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[Ash]

I am severely disappointed in the ways I've heard some of you handle this.

I, am not racist. If anything, I am an activist to STOP racism. All that differs is the color of your skin, and maybe your culture. Huge difference? No, not really.

Incidentally, I am mixed between a large amount of different cultures:
Caucasian (slang: white)
African (slang: black)
Columbian
German
Persian
Italian

I'm pretty much in the middle of African and Caucasian. Being in the middle, I can see the flaws in both groups. My experiences are not important, but to make it brief: I have never been bullied. Whenever I had a situation where someone picked on me, I always managed to win in the end. Race had nothing to do with it; I'm just an outcast. People fear me for my intellect, and I am very, very silent. I appear to walk alone, and therefore am vulnerable. How vulnerable? Well, here's an example: I transfered schools in 5th grade, and was new. Some school idiot/bully decided to "kill" me after school for not socializing and being weird (this person is white, and was the next year; 6th grade). As I carried my backpack down the hall, he slams his fist into the back of my head. As for me, I stood there. I just stood, and looked down at the ground as my books fell. He said, "Pussy. I knew you were just a little *crag*--" I turn around slowly. I said, "People like you do not deserve to live. Please, learn how to pick on someone of your caliber..." I grabbed him, tossed him onto a wall, and punched him in the face. I then used my knee to slam into his stomach, and in finality, used my forehead against his own, and he fell onto the ground. Tears ran down my face as I walked away, dying a bit inside every time I dare to hurt a soul. Someone walked up to me, noticing the blow to the head, asking if I was okay. I replied, "Oh, I'm alright. You should be asking him." It was a pretty uneventful day, and I received no gratification whatsoever. He was white, and I was mixed. He never spoke to me again.

Color doesn't matter. Attitude depends on the person, not their skin, culture, language, or gender. No, you are who you are. If you're an asshole, you're an asshole, regardless of your skin. If you're a lovely person, you're a lovely person, regardless of your skin. You could be white, green, purple, yellow, black, blue, red, whatever, and you would still be the same person. What we REALLY should be doing is weening out the worst of all of our races, rather than defining certain races to be certain types of people. That would be one of the many measures that would need to be taken to achieve world peace. Since there are so many, and that this is nearly impossible because of the number, world peace is unlikely. That's why it's just easier to worry about your own life, and make sure that you aren't racist, and that people are not racist to you, in your neighborhood, or in any part of your life. That does the world a great deed, indeed.

[Lord Bowser]

[Ash]

That's exactly what I meant. Ignorance is not bliss, Bowser.

[Flavio]

It wouldn't it be considered racist to dislike a racial stereotype but not the race itself, right?

[Tyler]

[Flavio]

Flavio is aware that it is only a stereotype and that it really in the end depends on the person's personality itself, rather than the race they go in, as not all fits into a certain stereotype.

Flavio doesn't consider that racist, as it isn't a bias against the race itself, but rather the typical image of said race. By no means is every person automatically a bad person based on their race itself.

Though, in the end a "racial stereotype," can be used to describe anyone, regardless of race. Therefore the term "racial stereotype," becomes meaningless. Perhaps Flavio should have thought this all out more before posting...

Oh well, never mind the horrid phrasing of this. Hopefully it makes enough sense that Flavio's opinions are shown correctly.

[Popple]

Racism is something you just have to deal with. Some people try to say "LOL ALL THE RACES ARE THE SAME HUGS AND KISSES!", but we all know it's not true. Now I'm not saying I'm racist, I'm just saying it's not going to just go away. There are just some people who hate difference; mostly teenagers, young adults, and people old enough to be around during the civil rights movements; and you need to learn to deal with it. Sure, you may be called names because your skin is of a brown hue, but it's not like I can walk into an African community and not get the same thing. And on that topic, the Caucasian and African thing is definetly not going to go away. There is just too much tension there, and both sides have some justification to a certain degree. I guess the main point is that people are stupid, and we all have to learn to live with them.

Also if one more *crag* person says "African American" I swear to satan I will gouge your eyes out. Native Americans are the only one's that are American, there is no such thing as a freakin' "African American." Ir's African, their from AFRICA. How many people do you see going around say "Asian American" or "Irish American"? Almost no one. Why? BECAUSE IT'S *crag* STUPID,

I rest my case.

[Cherry]

[Zelnor]

We presently watch "Blue Eyed" in history class. And, oh my lord, that movie is amazing. And Jane Elliot's work and performance are so far beyond creepy...

It is really unsettling. You should all watch it. It's kinda impossibly to describe... maybe Wikipedia has something ?

Just watch it. It opened my eyes - I want to try something against that "hidden" racism.

[Lord Bowser]

[Paper Peach]

[BAMFing ARCHER]

This is the biggest thread I've ever made, and probably the best one for a while.

[Legendary Mashine]

[Super ShadowArticuno]

[Para]