Comments on: Other People’s Children http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: GN http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15444 GN Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:31:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/#comment-15444 N. Mallory, Yes, thee does always seem to be a target. the point I was trying to make (only from my own perspective) is that these battles seem to engage on the periphery of the mainstream. I think that speaks well for the cultural shift in general. N. Mallory,
Yes, thee does always seem to be a target. the point I was trying to make (only from my own perspective) is that these battles seem to engage on the periphery of the mainstream. I think that speaks well for the cultural shift in general.

]]> By: N. Mallory http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15439 N. Mallory Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:09:22 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/#comment-15439 GN - I think that also depends where you are in the Northeast. I'm from the South and I found it to be quite a change. I think people don't concern themselves with race issues as much because the racial mix is a different proportion. Now, ironically, as I was reading this post, I was reminded that in college one year in the South, I was forced to live with a roomate from New York who was blatantly and vocally racist. Mind you that she is African-American and I am not and she did not care for me one bit and did not let me forget it. Strangely, I had made the choice not to go to a college closer to my home due to the fact that it's representatives had behaved similarly though with a different target. The problem is that there always has to be a target. Mankind seems to only be able to survive if there is a pecking order, an enemy. It's a shame that we can't all live in harmony. GN – I think that also depends where you are in the Northeast. I’m from the South and I found it to be quite a change. I think people don’t concern themselves with race issues as much because the racial mix is a different proportion.

Now, ironically, as I was reading this post, I was reminded that in college one year in the South, I was forced to live with a roomate from New York who was blatantly and vocally racist. Mind you that she is African-American and I am not and she did not care for me one bit and did not let me forget it.

Strangely, I had made the choice not to go to a college closer to my home due to the fact that it’s representatives had behaved similarly though with a different target.

The problem is that there always has to be a target. Mankind seems to only be able to survive if there is a pecking order, an enemy. It’s a shame that we can’t all live in harmony.

]]> By: Meredith http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15423 Meredith Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:14:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/#comment-15423 I firmly believe that hate crimes can be committed by african-americans against caucasians. The very definition of a hate crime would suggest that it can occur between any two groups of people. During my time as a social worker I encountered a number of african-americans who completely hated white people. To me, this kind of hatred towards one group of people is sickening, no matter who the target is. I firmly believe that hate crimes can be committed by african-americans against caucasians. The very definition of a hate crime would suggest that it can occur between any two groups of people. During my time as a social worker I encountered a number of african-americans who completely hated white people. To me, this kind of hatred towards one group of people is sickening, no matter who the target is.

]]> By: GN http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15349 GN Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:14:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/20/other-peoples-children/#comment-15349 "Being white gives you advantages from birth in the number of minds you don’t have to personally change and the number of prejudices you don’t have to waste time dispelling." I love that thought. I agree that color blind is the way to go. I have found in the northeast that with the exception of hoodlums and drug infected areas people are too busy to concern themselves with race issues as a high priority. Most issues that I have run into or witnessed are situational as opposed to systemic. It can give you some dichotomous feelings from time to time, but as a general rule ... too busy “Being white gives you advantages from birth in the number of minds you don’t have to personally change and the number of prejudices you don’t have to waste time dispelling.”

I love that thought. I agree that color blind is the way to go. I have found in the northeast that with the exception of hoodlums and drug infected areas people are too busy to concern themselves with race issues as a high priority. Most issues that I have run into or witnessed are situational as opposed to systemic. It can give you some dichotomous feelings from time to time, but as a general rule … too busy

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