en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/6245055 Comments by kxm469 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/09/voices-from-the-classroom-299/#IDComment619497330 To be honest, when I came to college I was the slutty freshman who just joined a “good” sorority and I thought it was great that all of the older frat guys wanted me. Only I was quick to figure out that having sex with these guys was not nearly as pleasurable as it was with my high school boyfriend who at the time I really cared for and even that was not as good as my current boyfriend, we have been together for two years. Sure I have had orgasms with the boys I slept with my freshman year, but it was not all the time and I definitely never had one the first time I slept with anyone. It takes time to figure out what each individual girl wants. Every guy thinks the way they have sex is perfect and that it is good that way for every girl, but that is just not the case every girl is different and the first time you sleep with someone the chances of them getting it right as what you want are slim to none. I honestly think the reason I was not able to have an orgasm when I slept with a guy for the first time or during a one-night stand is because I was simply not comfortable with that person. I did not necessarily feel like this until my boyfriend now, but sex is meaningful and special and as cheesy as this sounds it is an expression of your love for the other person and when you are comfortable and able to let yourself go it is almost always going to be with your partner or someone you love or care for. As slutty as this sounds, one night stands are definitely a good time and I used to laugh at my friends who said sex was better when it was with someone you actually cared for and thought that they were just being sappy because they were “in love” with who they were dating at the time. But I think as we get older it really becomes about who can treat you right and make you feel the most pleasure and that is someone who you can give pointers to and say I like it like this or I like it like that and with someone you are just hooking up with once, you are not really going to do that or care what they think because it is just a one time thing. If anyone actually reads this I am sure you are going to think I am just another slutty sorority girl or “soror-stitute” as you those “gentlemen” fraternity men have the affinity of calling us, but has just been my college experience. To set the record straight; one time hookups are fun, but with someone you actually care about is so much better. Try it. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:45:28 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/09/voices-from-the-classroom-299/#IDComment619497330 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/05/voices-from-the-classroom-294/#IDComment614182767 There is a stigma with interracial dating that we are starting to shy away from, but I think it is still that it is taboo. In most cases it stems from the older generation like the grandparents that do not want their grandchildren to “tarnish” the family history. For example, my roommates brother is white and from New Jersey yet he only dates minority women, regardless of what his parents think. In terms of white men only approaching minority women when they are drunk is because they are a little afraid to do so otherwise and it is just easier to do under the influence of alcohol. I think we will start to see this trend change as we move into younger generations as the races are tending to mix anyway. If this question is directed in a Penn State sense, this campus is mainly white and it is easier for people just to approach the white women because that is what they are used to. If you have ever heard the phrase that when you are drunk you release all of your inhibitions that you wouldn’t normally do when you are sober, so I think that it is easier for men to approach people because they do not think they are being judged and if they are judged then they can just blame it on being intoxicated and not have to live with the consequences. Also when you are drunk it is more likely that you will not be rejected and I think that white males think that they will be rejected by minority women because as it is in the white society it can also be seen as taboo and a reason to judge someone depending what ethnicity the woman they are pursuing is. I think in the African American culture there is more of a stigma of a white man dating a black woman because it is seen as the African American woman is trying to break away from the African American group and trying to be “better” than she is. It is more common to see a white woman with an African American man than it would be to see it the other way around. I think that it is less common to see Asian americans end up with white men or women because that culture is more oriented on history as opposed to the African American or latino culute. It is more shameful in the Asian American culture to date or marry outside your racial group, they are more reliant on the family name and the heritage and I think it is more looked down upon in the Asian American society and it is mostly that people do not want to be judged or looked at as different. Mon, 8 Apr 2013 04:01:59 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/05/voices-from-the-classroom-294/#IDComment614182767 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/05/voices-from-the-classroom-294/#IDComment614182223 There is a stigma with interracial dating that we are starting to shy away from, but I think it is still that it is taboo. In most cases it stems from the older generation like the grandparents that do not want their grandchildren to “tarnish” the family history. For example, my roommates brother is white and from New Jersey yet he only dates minority women, regardless of what his parents think. In terms of white