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Originally posted by Yorick:
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Originally posted by The Hierophant:
I think he makes some good points. Especially in that his messages can apply just as much to squanderous people of any particular skin pigmentation. Wasted opportunities are not genetics-specific.
However I will admit that I cringe whenever I hear the terms 'black people' or 'white people' etc... how about just plain old 'people', without the skin-colour prefix?
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Because Blacks have been an oppressed minority. You and I can be colourblind in America because we are part of the majority. And our European race was the oppressor. Much harder for a Black to forget 250 or so years of the horrific reality slavery was.
I once had an illuminating conversation with a Black girl who opened my eyes to the importance of not taking away Blacks right to self identity, by removing references to skin colour.
The importance is to accept, forgive, understand and celebrate DIFFERENCE, not simply not see those differences. Colourblindness is not the answer. Enjoying the rainbow is. [/QUOTE]It has been nearly 40 since the civil rights bills were passed, 40 Years, the VAST majority of people don't give a RAT'S REAR-END about anybody's skin color. They care if a person will do what they are supossed to do. This indentiy stuff is crap, it is an IMO attempt to remain a victim and gather as much pity for one's self and/or group as they can, it serves no other purpose.
"There is neither Jew, nor Greek, Male, nor Female, Slave, nor Free." Sounds like colorblindness to me.
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Anybody attempting to even kinda sorta imply I'm racist, because of what I've writen, and the location I live in. You had better think twice, I'm nearly 43 years old and I am a Southerner, who his entire life has had to deal with people assuming that because I'm from the south, I'm racist. I'll land on anyone with both feet and stomp them into the ground, I got nearly 43 fighting this fight, and I'm damn good at it.