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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:10 AM Original message |
A question on racism and political correctness. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Inappropriate, but not racist. |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I see your point, but.... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Perhaps I was not clear enough - I never said it was racist. |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. You bring up a very important point. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 08:00 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. We are entitled to notice everything and anything we wish. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. People who wear... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Ah, of course - obviously, they are screaming for attention |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. You do realize... |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. It's not inappropriate either |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. I certainly don't think so. |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. Typical 3 yr old , you Point at flowers ,not People |
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thepurpose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. You shouldn't feel embarrassed or even construe this as racism. There is |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thank you thank you thank you. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. Three year olds say the darnest things. |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. This brings back some not too great memories |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. That's not racism. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well spoken |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. In my family, |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Main thing I remember from childhood |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Exactly , though questions should be promoted. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. could look at it as an opportunity, too. I know of a similar situation |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. we were raised |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 08:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. "never saw a black person until they were in school" |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. "Political correctness" is RW propaganda. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
21. It comes under the category of "personal remarks" that |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I agree |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
22. I would say no. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. People really are assholes. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Yeah, I always think it's funny when people post about how rude |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. It's not right to point out people's skin color? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. It's wrong in terms of "hey look it's a brown person." |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. There are 2 issues here, HWNN |
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Tulum_Moon (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. All children do it. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. My point is |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. People and objects are two different things entirely. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. Well, for what it's worth, when I was about that age my |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. You said it all, Cleita |
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misternormal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. She's 3... She's an innocent soul... talk to her about it and move on. nt |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. You may want to tell her not to point and talk about people like objects.. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't get how a 3 year old noting that people look different is racist. |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. Newsflash! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Exactly. |
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PresidentWar (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
41. Kids are innocent. No need to tar them with adult silliness yet. |
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TheFriedPiper (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. Aren't we ALL really just different shades of brown? |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-04-06 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
44. With a chuckle |
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