men only approaching minority women when they are drunk is because they are a little afraid to do so otherwise and it is just easier to do under the influence of alcohol. I think we will start to see this trend change as we move into younger generations as the races are tending to mix anyway. If this question is directed in a Penn State sense, this campus is mainly white and it is easier for people just to approach the white women because that is what they are used to. If you have ever heard the phrase that when you are drunk you release all of your inhibitions that you wouldn’t normally do when you are sober, so I think that it is easier for men to approach people because they do not think they are being judged and if they are judged then they can just blame it on being intoxicated and not have to live with the consequences. Also when you are drunk it is more likely that you will not be rejected and I think that white males think that they will be rejected by minority women because as it is in the white society it can also be seen as taboo and a reason to judge someone depending what ethnicity the woman they are pursuing is. I think in the African American culture there is more of a stigma of a white man dating a black woman because it is seen as the African American woman is trying to break away from the African American group and trying to be “better” than she is. It is more common to see a white woman with an African American man than it would be to see it the other way around. I think that it is less common to see Asian americans end up with white men or women because that culture is more oriented on history as opposed to the African American or latino culute. It is more shameful in the Asian American culture to date or marry outside your racial group Mon, 8 Apr 2013 04:00:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/04/05/voices-from-the-classroom-294/#IDComment614182223 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/22/voices-from-the-classroom-279/#IDComment608594158 Nepotism is by far more socially acceptable than affirmative action. Nepotism is taught to us and has been practiced throughout history. I know growing up my sister was one of my first friends and I was always taught to stand up for her no matter what because she is my sister and she is family. Kin was always something that has been taught throughout time and as the saying goes, “blood is thicker than water.” That being said, there is still some sort of negative connotation associated with nepotism. For example, if someone in your family owns a business or some sort of company and there is another family member is an employee of the company most people assume that the family member only got there because they are part of the family and do not take them as seriously. On the other hand, nepotism is more socially accepted because there are plenty of companies built upon family ties, if you look at the Pennsylvania Sheetz company that is all a family run operation and people prefer to keep things within the family because of trust. Also this just came to me as I was watching Kourtney and Kim take Miami, but if you look at the Kardashian franchise and the Kardashian brand when you get that much fame it is hard to trust the public because you never know if they have bad intentions of trying to get close to them, so in that case I can see the purpose of hiring within. Also when it comes to family members and blood relatives people often feel responsible for the well being and financial stability of the other family members, so they are often more willing to help them. Although there are some ways to justify nepotism, though it may tarnish someones credibility, I think affirmative action is worse. Looking around Penn State for example, it is often assumed that any minority was accepted there because of affirmative action because the university had to meet a quota. Affirmative action should be more socially acceptable because it gives the opportunities to minorities and other people who are underrepresented in the workforce, though they may be more creditable than other applicants. Looking at that from a nepotism perspective people often hire their family members for positions that other people may be more suitable for the job, but because they are not family they virtually have no chance of getting it. I used to be opposed to affirmative action because I thought that it hurt the white population, but the minorities need to be represented and in history minorities would not have gotten the opportunity to flourish if it was not forced upon business owners. I wish that it did not have to come to such extreme measures, but at least it incited change. Mon, 1 Apr 2013 02:56:54 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/22/voices-from-the-classroom-279/#IDComment608594158 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/12/voices-from-the-classroom-268/#IDComment598173276 In society today there are countless things that are “taboo,” anything from bodily functions, to sex, to who we fall in love with. For me personally I do not like talking about bodily functions, it actually grosses me out to think about writing this right now. Whether it be farting or going to the bathroom, I just cannot take talking about it or thinking about it and I know that it is not just me. I think that this is a taboo subject in our society because it is something that we do in private and typically Americans are very private people and the things we do behind closed door we usually intend for them to stay there. I don’t know whether I am embarrassed or I would rather just not think about those kind of bathroom activities, but everybody does it and I really should not be disgusted by it. In China young elementary school aged kids poop in the street and it is perfectly fine. America is a more prude nation than it leads to believe and as I said before we like to keep our private activities