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Originally posted by hmmm
agreed but i try not to associate with those sort of people. and i find that most of them arent like that (in my case!!!) i'm sure a bunch are though. but how will racism ever be resolved? as long as people are different there will be racism
Originally posted by hmmm
ok first off about the rebel flag. the rebel flag for the people in the south no longer represents what it did when it was made. what the rebel flag represents to them, or should i say us being that i live in texas, (i have no affliation with the rebel flag *shrugs shoulders*) is that to show people were you come from. the rebel flag means you are from the south and you are quote un quote a redneck. its just were you are from and how you you live your life. it no longer is associated with slavery and receeding from the united states. for us anyway. wait let me correct myself. maybe for some but for most not. i cant speak for everyone.
second ya you should defend your self in a debate but i was talking bout the flame mostly.
"are you a refugee by any chance? just curious on how deluded you really are.
oh wait...this is another "let me be american coz mehico sux ass" scenario
hey, better american than ukranian, i'm sure you'd be welcome among your average run-of-the-mill skinhead here
do u have a home, or are you intent on using an internet cafe for the rest of ur miserable life"
there is no need for that and it hardly constitutes as a rebuttle for a debate.
[Edited on 11-25-2003 by hmmm]
Originally posted by hmmm
edit to cyrus. i get your point its just your point came across more as insult. i have nothing against debating and people having different views but cant we do that in an orderly fashion? i know this is the mud pit because it refers to mud slinging and i guess thats why i stay out of politics. o well fun fun. i like debating
[Edited on 11-25-2003 by hmmm]
Originally posted by hmmm
true i see your point there it does create division very deeply. but should those people who embrace it as something else also be looked down on? its just impossible. i just dont know and it saddens me.
Originally posted by Saphronia
what happened to creating something new? we are so quick to embrace everything that's old and change it. why not create something completely new that doesn't have the baggage? i guess this goes to what we are taught about history repeating itself. that doesn't necessarily have to be true--we make it true.
Calling ourselves hillbillies and n-words makes us feel connected to something, though. what are we connecting to? I think those things need to be examined by those that choose to embrace them. That's sort of the process I went through when I stopped using the n-word.
I can't front though, it was hard to do specially because everyone around me uses it. I started replacing it with cousin...I call everyone cousin now and some people questioned that I thought they should have been questioning why we use the n-word when it's so obviously negative.
Originally posted by hmmm
heh fake attitude. this is my real attitude. for one i avoid conflict so i wouldnt do anything to anyone. and also i was unaware racial discrimination was illegal. i can discriminate against whoever i want. you act as if i've never even talked to a black person. like if i see a black person i wish i could shoot him dead. well i did talk to a black person once on the internet so there (joke!) i have had black friends but they were never close friends. for some reason i just felt i coudlnt really relate to them. their way of thinking the way they dress (sorry guys ). this doesnt mean i wasnt friends with them or didnt like them. we just werent best friends. as for me thinking as if i dont stereotype this is untrue. and i believe it is untrue for anyone. if i hear someone listening to rap music i automatically think he is black. (or some white guy wanting to be black) is it right no. should it be changed yes.