en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/759714 Comments by amh5390 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/300000-whats-it-mean-to-us__trashed/#IDComment69844109 I'm sure that everyone has heard about the idea of going back in the past and having a butterfly land on a surface. Then suddenly our whole current world is completely different. Every little thing that happens in this world will eventually effect everything else. We aren't changing the world by doing what we do, we're making it. Think about four degrees of separation; I'm connected to every human being on this earth somehow. So although I may not know these 300,000 people who have died, they have somehow in some way, made my life the way it is now. Not changed it, made it. Where would I be had those people not died? My life could be completely different right now; but I feel no sorrow, and I feel no thanks. My life just is what it is. That's pathetic. On september 11, 2001, I cried. I barely understand what was going on, but I was terrified. I wasn't related to a single person working in the World Trade Center that day, but the attack brought so much sadness on my family and I. Within a week, we were all fine. Under the rubble, we could only go up from there. Others today are probably still grieving from the deaths that occurred that day. Although I don't know the people that died from this tragedy, or the thousands of people who die each and every day, I need to start being more aware. These people have an affect on me that I don't even realize. On all of us. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:25:12 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/300000-whats-it-mean-to-us__trashed/#IDComment69844109 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/letter-from-an-inmate__trashed/#IDComment69842943 This is extremely touching. I can't imagine what it would be like to live behind bars for the rest of my life. I would probably become psychotic; I don't know how I could ever live with myself. And though it is true that the men are in prison because they have done something so terribly wrong in their life, I understand that they are not all bad people. There is no such thing as a bad person; because like this man has repeatedly said, compassion exists even within the jail cell. It is in our biological nature to feel distressed or provide comfort when we see another in pain or suffering. It's like a mother when they hear a baby cry. It doesn't have to be their baby, just hearing any baby cry can irritate another mother and urge them to sooth the upset infant. Just like it doesn't have to be their baby, a suffering man doesn't just get sympathy from those who love him. Two men could hate each other, but compassion is something that will bring them, and all of us, together in the end. It's a beautiful thing. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:14:15 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/letter-from-an-inmate__trashed/#IDComment69842943 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/how-am-i-not-a-racist__trashed/#IDComment69841438 I feel like many people, including myself, are afraid to admit how they truly feel about this matter. People can say 'we're all equal, we're all just people.' But secretly we may think to ourselves how much more superior we are to others, and take hidden pride in that. On New year's eve of this past year, I ended up in a horrible situation, surrounded by people in a ghetto. With weapons in their pockets, and arms pulling me in various directions, I began screaming, more to myself, 'you're just people, you're just people,' over and over again. While these words were echoing throughout the neighborhood, inside I was thinking, this would never happen in my town, in my college town, in racial territory that of my own. That's racism. Although these people had complete control over what was going to happen to me that night, I still had an internal feeling of superiority. I’m better than you. I tried convincing myself that they were people, just like myself. But the more I said it, the more I felt it wasn't true, and the more they were insulted. I hope I never end up in a situation like that again, and I realize how lucky I am to have escaped scar-free. Physically at least. As for people around the world, I know they are in dire need of help, and I would love to do anything I could to help them. Thinking about people all over the world, I don't consider myself bigger, better, wiser, prettier. However, I have also never been face-to-face with these people. And to be honest, I don't know how I would feel if I was. On new years eve, I was being attacked, and that led to my feeling of superiority. Now I have feelings of fear, and don't have any interest in returning there. But as far as people who are just simply desperate for my help, I would be disgusted with myself if I ever considered myself 'better.' I most definitely realize how lucky I am compared to most of the world though. Ever since I was a child I’ve always wanted to help those less fortunate than myself. I saw myself growing up, making a family, and adopting children, even families. I wanted to share with them my world; my world that is not necessarily 'better,' but a healthier fit to their needs. I still want to do this when I begin to raise my own family. I know that I've lived a very good life so far, and I am extremely lucky to be born into the majority society. With the power that I do have because of this lucky privilege, I want to help someone else. Not someone better or someone worse, just someone who wants my help. