en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/757650 Comments by keishaprime https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment70019063 The play in class was really good. I think it was really funny how Laurie changed the norm to smaller boobs. Women in society do follow what society thinks is beautiful or pretty. It sounded really weird to hear that some one would want to change their self to what society likes. It sounded so absurd for the girl to want to change herself. The funny party was also how she said she wanted to be a hooter girls, because their shirts come to the naval. We all know hooter girls have big breast and wear tight fitting shirts. It actually made a lot of sense. Why would women change their boobs so they could be bigger? I guess it does not really seem that bad when you hear it or let alone sound stupid when you see it? Flipping the script made it seem ridiculous, which it really is. I like how she made that come together. It flowed really well. It was an all together great play. I always knew getting plastic surgery was not what women should do, but I never really put a lot of thought in to it. Now that I saw the play, I actually feel like it sounds really stupid to do such a thing. All women are beautiful just the way they are. We as women should not change for anybody and we should not want to. Everyone should come to a place where they find their own inner beauty. Every woman is beautiful in their own way. I wish they would realize it. People put this set idea in their head of what beauty really is and try to change their image to what that is. There needs to be a change. I think they should do commercials like the play Laurie created to let women know what they are doing sounds really superficial. Superficial is not a role women should strive to be. Natural beauty is the best beauty. When you do not change anything about yourself, that is when you look the prettiest. All women need to know this. Confidence is key and that is all you need in order to feel beautiful. For you to get surgery to better your personal look is not right. Surgery is for a medical purposes only not a personal choice. I do not necessarily consider myself a feminist, but I have of course always believed that women are just as capable of men. I feel that history has shown that woman bear the same intelligence and capabilities that men do. We should have a mind of our own and do things for us. Every women should stay just how they were made. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:22:10 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment70019063 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68439661 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unnecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been a topic of discussion. Yes, the United States is a Christian nation, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize that he was saying they see it as a Christian invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying to put our feet in their shoes so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to control their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strong country like the United States of America. I guess I was lost through out the whole lecture. I thought he was saying something else instead of the whole Christian invasion thing. The United States does not agree with the Arab's religion, Muslim, but nobody is trying to turn their nation into a Christian nation. I know that for sure. The war is strictly business. No religion is involved.He did have a valid point for us to put ourselves in some one else’s position, so we can try to feel how they do. I totally understand the point he was trying to make, but he did not make sense when he put religion in it. I kind of understand how the Arab people feel now especially after those videos we watched. Some of the soldiers are out of control doing those unnecessary things to the Middle Eastern people. They should not have to be treated horribly. They are also trying to live their lives and make it, but it is nearly impossible when their country is in the middle of a war. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:55:33 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68439661 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68440382 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unnecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been a topic of discussion. Yes, the United States is a Christian nation, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize that he was saying they see it as a Christian invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying to put our feet in their shoes so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to control their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strong country like the United States of America. I guess I was lost through out the whole lecture. I thought he was saying something else instead of the whole Christian invasion thing. The United States does not agree with the Arab's religion, Muslim, but nobody is trying to turn their nation into a Christian nation. I know that for sure. The war is strictly business. No religion is involved.He did have a valid point for us to put ourselves in some one else’s position, so we can try to feel how they do. I totally understand the point he was trying to make, but he did not make sense when he put religion in it. I kind of understand how the Arab people feel now especially after those videos we watched. Some of the soldiers are out of control doing those unnecessary things to the Middle Eastern people. They should not have to be treated horribly. They are also trying to live their lives and make it, but it is nearly impossible when their country is in the middle of a war. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:55:33 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68440382 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68437214 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unnecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over there to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been the topic of discussion. Yes, the United States in a Christian nation I guess, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize he was saying they see it as a Christian Invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying put or feet in their shoes just so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to take control over their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strong country. I guess I was lost through out the whole lecture. I do think he was saying with I thought he was saying, but he somehow turned into the Christian invasion thought. I know the United States does not agree with their religion. Well at least I know the Christians do not approve, but nobody is trying to change their country into a Christian nation. This war is strictly business. No religion is involved. He did have a valid point for us to put ourselves in some one else’s position, so we can try to feel how they do. I totally understand the point he was trying to make, but he did not make sense when he put religion in it. I kind of understand how the Arab people feel now especially after those videos we watched. Some of the soldiers are out of control doing those unnecessary things to the Middle Eastern people. They should not have to be treated horribly. They are also trying to live their lives and make it, but it is nearly impossible when their country is in the middle of a war. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:27:36 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68437214 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436917 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over there to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been the topic of discussion. Yes, the United States in a Christian nation I guess, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize he was saying they see it as a Christian Invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying put or feet in their shoes just so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to take control over their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strong country. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:25:01 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436917 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436818 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over there to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been the topic of discussion. Yes, the United States in a Christian nation I guess, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize he was saying they see it as a Christian Invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying put or feet in their shoes just so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to take control over their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strog country. I guess I was lost through out the whole lecture. I do think he was saying with I thought he was saying, but he somehow turned into the Christian invasion thought. I know the United States does not agree with their religion. Well at least I know the Christians do not approve, but nobody is trying to change their country into a Christian nation. This war is strictly business. No religion is involved. He did have a valid point for us to put ourselves in some one else’s position, so we can try to feel how they do. I totally understand the point he was trying to make, but he did not make sense when he put religion in it. I kind of understand how the Arab people feel now especially after those videos we watched. Some of the soldiers are out of control doing those unnecessary things to the Middle Eastern people. They should not have to be treated horribly. They are also trying to live their lives and make it, but it is nearly impossible when their country is in the middle of a war. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:24:19 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436818 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436755 Last class was very interesting when we had to put ourselves in the Arab Muslim’s position. It was kind of an eye opener in one way, but I do not agree with the basis of the lecture. I understand why the Arabs Muslims have resentment toward us Americans, because we are trying to control their oil in their country. I never really looked at it as the oil being in their country, therefore they should control it. We are over there fighting an unnecessary war, but we can not just pull out or we would put ourselves in danger. The people in the Middle East still are holding grudges, so its going to be a while before we all come to an understanding. I do not think that it is a Christian invasion whatsoever. What does religion have to do with anything? Yes, some Christians go over there to preach the word of God, but that has nothing to do with the war like I said before. I do not think the Arab Muslims think that we are trying to take over with our religion. Since when has that been the topic of discussion. Yes, the United States in a Christian nation I guess, but religion is not a factor. It sounds really absurd. I did not realize he was saying they see it as a Christian Invasion, because I do not agree. I really thought he was just saying put or feet in their shoes just so we can see how they feel about the war and us trying to take control over their oil. Also, I thought it was about how they feel like they are helpless against such a strog country. I guess I was lost through out the whole lecture. I do think he was saying with I thought he was saying, but he somehow turned into the Christian invasion thought. I know the United States does not agree with their religion. Well at least I know the Christians do not approve, but nobody is trying to change their country into a Christian nation. This war is strictly business. No religion is involved. He did have a valid point for us to put ourselves in some one else’s position, so we can try to feel how they do. I totally understand the point he was trying to make, but he did not make sense when he put religion in it. I kind of understand how the Arab people feel now especially after those videos we watched. Some of the soldiers are out of control doing those unnecessary things to the Middle Eastern's. They should not have to be treated horribly. They are also trying to live their lives and make it, but it is nearly impossible when their country is in the middle of a war. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:23:47 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68436755 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/nothing-about-the-census-is-easy__trashed/#IDComment65685258 Yes, I agree that the census can be really confusing. It puts o\\too many options and rules about race. Some people really do not know what to write on the form, so they do not fill it out at all. The census having negro as an option on the form is absurd. I really think that they do not have to go that far to generalize people of "color". I understand some people from back in the day will not choose African-American or Black but they need to deal with it. We have to stop trying to be politically correct all the time. What does that statement mean? Some people say it means that it will not offend people, but there will always be somebody who will get offended. Some people do not like people to call them black and some African-American. We really can eliminate the negro part out of the census, because that is kind of an offensive word for majority of people now and days. Only older folks like to use the word Negro when they are talking about themselves. It is not a term many black people call themselves. I do realize why the census puts so many nationalities/ race. People are always complaining about people calling them the wrong race or not calling them their specific race. We all really have to grow up and limit the names that different races call themselves. It should be one name each race has to limit the confusing thing called the census. Black people do not need to have the selection of choosing to be African-American, Negro, or Black. People need to choose the best way to describe their selves on the census. Then again, some people like to choose all their races. Some people are half Asian half European. Some people are half Italian half Brazilian. That could be a little confusing for that person, because they do not really no what to choose on the census. Race and Ethnicity are probably the most confusing words to understand. Personally, I get confused on the two terms myself. Some people do not even bother to fill out the census, because it is too confusing and they do not know what to choose. I feel fifty fifty about the situation. On one hand, I would say there are too many choices to pick from on the census so they should limit it. Then again, some people might not feel it out if the race they call themselves is not on there. On the other I hand, I say they need to reduce the race and ethnicity choices on the census, because it only makes things more confusing. People start to think too hard about what they really are and go to deep into their roots. Sat, 3 Apr 2010 02:27:07 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/nothing-about-the-census-is-easy__trashed/#IDComment65685258 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/prom-or-no-prom-just-dont-let-the-queer-students-dance-together__trashed/#IDComment63088585 I totally agree with most people for the most part. That is absurd and crazy. Why in the world would you ever cancel a prom on one couple and their choices. For one, that tells us a lot about what the school stands for. First of all, it was one couple who want to go together. If people did not know they were lesbians, they probably would have been allowed to go as "best friends" or something of that sort. The parents should really fight against what the school did to their children. They are people just like everybody else. They are probably one of the few who are open with their relationships. The school canceling the prom probably made the couple feel horrible and embarrassed or maybe they just did not care because the whole thought of it is ridiculous. Never in a million years would I think the gay controversy would go this far. Who is the school to tell you who you can like or not or who you can go to prom with or not? I guess if it was a private school it would be another conversation. The students should riot or sign a petition for the administration to stop this madness. I am really disappointed that people can not get over themselves and get over people liking the same sex. Maybe it is not what you think is right or what you believe in, but they are NOT you. They are accountable for themselves and nobody else. How would they feel if all of this was happening to them. They act like these kids were doing drugs or committed a murder. Even if the school did not agree with it why would they cancel it and ruin people's most memorable moment in high school. Prom is a very important part of high school. People prepare months or even a year in advance to make sure everything for their prom is perfect. Girls buy their expensive dresses. Boys buy their suits. For the school to just cancel the prom over something so minuscule blows my mind. Is this a joke or something? I kind of want to go to the head of the school and tell them what they are doing is stupid. Anyone who reads about this is probably saying in their heads are you serious? It seems like we are all in elementary school. People know the world has changed so much over the years. The United States is not the conservative country it used to be. It is a country based on freedom. The freedom to like whoever you want and love whoever you want. I hope the students of this school fight hard for this. This situation needs to be dealt with. Yes, the school has the authority to tell their students not to have prom, but that does not mean what they are saying is right. This issue should be brought to somebody over the school board. That poor couple is dealing with way too much out of a dumb situation. The school should give them a scholarship in honor of the foolishness that was done. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:35:09 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/prom-or-no-prom-just-dont-let-the-queer-students-dance-together__trashed/#IDComment63088585 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-two__trashed/#IDComment58613467 Yeah I do not think accepting the wrongs will make a difference in what the people did to the Native Americans. It was really a horrible thing to do, but right now we really can not change anything. What would we do? Would we give the Native Americans their land back? Would we apologize to every Native American we see for what was done wrong? No, we can only know what the people did to them was wrong. Nothing will ever change whether we all think if it was wrong or not. People are still going to go on with their every day lives. It was an unfortunate thing that was done, but what is done is done. The boy in class says he thinks it as survival of the fittest. I do not really think of it as survival of the fittest, because they both were not there. Some one came and took their land away from them. They had stronger weapons, so the Native Americans could not really fight back. That is not survival of the fittest. Survival of the fittest is when both of the people are there and fight for who keeps whatever. Also, what they did to slaves were wrong. They took people from Africa and brought them to the Americas to work for them. That was a horrible thing too. People still do not seem to understand what the slaves went through. People really can not change what happened. I mean, it has progressed over the years but it still happened. It is kind of like the same situation of the Native Americans. Something really bad did happen, but there is nothing we can change about it. We as people can only do what we know is right. Whether one person or a million people came to a realization of what the Europeans did to the Native Americans was wrong, it would not change a thing. It only changes the mindset of those people. People will not give them back the land, because it would be utter chaos and plus the people who stole from them are dead. We are a new generation who recognized what some of our ancestors did was wrong. The only thing we can really do is acknowledge the wrongs and turn them into rights. The way we can change is to treat people the way they ought to be treated. Treat them as if they were you. Slavery still exists, but it has changed tremendously. Unfortunately, the Native Americans can never get back what was theirs because it is not something that can change. Maybe we could help the Native Americans that are still affected by what happened, but that is kind of impossible. That is like saying we need to help the people's family who were once slaves. These things can not happen. No matter how hard we want it to. It just can not. I wish we could go back in time and give the Native Americans their land back, but it is one of those things we have to live with. I give my deepest sympathy to the Native Americans and that is all I can give. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:08:30 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-two__trashed/#IDComment58613467 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/another-reason-why-gay-marriage-matters__trashed/#IDComment57715785 This video made me kind of ashamed of the United States of America. We are supposedly the country that stands for freedom. Freedom to do whatever we want under the law of course. They should allow immigrants who are citizens stay. They just happened to be a same-sex family. That family was a regular family that probably could not hurt a fly. Those two mothers would be able to raise their children up just like any other household. It may be better to have that "father figure". Now a days, you have to settle with whatever you can get. There was no reason to deport one of the mothers in the same-sex marriage. The United States of America needs more loving families at this point, because most families break up. The couple was not doing anything illegal for them to deport one of the mothers. They probably already go through enough drama with being a gay couple. They do not need the United States of America ruining their family. The two little boys,children, were devastated when they found out with they did to their mother. The little boy teared up, because it probably broke his heart that his own mother is not accepted. Nobody would like for someone to come into their household and take one of their parents. It is brutal and cruel. It actually is kind of non-human behavior to do such acts. When was it ever illegal to break up an innocent family. A family who loves and cares for each other like any family. This madness has to stop. That was not the only family the United States of America has destroyed. If I remember correctly, they said 36,000. That is a very high number. If you think about it, those families were probably the most stable. "Gay households are known to last longer than "normal" or straight households. The whole point of my argument is to let the law they need to change it. Apparently, this family and many more same sex immigrant families provide and care for their family, so why deport them just leave them be. They are citizens of the United States of America which entitles them to live here. It will be a long time until the law changes, if it changes, because the mothers were immigrants who got their citizenship. They would have a hard time doing anything. The law is out for the immigrant citizens if I say so myself. Unless you were born in the United States, the law will make you have a really hard time. They think they have total control on what they can tell people what they can and can not do. They are citizens just like us. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:34:15 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/another-reason-why-gay-marriage-matters__trashed/#IDComment57715785 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/the-enlightened-west-knows-best__trashed/#IDComment56580226 I always thought it was not fair for Muslim women to wear burqas. I thought women should be able to choose what they want to wear. Never once did I think that they did not care what they had on. We do not know if they prefer to be covered up. It is a tradition in the Muslim culture to wear burqas. Until they stand up for what they want, they will remain to wear the burqas. I think to a certain extent that they should be able to wear what they want. Nobody should tell people what they should and should not wear. It should be a law to let them wear what they want. If they prefer to wear the cover ups than that is what they want. Maybe they should do a test one day to see what the women really want to do. For a day, they should let them wear any clothing they want. If most women wear the cover ups then every one should shut their mouths up about it. But if the women choose to wear other clothing that shows their face or parts of their body, then the Muslim culture should rethink the law about what women should wear. All of these disputes in the world could be solved if they just to test. It would kind of portray a real life survey. Then again, the Muslim people might not want the women to have the choice. I do not think anybody could change the law without the permission of the people who made the law. If it is a big enough issue, the women should protest. Well not protest but do what they want. If all the Muslim women stand up for what they want, most likely the law will be changed. They can not punish everyone Muslim woman in the country. That would be the best bet for the Muslim women. Most of them are probably scared of what would happen if they go against the law, but hey everyone has to take a chance. I do not think Muslim women wearing cover ups is other people's problem. I mean people have the freedom to say what they want, but it is becoming to big of an issue. Most countries do not talk about what goes on in America, like America does other countries. Then again, we are a country who believes in freedom of speech. I understand what the Muslim culture says about what their women can and can not wear is wrong. They are there own country who has their own laws and beliefs. We can voice our opinion on the topic, but we can not change their law. Maybe people should just stop mentioning it; they already heard what we had to say. It becomes really annoying to hear the same thing over and over. The Muslim people probably think us voicing our opinions is really offensive. We are just speaking on what we believe, because we have the freedom to do so. I look at it from both point of views. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:43:11 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/the-enlightened-west-knows-best__trashed/#IDComment56580226 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/negros-of-the-world-unite__trashed/#IDComment55572251 During this day and age, I am really surprised that the Census would still put Negro on the questionnaire. The world is changing every second, every hour, and every day. People are always trying to be politically correct. It really does not matter what goes on the questionnaire. I understand why they still put negro on the Census, because 56,000 people wrote the word Negro on there. People need to stop being so difficult when it comes to terms of race. Apparently, when they put a certain word that pertains to black people, people need to check the bubble for being black or African American. That is what is wrong with this world. Everything has to be politically correct. Every word tends to offend a certain group of people. The world does not always have to please people. I think that if people want to be politically correct. They should just be miscounted on the Census. Then when people get miss counted, they will realize they need to check off the race that pertains to them whether they like the term or not. There are absolutely too many terms in this world to be politically correct. No one will ever be politically correct. I want people to get it through their heads. I also think a lot of people put the word negro, because the people were older. Older people probably are used to the term Negro, because that is what they were called. I understand that, but they must realize this is a new day and age. I do not think most black people care what they are called anymore. I know I do not care. This generation is more different than any other generation. We are more carefree and laid back. We would check black or African American if it was put on the Census. This really should not be a big deal anyways. Who cares what is politically correct. I know I emphasize "politically correct." I only do it because there is no such term. If people have not realized, any word you say offends some person in some way. Words and terms will always offend. What we have to do as a nation is not care. It would make things a little less tense then they are these days. There would not be a big dispute over a word that means the same thing as another word. But since people are difficult, they write what they want to write. We as people should work together to make things easier. Life could be way easier, if we could start to agree on things. I think the Census should stop compromising and just put what they want on the questionnaire. People either can choose to be counted for or choose to not be known. It is that easy. Sat, 6 Feb 2010 04:53:16 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/negros-of-the-world-unite__trashed/#IDComment55572251 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/racism-looks-pretty-good-on-this-side-of-the-atlantic__trashed/#IDComment54456277 Wow is the