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TalenaGor

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7. I am one of 3 bff's - adopted sistahs 💖

Sun Jun 3, 2018, 11:24 PM

Jun 2018

Rumana was born in Bangladesh and raised in Saudi Arabia....born Muslim but is atheist, she is absolutely the most amazing person. More compassion, empathy and emotional intelligence than anyone I have ever met. She is what most of us here aspires to be....an ultimate example of selflessness, social justice warrior...beauty radiating from inside....

We cried when trump won, she wasn't yet a citizen, we filled out the paperwork together and held our breath hoping nothing changed to quickly....we celebrated when she got it!! We went to protests together....a Bernie rally....we made packets for the homeless....
She volunteered for troubled youth, for Bangladeshi schools, she helped others get their citizenship, gave inspirational speeches....

She left last month, back to Bangladesh to work in cultural anthropology....part of what she will be doing will include working with the rohinga refugees....

She is a complete inspiration, I miss her terribly!
Hopefully she will be back in a year....till then we three connect weekly via Skype 😊

People who can't open their hearts to anyone who is not just like them, are the ones who are losing....the wonderful people they are passing by are still wonderful, elsewhere...

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Poll: When did you last socialize with a person of a different race in their home or yours? [View all] EffieBlack Jun 2018 OP

well, we live in the same home ... kwassa Jun 2018 #1

LOL! KT2000 Jun 2018 #4

Same here 4dog Jun 2018 #5

lol Demovictory9 Jun 2018 #18

Me too, Kwassa. I've just made 17 years of marriage to my bohemian Bae The_REAL_Ecumenist Jun 2018 #40

Okay, that was funny! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #41

Same here. yardwork Jun 2018 #47

same with me NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #61

Well, for those who choose to believe Jewish Hortensis Jun 2018 #68

Used to socialize with a lot of people Bettie Jun 2018 #2

Interesting culture, Bettie. What people originally Hortensis Jun 2018 #49

Mostly Czech and that greater region Bettie Jun 2018 #50

Well, we're surrounded by a lot of strong Hortensis Jun 2018 #52

5 or more years ago Revanchist Jun 2018 #3

Yeah, that would be me -- after retiring 5 years ago, I don't socialize much since Nay Jun 2018 #48

I'm white and my best friend KT2000 Jun 2018 #6

I am one of 3 bff's - adopted sistahs 💖 TalenaGor Jun 2018 #7

my daughter-in-law is Chinese flyingfysh Jun 2018 #8

I don't understand the purpose of this leftstreet Jun 2018 #9

I clearly stated what the purpose was EffieBlack Jun 2018 #10

But confusing without background demographics leftstreet Jun 2018 #12

You are free to start your own poll with the "background demographics" you think are important EffieBlack Jun 2018 #13

No, I have no interest in it leftstreet Jun 2018 #16

Since you have no idea whether I am "hoping" for any particular option, your assumptions EffieBlack Jun 2018 #19

Gathering chat is one thing, "data" another. Hortensis Jun 2018 #51

Do you insert yourself into every poll thread complaining about "the validity of any viewpoint that EffieBlack Jun 2018 #56

No, just this one given you feel you are gathering Hortensis Jun 2018 #57

Again, thank you for your "suggestion" EffieBlack Jun 2018 #59

Good. Just the facts, ma'am. Hortensis Jun 2018 #60

+1 eom Arazi Jun 2018 #85

Do you tell everyone you see making a poll on DU about how data analysis gollygee Jun 2018 #87

IKR EffieBlack Jun 2018 #90

To me, that seems like the point of it gollygee Jun 2018 #53

I don't fit your demographics and here's why FakeNoose Jun 2018 #11

You don't skew the results and I don't have a demographic EffieBlack Jun 2018 #14

My medical marijuana caregivers are a mixed race couple. (black and white) eShirl Jun 2018 #15

I rec'd this because I think it's a great idea for a poll. thucythucy Jun 2018 #17