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:01:16 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/how-am-i-not-a-racist__trashed/#IDComment69841438 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/the-tyranny-of-radical-muslims__trashed/#IDComment68321402 It really is all the same. We're all just people with beating hearts. Geography separates our beliefs, cultures, customs, but on the inside we're exactly the same. Osama bin Laden did a horrible thing and then ran away to hide from it all. Unfortunately, Americans now point the blame at all the people who happen to be of his race and ethnicity. One bad apple spoils the bunch. People are always going to judge. We judge individuals, and we judge groups of populations based off of first impressions by these individuals. Americans may look at the Islam culture with fear and resentment, but they are doing the same thing back to us. Ethnocentrism is bringing us one step closer to peace among our races, among people no different on the inside. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:18:46 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/the-tyranny-of-radical-muslims__trashed/#IDComment68321402 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68318119 Today's lecture was insane. I can honestly say that I've never really held resentment towards Arabs; I don't judge a Muslim when I see them with a headscarf, I don't consider them a terrorist. After playing the Jihad video, shivers went down my body. I felt disgust and fear of all Arab people and I really didn't see how Sam could convince me otherwise. What do you know. I have truly experienced ethnocentrism today. Although I never felt any hatred towards individual Arab peoples, I never felt any sympathy for them either. It's crazy how America makes us look so innocent; I would definitely fight for my country if I were Muslim. These are just people; people like me, my family, my friends. We need to get out of there. We need to stop being such hypocrites. It's their oil. We don't belong there, and we're lucky they haven't yet brought the war over here. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:59:26 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68318119 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-about-the-men__trashed/#IDComment68315328 Women care to conform to a much greater degree than most men. For the majority of girls, other peoples’ opinions matter. In order to avoid any negative attention, they put a lot of effort into being normal, and being what other people want them to be. The media tells people around the U.S. that the normal, well perfect rather, girl is skinny, tan, wears a lot of makeup: beautiful. This is what most of us strive to be in order to be normal, be cool, and fit in. I also find that men are more judgmental about girls than girls are about guys. I used to work with a guy who would constantly make comments such as 'check out the ass on that ugly girl.' I’ve also heard comments from random guys using sarcasm when associating a larger girl and attractiveness. Being surrounded by this on a day-to-day basis, I begin to feel more self-conscious about myself; realizing that if guys are judging random girls passing by, then I'm being regularly judged as well. I've never been in a situation where I, nor any of my friends, gave such a back handed compliment or rudely whispered among my friends, pointing out physically unattractive people. For the most part, we'd say something along the lines of, 'he's cute... check him out...etc.' By pointing out a specific guy and giving him positive attention, we’re boosting self-esteem, not crushing it. After puberty girls’ body image becomes extremely important because we are finally growing into ourselves and weight often fluctuates for the first several years. It's an uncomfortable stage for many girls. However boys don't have to deal with the ups and downs of body image. Biologically, they have more muscle than fat, and tend to be overall satisfied with their changing appearance during puberty. Media has portrayed more physically attractive women than physically attractive men over the past several decades, but recently, we see many more men on the cover of magazines. A certain ideal body shape is being presented through the media for guys, making them increasingly susceptible to conformity and causing them to care more about their body image. It's almost pathetic, but I have to admit that my boyfriend and I talk on webcam and complain to one another about our bodies. 'I need to tighten my stomach' 'I need to put on 10 pounds.' Back and forth, we continue to nag because of the pressures we experience from our society today. We are all trying to conform and be this perfect superficial being, which in reality, doesn’t even exist. I think it’s cool that boys are beginning to experience the feeling though, now they can understand how hard it is for girls to deal with all of this pressure. Hopefully, people like the guy I worked with will quit being so immature and realize they’re no where near perfect themself. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:37:43 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-about-the-men__trashed/#IDComment68315328 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66334810 It makes sense that this game would be created as a reflection of actual society. And rape does not appear to be a social problem in many countries other than the United States. That being so, it may not be that offensive of a game across seas. However, here, Americans find rape to be a crime, and an extremely violent one at that. It is frowned upon in our society; so for a game such as this one to be available to us on the internet (us including young children who learn from games like these) is so horrible. It's showing us that this kind of behavior is acceptable in places around the world, and could therefore be acceptable here as well. Wed, 7 Apr 2010 04:52:34 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66334810 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66334118 Well this is extremely disturbing. I'm wondering how graphic this game could actually be. The sound effects are sickening. I don't understand how anyone could enjoy a game like this. I don't know how men value women in their culture, obviously they are big on video games though. Wherever you go in this world, you are going to find sexual crime, but to display this behavior in a game is so wrong. It is unfathomable to me how a person could enjoy this. And I feel as those many boys and men who aren't rapists have played/enjoyed this game. Pigs. Wed, 7 Apr 2010 04:45:16 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66334118 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/i-really-want-to-know-also__trashed/#IDComment66332352 On the very first day of class I remember Sam saying "for all you religious people.. how did 30 million species fit on Noah's Arc." This absolutely intrigued me. I actually went back to my dorm and included this comment in my facebook status lol. I was never really a huge religious person but I would say that before this class began I was still somewhat of a Christian. I grew up in a family that was completely atheist. This compelled me to discover religion on my own. I went to church on my own, joined a youth group and attended religious services. I dedicated a lot of time reading the bible and talking with my born-again aunts who had me inspired by God and Christianity. Since July of 2006 I have called myself a born-again christian. My parents were extremely disappointed, and often mocked me about my views, but their judgments didn't mean much to me. When I got to college, my opinion on religion went up in the air again. I was beginning to question faith, religion, God, all of that. On that first day in Sam's class, that comment just made everything click. I realized that the bible is full of these stories that are completely unrealistic. Walking on water, bringing people back to life, fitting 60 million species on Noah's arc! (had to bring two of each of course). They're all just stories made up to diminish that uneasy feeling of death. The bible provides us with an answer, and so far, the only answer that can actually provide comfort. No one wants to believe science, though it makes sense, because what does that mean? When we die we're just put under the ground and that's it? The cycle of life. That's an extremely scary thought and just typing it out urges me to say a prayer and want to believe in something so magical, and so unreal. But I can't. That comment about Noah's Arc got me so enthused I couldn't even begin to describe. Just hearing another person say it, especially someone like Sam, made everything connect for me. I think that being in school for a while, and taking astronomy classes was leading me more towards the whole evolutionary perspective; however, I can't say I've found myself to believe in a God since this class has started. And I think that's a good thing. It's great to have faith in something, and religion isn't necessarily a bad thing. It gives people hope, and brings people together in peace and harmony. But I feel relieved that I can comfort myself without relying on some greater figure that no one has proof of existence. God's eyes always watching me. I believed that for too long, and while it made me feel secure at times, it was a disturbing feeling at others. I can say that I am officially on my family's page. But I'm glad I formed a spiritual ideology on my own. Wed, 7 Apr 2010 04:28:04 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/i-really-want-to-know-also__trashed/#IDComment66332352 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/flip-the-script-for-a-moment__trashed/#IDComment65021254 I like to find answers to things as well. I can't stand the itch I get when I can't figure something out. So, like every human being, I just let some problems pass; I don't have an answer, so I move on. It is what it is. Everyone must feel this way about something. I think there are many people who have stepped out of their box and understand that there's many things we don't have an answer to, and they're up for judgment and opinion. But yes, there are a few that live in their own secluded world, denying things that could cause potential questioning and frustration. Of these matters, I don't find bleeding to be one. I think that in a smaller class if the same topic was brought up, a conversation could presume. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:50:42 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/flip-the-script-for-a-moment__trashed/#IDComment65021254 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment65020228 My main concern with the recent increase in minorities is that it is eventually going to mount to a huge population increase. And like China, the United States is going to be overpopulated, hopefully not ruled by laws such as the One Child Policy. As far as the minorities accounting for more than 50% of our birthrates and population in the U.S. by 2012, I as a white do not feel any fear. It will be a different world to live in; however, I have no fear that these minority groups will get the urge to take over with their superiority. Not in today's world at least. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:41:56 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment65020228 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment64960103 I've seen this video before in a previous psychology course. It appalls me every time. I find it so sad that black children have almost an innate interpretation of themselves as horrible, 'bad' people. I don't know what it is specifically about these children, perhaps they've seen a lot of media portraying the black people to be the bad guys, or they've seen too much news regarding black misdemeanors and crimes. Perhaps they're from a bad neighborhood, or a predominantly black neighborhood where the crime rates are high. Surely a young child wouldn't be the person to recite statistics about these things. However, being surrounded by it and exposed to it, they assume that in relation to the white people, the people of their color are meaner, worse, scarier, etc. And then there's actual statistics and proof to deem their assumptions correct. A child witnessing a black crime may come crying to their parents; their parents aren't gonna tell them to go back out and play. More than likely they'll assure their child that the world outside isn't a safe place. One or more encounters after that with black crime, and the child realizes that these are bad people. Where's the white crime? Are the children in this video biased because they are from particularly poor neighborhoods and exposed to disturbing behavior? Either way, it's a horrible, horrible thing for a child to look at a DOLL with disgust because of the color of its plastic skin. A doll. A baby. One of the most innocent, precious things in this world and a child looks at it with disgust in favor of the one of a completely different color than their own. Shame is an awful thing, it will forever exist. But it absolutely shouldn't by children this young. They have done nothing wrong and yet they recognize themselves as bad people. It sickens me. Personally, at my age now, I would be happy with either doll. I recognize it as a baby that needs caring and love. When I was younger I remember black dolls beginning to get stocked on the shelves. Of course I noticed them, I never wanted one though. Simply because I favored the one that looked like me. I assumed that black baby dolls sold because little black children my age would also prefer the doll of their race. I had no idea how wrong I was making this assumption. My grandmother took me and my cousins Christmas shopping every year. We would each pick out a toy that we wanted most and she would purchase them all and take us to a charity where we would donate our brand new toy as a gift to someone who "Santa couldn't visit that year." I would always pick out a doll, and my grandmom would exchange the one that I chose for an identical one minus the fact that it was black. Being a child, this would annoy me, I hope that it didn't annoy the child receiving the gift even more. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:57:03 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment64960103 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment63879152 Yea it's natural. Yea it's okay for a man to be talking about it. In front of a class of 600 people who may or may not be comfortable with the matter, I don't know how appropriate that is. It is a gift to know that I'm fertile and can have a baby when I'm ready, I realize that not all women are granted with this ability. However, talking about the menstrual cycle in a non-health related class seems wrong to me. Blood itself can be a gross topic for some, so I can't imagine how many boys felt hearing Sam talk about period blood. Boys and girls can still be informed on the menstrual cycle and yet be disturbed by the matter. As a girl, that conversation repulsed me. I think it's a private thing and really shouldn't be discussed in public. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:32:50 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment63879152 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/if-men-could-menstruate__trashed/#IDComment63867427 As we reach adolescence, girls and boys become educated on puberty and topics such as the menstrual cycle are discussed to both boys and girls. In late elementary school, I recall girls and boys being split up to watch videos regarding their bodies during puberty. During high school, coed classes were informed about both boys and girls. Obviously, girls took more interest into what was happening with their bodies, and boys with their own. In order to produce a baby, a girl must have a menstrual cycle and a boy must be able to ejaculate. For fertile reasons alone, we each experience these different things. I think that girls know just as much about ejaculation as boys do about period. Condoms are so much more expensive than tampons. I don't think tampons would be free if boys had their period as well. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:01:01 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/if-men-could-menstruate__trashed/#IDComment63867427 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-are-all-of-you-thinking-about-asians__trashed/#IDComment63861992 Although quite unfortunate, people living in the United States who are foreigners really are not seen as an individual. I'd like to say that I consider everyone their own person, but I know I am quick to use stereotypes when I see people of different races. However, I do this with people among the majority society as well. Appearance isn't only about the color of the person's skin or the shape of their faces, but also about the way they dress and represent themselves. Therefore, I can sadly say that I probably don't treat anyone like their own individual. When I see an Asian person, I am not one to talk to myself in my head and clearly distinguish myself and the other people around from that person. However, if I happened to talk to that person, bumped into them, etc., I would later on remember that person as the 'Asian guy' I saw, talked to, or what have you. There is a huge difference between Asians and Asian Americans. Speaking