first thing i said when I saw this. This is really said that racism is still alive and strong. People are just horrible and have no sense of showing kindness towards other people. We are all still humans and nobody should be treated different than another person. The only thing that really distinguishes the differences in people are the color of their skin. Racism is a major issue today that people have to face with. I just did not think that it would be this up front. People were throwing bananas at the man and making monkey noises. An act like that should not be acceptable. People should get kicked out of games if they hold up signs that say certain things that are racists. I am sure that the European people are working on stopping the racism, but they could try a lot harder. I am surprised that those players are still playing for the teams. The players that are being called those names are some of the best players in the league. If I was one of them, I would not play under those conditions. Unlike me, they actually have a team and fans to be there for. Plus they love the game of football. The fans are really unruly and drunk. When you are drunk, they say your true feelings and thoughts come out. Drunkenness is not an excuse to act in an unruly manner to offend people. No matter how drunk you are; to a certain extent you know what comes out your mouth, especially if it is racial slurs. Luis Aragones was fined $5,000 for making racial comments about another player. That is all he came out with. That type of money is chump change. He could easily pay that back without hesitating. If proper punishment is not displayed, people will still act the way they did before, because they got off so easily. He should have not been able to coach again. The things he said were despicable and rude.I would never want him to coach a team again. He still does not understand the things he said were of utter disturbance. It just was not right. The video also mentioned that hooliganism is a big thing in the European game of football. People act in outrageous ways. People start fights for no reason. They start arguments just over a game. People simply act like hooligans, which are people who act aggressive and violent. Extremist often show acts of radicalism on the football field. They have rioted by burning flags just over one game. The European sport association really needs to step up and figure out how to stop this madness. In America, actions like that would get shut down before it started. I understand that the people think that the Black Europeans are taking over their culture, but that is no way to act towards them. They are not doing anything to hurt anybody. This world becomes more diverse everyday, because things change and will always change. People need to come to the understanding that racism is not a way to treat people. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:31:57 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/racism-looks-pretty-good-on-this-side-of-the-atlantic__trashed/#IDComment54456277 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/last-name-begins-with-n-or-o__trashed/#IDComment53872098 Prime! Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:23:35 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/last-name-begins-with-n-or-o__trashed/#IDComment53872098 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/haitis-calamity__trashed/#IDComment53233077 The disaster that happened in Haiti has to be one of the biggest disasters that I have ever heard of. It is also very unfortunate for it to happen to a poor country like Haiti. Throughout their whole lives they have been going through the storm and through the rain. Like the person who wrote this article said, people can not help to believe that there is a God. I am a Christian who believes in Jesus Christ. I also think that this was a sign from God for everybody to get their lives together. God wanted everybody to take at least one second to stop and think about other people for once. Most people are utterly disturbed about the disaster that happened to Haiti. “Why did something like this have to happen to such a helpless poor country?”, everybody asks.         It had to happen so people could actually humble themselves, appreciate life itself, and not only think about themselves. God did this to tell the world that we all need to get our act together. I think that this world has become a corrupt and selfish place. People do not humble themselves as they should. People do not help others as they should. People think that we have total control of our lives. That is in fact the most absurd thing one can think. We do not operate how this world flows, so we should stop in our tracks this very day to appreciate our lives. We should be happy that we have food to eat and clean air to breathe. The people of Haiti have been through it all, and this is going to be one of the hardest things to overcome. I pray that Haiti can get through this catastrophic event as soon as possible. I believe they can and will overcome this. We all have given our sympathy, and I am sure that we all will give way more than that. As we see, many people are giving. They are not giving selfishly but willingly. It is about time that we all have came together to help those in need. After all the tragic stories we have heard about Haiti, we should appreciate that we still are breathing. This is the day many peace core groups have been waiting for. The day the world can come together peacefully to help others. If everyone in the world would give a dollar, Haiti would have millions. All people have to think is, "What if it was my family and friends." Sometimes people need to put their feet in the other people's shoes. Life is not promised to anyone. Materialistic things are not promised to anyone. We just need to live our lives to the fullest until it is too late. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:57:08 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/haitis-calamity__trashed/#IDComment53233077