacher and Mark had been blind from age 2, when he got a rare cancer of the eyes. It was either remove his eyes or he would die. Mark didn't remember what the different "races" were like, having lost his sight so young. And once while were were out on the blacktop, shooting the breeze, the topic of segregation came up. Mark said something that blew me away! After explaining how he didn't remember skin tones, he said "People are just voices to me- there is no race for me!" I've tried to live my life as "blind" to race as Mark was.