their own language and following their own customs, Asians are obviously 'different' to the naked eye. I can tell by just looking at the person whether or not they are going to have an Asian accent or an American accent. Although it wouldn't be the first thing that pops into my head, I have at some point said to myself, 'that person is probably really good at math.' One of my best friends from home is from Vietnam. She has traveled there several times to visit distant relatives and speaks this language when in the privacy of her own home, strictly to her parents. However, she has otherwise fully adjusted to the American life. She speaks with an American accent, has a job as a friendly waitress, purchases all of the Hollister clothes, and played basketball for our high school's team. My friends and I would all joke around with her, she was the little Asian. However, she really wasn't. She was very much an American Asian. I never thought twice about stereotypes with her Vietnamese ethnicity because to me, she was the same as all my other friends and peers. This might be biased because she is one of my best friends though. This is the United States, although people from all over the world are welcomed and we consider this a very diverse population, society makes sure that the actual Americans, who have been here since the Europeans took over (also coming into this land as foreigners) are seen as the real Americans. Wherever you travel in this world, you'll be seen as a minority unless it's the country that looks like you, smells like you, and shares all of its beliefs with you. Asian Americans whose families have settled here a few decades ago are slowly but surely being welcomed as American citizens. Stereotypes will always exist and for a while, one single person may appear to others to be representative of all of their people. However, the more they adjust to our country, the less the will be seen as different, and hopefully the more they will be seen as an individual. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:17:37 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-are-all-of-you-thinking-about-asians__trashed/#IDComment63861992 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/fired-for-a-scarf__trashed/#IDComment62296759 We all went to high school with a girl who was just so completely self-conscious that she had to take out her all her insecurities on other people. She would appear to be the most popular girl in school; dressing in the best clothes, friends with the most attractive people in school. All in attempts to cover up all the flaws she found within herself. This reminds me of Abercrombie and Fitch. One of those stores that tries to be the most 'popular.' Only wanting the prettiest people to represent their store. Well this might work in high school, but when people grow up and realize that looks aren't all that matters, they see that stores such as this are discriminatory, expensive and so overrated to the point where they're embarrassed to wear this clothing. I've been boycotting Abercrombie and Fitch since my senior year of high school, haven't bought a single article of clothing in that store for my own reasons and especially because of stories like this one. That girl deserves to be working somewhere that's proud to have her as an employee. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:09:58 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/fired-for-a-scarf__trashed/#IDComment62296759 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/prom-or-no-prom-just-dont-let-the-queer-students-dance-together__trashed/#IDComment62292042 If the students would have felt uncomfortable with a lesbian couple at prom, I feel it should have been there place to say, not the school's to assume and cancel prom altogether. This poor girl now not only has to deal with the societal pressure to be straight, but now the infamous high school drama that's bound to spread by all the teenage girls dying to show off their dresses and hair that year. I understand that many schools have a no same-sex rule for school events, and it's alright to enforce that policy, but to enforce it means not allow it, NOT cancel a night that so many young girls look forward to throughout their adolescence. This is absolutely ridiculous. I wouldn't be one to care about a gay couple anyway, I doubt many people would. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:53:39 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/prom-or-no-prom-just-dont-let-the-queer-students-dance-together__trashed/#IDComment62292042 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/women-and-sports__trashed/#IDComment62288114 I suppose this is a big accomplishment for Natalie Randolph. Although it didn't phase me as a big deal at first, I can't say I know of any female football coaches. In fact, the more I think about it, if my high school's very masculine, man's man football coach were to have been a woman, I doubt our team would have been equally admired by the faculty and student body. Of course it also depends on the woman. The way I think many men probably see it is that there are mainly two types of women when it comes to sports. You've got the masculine feminine and the feminine feminine. The masculine feminine is a girl who is passionate, aggressive, and active in athletics, a tomboy. This perfectly resembles the softball coach at my high school. She was a very bulky, intimidating woman, probably more ripped than some of the football players and could have easily coached football had she of had a bigger interest in the sport. Then there's the feminine feminine, very girly and couldn't afford to play sports at the fear she might break a nail. From my experience talking with guys about the matter, every