It would be very interesting to gauge people's experience with/exposure to this EffieBlack Jun 2018 #21

Tomorrow, after I get some sleep! thucythucy Jun 2018 #23

Great! EffieBlack Jun 2018 #24

Please do. The discussion would be very interesting, Hortensis Jun 2018 #69

Just came home from an Iftar dinner cilla4progress Jun 2018 #20

If you think it counts, it counts. EffieBlack Jun 2018 #22

I think it does! cilla4progress Jun 2018 #25

Your attitudes probably aren't racist - since I doubt that you think other people are EffieBlack Jun 2018 #27

Yes -- we're all on a learning curve. It's not shameful to admit that. n/t pnwmom Jun 2018 #36

Why are you race baiting on DU? greytdemocrat Jun 2018 #26

Here's a clue: EffieBlack Jun 2018 #29

Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #31

This was exactly my point, Effie. cilla4progress Jun 2018 #80

That goes both ways EffieBlack Jun 2018 #81

Interesting.. cilla4progress Jun 2018 #91

It's okay to say "I live in a fucked up place where everyone is white." hunter Jun 2018 #88

Where is the I am a Hermit whose doesn't socialize because of crippling social anxiety option? nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2018 #28

I'm white and my adopted grand baby is a different race. nolabear Jun 2018 #30

I feel like I'm cheating ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #32

I do not socialize much in people's houses Lithos Jun 2018 #33

It would be interesting to also know pnwmom Jun 2018 #34

That would be interesting. Why don't you start a poll on that? EffieBlack Jun 2018 #35

Um . . . how do you set up a poll? I don't think I ever have. n/t pnwmom Jun 2018 #37

It's pretty simple EffieBlack Jun 2018 #38

LOL. I hadn't seen the button to click -- just found it. pnwmom Jun 2018 #39

We moved to northern England a year ago iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #42

What a change! :) I read a book by someone who did that, Hortensis Jun 2018 #71

I think I was adjusting to so much and so busy iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #72

Sure. Did you find a specialized culture there Hortensis Jun 2018 #75

I do not understand what you are asking me nt iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #76

Well, you say you rarely socialize, and I know Hortensis Jun 2018 #84

Our boat neighbors are extremely friendly iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #89

Last weekend at my house. herding cats Jun 2018 #43

Everyday with family and friends CaseyinSeattle Jun 2018 #44

Right now I hope Soxfan58 Jun 2018 #45

My nephew who is mixed lives with us when not in college blueinredohio Jun 2018 #46

I'm hispanic/Italian American have a white gay daughter and I'm married to a white conservative guy TNLib Jun 2018 #54

I pretty much hate all people and would rather shoot myself in the foot than socialize with el_bryanto Jun 2018 #55

Saturday Bok_Tukalo Jun 2018 #58

"...socialized with a person of color in their home or mine more than 1 to 12 months ago." ??? Petrushka Jun 2018 #62

Typo - fixed EffieBlack Jun 2018 #63

Thank you, EffieBlack! Petrushka Jun 2018 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author betsuni Jun 2018 #64

On a more serious note, there is still a lot of social segregation in the world. kwassa Jun 2018 #65

Every weekend IronLionZion Jun 2018 #66

I'm the only white person in my social group wonkwest Jun 2018 #67

The older I get the less social I am. My kids have friends of all types that come through the house Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #73

I'm white and our good friend who is black came over to help me out with shopping and getting CTyankee Jun 2018 #74

:-) EffieBlack Jun 2018 #79

Our friend played Varsity Lacrosse at Yale and still plays altho he is a bit too old to run around CTyankee Jun 2018 #83

It's been more than five years for me PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #77

I dont think i know a alot of people who are the same race as me Tiggeroshii Jun 2018 #78

Just had a couple neighbors over to watch Ragnorak in 4K yesterday afternoon. haele Jun 2018 #82

Can a white person of hispanic country origin answer either question? Bacchus4.0 Jun 2018 #86

November or December crazycatlady Jun 2018 #92