girl fits one of the two categories. However, as a girl, I recognize so many more levels in between. Natalie, although not appearing to be the most delicate girl in the world, does seem to be more feminine than masculine. For this reason alone, I feel many will judge her skills in football. So what happens when we watch her play? Obviously, a tougher, more athletic view of this woman appears. I think that it's awesome she found something she truly enjoys and is willing to dedicate so much time into it. Playing women's football is great in itself. We have really come a long way in America with girls in sports. So if we allow girls to play on the team, they should be able to coach as well, right? After all, the coach is just another member of the team. Obviously Natalie is extremely skilled to have played for the Divas, coaching an actual team will put her skills to the test. She already has knowledge of how to teach and it sounds as if her team is fond of her being their coach. Hopefully the team is not judged by other schools and society because of Natalie, but obviously some believe women can’t play sports and will have their stubborn opinions. I wish Natalie the best of luck in her journey. She is way too modest about her success, which I find similar to my 'it's no big deal' opinion after first watching this post; however, once you really think about it, this is huge. And hopefully we see more of it in the future. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:39:58 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/women-and-sports__trashed/#IDComment62288114 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/a-long-long-way-indeed__trashed/#IDComment59488232 It's insane to think about how far not only African Americans have come, but everyone together as a whole. Where whites once thought of blacks as nothing more than an animal, some now worship these famous rap artists. Though racial discrimination still exists, we now see a much greater deal of equality; although statistics prove otherwise. African Americans have truly come a long, LONG way in the last century. If it's impressive for me to realize how successful these people have become, I can't even fathom how former slave owners would feel had they been capable of taking a little glimpse into the future. Surely I believe they'd reconsider their oppressive actions towards African Americans; however, some had to have done that anyway. Slave owners treating African Americans like a worthless, numb piece of trash are now the ancestors to children listening to extremely popular, catchy songs by the ancestors of the slaves. In fact, the last 3 songs that came on shuffle on my iPod have all been by black artists. Most of the songs in my iTunes library are the work of today's famous black singers and rappers. Music would not be the same without this upbeat genre. So consider that former slave owners... you abused your own human kind and I, a white person, along with just about everyone in my age group, admire this same race and the music they have created. Common among my age group, along with many others older and younger, I would expect the slave owners to enjoy it as well. They probably would.. and then they'd be reciprocated with the verbal and possibly physical abuse that they deserve. It'd be nothing less than hypocritical for slave owners to enjoy the music. Although I can't trace my ancestry back to the white slave owners, I almost feel that as a white person, I take somewhat responsibility for what happened to the African Americans. And there's a part of me that feels like a hypocrite for enjoying today's rap music so much. But rather than feel guilty, I am much more appreciative, and proud. I appreciate that these African Americans look to me, as their audience, for approval and hope I enjoy it. And I'm proud that they have come so far with their lives, their fame. A slave owner would be in utter shock and disbelief. And in their confused state, they would enjoy the music. Hypocrites. I laugh at these people who thought of themselves as such superior figures because oh how the tables have turned. But perhaps without the slavery and the racial discrimination that stemmed from it, the rap music and lyrics wouldn't have turned out the same. This is by no means justifying the behavior of the slave owners. If only they could see though.. if only. They would mock, and then hide their faces in shame and jealously. And wouldn’t that be the pretty site. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 04:55:03 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/a-long-long-way-indeed__trashed/#IDComment59488232 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/are-whites-the-only-people-willing-to-humiliate-themselves__trashed/#IDComment59486699 We learned in class that to us personally, the most beautiful person/race is that of our ancestors. Obviously then, the producers of these Bachelor shows are white. The people on these shows are supposed to resemble beauty and perfection in America. Well, according to a white person, they do. I don't think that these shows are intentionally being discriminatory, it's just that..to their belief, these are the most beautiful people. I've never seen this show, but for it to be on air for so long, obviously it has many viewers. I'm sure there would be a much larger audience if they included more people to accurately represent the demographics of today's society; but then it wouldn't be as much of a competition. People would focus on the one person of their race and label them the most beautiful. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 04:45:01 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/are-whites-the-only-people-willing-to-humiliate-themselves__trashed/#IDComment59486699