private and would rather not discuss them. Sam brought that out when he was talking about would and their menstruation cycles in class and many of the girls in class were too embarrassed to answer or thought that it would be unattractive to the opposite sex. Sex is also taboo to talk about in older generations, but younger people are starting to talk about it more and more. My mother never really had a conversation with me about sex or losing my virginity, but I always knew that it was something that I should wait until I was ready to do. It was never really something we talked about in my house, but it is something that some of my friends and their parents discussed regularly. I know that I do not feel bad about talking to my friends about the subject, but I do feel uncomfortable talking to my parents about it. I think that is because there was never those lines of communications in their day and it was never talked about with their parents or grandparents and that time period. Nowadays we have we have television shows that promote sex and female sexuality and they are often the most watched shows because it is a subject that many people do not feel comfortable talking about. For example, the show “Sex and the City” had two or maybe even three spinoff movies and now there is a prequel show. I remember I began watching that show when I started high school and it made me realize that sex is not as much of a taboo subject as I was lead to believe. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:03:59 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/12/voices-from-the-classroom-268/#IDComment598173276 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/12/voices-from-the-classroom-268/#IDComment598171381 In society today there are countless things that are “taboo,” anything from bodily functions, to sex, to who we fall in love with. For me personally I do not like talking about bodily functions, it actually grosses me out to think about writing this right now. Whether it be farting or going to the bathroom, I just cannot take talking about it or thinking about it and I know that it is not just me. I think that this is a taboo subject in our society because it is something that we do in private and typically Americans are very private people and the things we do behind closed door we usually intend for them to stay there. I don’t know whether I am embarrassed or I would rather just not think about those kind of bathroom activities, but everybody does it and I really should not be disgusted by it. In China young elementary school aged kids poop in the street and it is perfectly fine. America is a more prude nation than it leads to believe and as I said before we like to keep our private activities private and would rather not discuss them. Sam brought that out when he was talking about would and their menstruation cycles in class and many of the girls in class were too embarrassed to answer or thought that it would be unattractive to the opposite sex. Sex is also taboo to talk about in older generations, but younger people are starting to talk about it more and more. My mother never really had a conversation with me about sex or losing my virginity, but I always knew that it was something that I should wait until I was ready to do. It was never really something we talked about in my house, but it is something that some of my friends and their parents discussed regularly. I know that I do not feel bad about talking to my friends Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:24 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/03/12/voices-from-the-classroom-268/#IDComment598171381 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/28/voices-from-the-classroom-261/#IDComment592002962 Black people used to be ashamed to admitting to having relations with a white person because of the stigma attached to the white people that they were horrible racists and all around terrible to the African American community. But as times began to change white and lighter skin has been associated with power and supremacy, not just in the Africa American community but in races throughout the world. Still generally people stick to marriage within their own racial group, although interracial dating has become more accepted and less taboo. But going back to the color on the skin spectrum as times moved closer to the civil rights movement, blacks that had lighter skin were often considered superior to the other blacks with darker skin and again I think that is associated with white power and white dominance. I am not sure if we will ever move away from that stigma. It has been a stereotype as the media has portrayed it that darker skin people are often seen in the “ghettos” or urban areas and are generally associated with crime, and I think the African American community is trying to move away from that idea that blacks cause more crime and by doing that they are moving away from the dark skin as well. When you look at black celebrities it is almost always the lighter skin people that are more popular, but when you look at athletes it does not matter at all the color of your skin or the tone. Sometimes even some Hispanics are darker than the actual African Americas. I think the black community today still feels like there is more opportunity for white people and they are trying to move away from being associated with the “angry black” and if you can appear less black maybe they wont be judged as harshly or seen in a better light by their peers. When the girl stood up in class and said that her parents would be more accepting if the brought home a lighter skin man I think they are basing it on the old ideals that if you are white you will have more opportunities, so naturally they want their daughter to appear more light or to have lighter skin. I do however think the issue will be less common as times change and people are becoming more accepting of other races and cultures and as sam said soon we are all going to look the same anyway since we are all a melting pot. Personally I have no problem with the lighter or darker culture and I think that it is all the same and that everyone is equal in all rights at all times. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:40 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/28/voices-from-the-classroom-261/#IDComment592002962 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/28/voices-from-the-classroom-261/#IDComment592002464 Black people used to be ashamed to admitting to having relations with a white person because of the stigma attached to the white people that they were horrible racists and all around terrible to the African American community. But as times began to change white and lighter skin has been associated with power and supremacy, not just in the Africa American community but in races throughout the world. Still generally people stick to marriage within their own racial group, although interracial dating has become more accepted and less taboo. But going back to the color on the skin spectrum as times moved closer to the civil rights movement, blacks that had lighter skin were often considered superior to the other blacks with darker skin and again I think that is associated with white power and white dominance. I am not sure if we will ever move away from that stigma. It has been a stereotype as the media has portrayed it that darker skin people are often seen in the “ghettos” or urban areas and are generally associated with crime, and I think the African American community is trying to move away from that idea that blacks cause more crime and by doing that they are moving away from the dark skin as well. When you look at black celebrities it is almost always the lighter skin people that are more popular, but when you look at athletes it does not matter at all the color of your skin or the tone. Sometimes even some Hispanics are darker than the actual African Americas. I think the black community today still feels like there is more opportunity for white people and they are trying to move away from being associated with the “angry black” and if you can appear less black maybe they wont be judged as harshly or seen in a better light by their peers. When the girl stood up in class and said that her parents would be more accepting if the brought home a lighter skin man I think they are basing it on the old ideals that if you are white you will have more opportunities, so naturally they want their daughter to appear more light or to have lighter skin. I do however think the issue will be less common as times change and people are becoming more accepting of other races and cultures and as sam said soon we are all going to look the same anyway since we are all a melting pot. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:59:52 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/28/voices-from-the-classroom-261/#IDComment592002464 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/21/voices-from-the-classroom-257/#IDComment578760672 Finding out God does not exist would honestly completely alter my life; it would change my perspective on how I have lived my entire life. I would not know what to think I would have to redefine myself. Every family dinner that started again I would question who we were praying to and what exactly was going on there. I have grown up in a house where it was church every Sunday and you prayed for forgiveness of your sins. I am not saying this is right and I am not saying that I believe that everything about God is real, but it has been something I have grown up with and I would not know how to be myself with out. First of all I would question what happened after someone dies, to me there is no way your soul does not life on and there is no heaven, there has to be. There has to be a higher power of some sort, how can humans have all of this free will with no one to guide them. Without anyone to guide them there would be no good in the world. How do we feel bad if there is no God? Who do we feel bad to? Why do we have a “soul” if it is not praying to someone? I would wonder who could pull such a prank and think that they could get away with making up a story like this and how they got everyone to believe in it. Also it would change the world in general, why would anyone believe in the pope anymore? They have no power. Why do we care about the “holy lands?” they mean nothing. All of the war, all of the sins, all of the people praying means nothing. There is no God, there is nothing. The world would mean nothing. What have I been believing in the whole time? Who told me this lie and how could I be so stupid to fall for it? But most of all who do i live for? i cannot just live for myself, there has to be something more it is impossible that there is not. I would question who I am inside because I live for God, he is the person I turn to when there is nothing else. Miracles just do not happen there has to be some higher power. I know I could just not make these things happen on my own it would not be possible. Who is this little voice inside my head, who gives me the strength to carry on when I feel that I cannot go anymore. If I feel like I cannot do anymore, there has to be someone else pushing me through and that someone else is God. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:03:09 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/21/voices-from-the-classroom-257/#IDComment578760672 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/21/voices-from-the-classroom-257/#IDComment578759017 Finding out God does not exist would honestly completely alter my life; it would change my perspective on how I have lived my entire life. I would not know what to think I would have to redefine myself. Every family dinner that started again I would question who we were praying to and what exactly was going on there. I have grown up in a house where it was church every Sunday and you prayed for forgiveness of your sins. I am not saying this is right and I am not saying that I believe that everything about God is real, but it has been something I have grown up with and I would not know how to be myself with out. First of all I would question what happened after someone dies, to me there is no way your soul does not life on and there is no heaven, there has to be. There has to be a higher power of some sort, how can humans have all of this free will with no one to guide them. Without anyone to guide them there would be no good in the world. How do we feel bad if there is no God? Who do we feel bad to? Why do we have a “soul” if it is not praying to someone? I would wonder who could pull such a prank and think that they could get away with making up a story like this and how they got everyone to believe in it. Also it would change the world in general, why would anyone believe in the pope anymore? They have no power. Why do we care about the “holy lands?” they mean nothing. All of the war, all of the sins, all of the people praying means nothing. There is no God, there is nothing. The world would mean nothing. What have I been believing in the whole time? Who told me this lie and how could I be so stupid to fall for it? But most of all who do i live for? i cannot just live for myself, there has to be something more it is impossible that there is not. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:25 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/21/voices-from-the-classroom-257/#IDComment578759017 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/14/voices-from-the-classroom-246/#IDComment573723358 Rich is all a relative term and as Sam pointed out in the video about perspective. I live in one of the wealthiest counties and areas in the United States, but in terms of the amount of money some of these people have my family’s income would be pocket change. We have enough money to sustain a luxury lifestyle and afford out of state tuition at Penn State, but I do not live in a “mansion” by Montgomery County standards. My parents have never driven a flashy car, I never went to private school and I was never told that I was better than anyone else. I feel privileged to have lived the lifestyle that I have grown up with and that my family has been able to provide me with anything I have ever wanted. There is this stigma about “rich” people that they do not care about the people below them and that they are just handed everything their whole life, so they never have to work hard and do not know what it means to be self made. Sure, being well off has shaped who I am, but more than that I think it has given me the opportunity to realize that there is more beyond money. My parents have never simply handed me something because I asked for it or thrown money at me because that was what all of the other parents did. I had a job all throughout high school and I work every summer, not just the 10 hour a week babysitting job or 20 hours at a clothing boutique, but 40-50 hours a week to earn all of my spending money and money toward my school books. I have heard far too often from people, “you are the typical rich girl” or “your parents gave you to much, you will never know what it means to work hard.” But I think seeing how the “rich” people live only makes me want to succeed more. I cannot live off of my parents for the rest of my life and even if I could I would never want to. I want to succeed because I did it not because my parents have connections, I want to make a name for myself and not live under the shadow of my family. I think I can speak for everyone, regardless of income bracket when I say that how “rich” we are does not define us and I think that we are all determined to break free of the stigma that whatever bracket we fall into carries. Rich is more than material wealth. Rich is having people who care about you, believing in yourself and being able to succeed based on your own standards not based on the ones predetermined for you. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:35:49 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/14/voices-from-the-classroom-246/#IDComment573723358 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/07/voices-from-the-classroom-244/#IDComment568356869 Let me start this off by saying my best friend of 12 years is Persian (yes, that is how she identifies herself) I have met her parents and all of her extended family who have all previously lived in Iran and came to America for a “better life and opportunity.” This girl had to be very brave for standing up and saying those things and I would agree with her that the Middle East does get a bad reputation and carries a negative connotation, but I think she is way out of line with saying that people do not like her because she is Iranian. That is simply not true. I have never really taken the time to see things from a Middle Easterners perspective and it was beneficial to hear what she has to say, but growing up with a best friend who was Persian and whose parents had accents, I cannot remember them ever being discriminated against or people seeing them any differently. Since I live outside of Washington DC most people work for the government and her parents were not any different than that. They are both highly paid government officials, one for the US Patton office and one works in the Pentagon for the Department of Defense. Funny for someone who would be perceived to be Muslim especially still working there after 9/11, to some that would be curious. But to me it is not and I do not think that Persians or Iranians are any more discriminated against than anyone else. I more than understand her need to defend Iran and her home country, but if it is not so bad then why does she feel the need to come here and be part of this new culture? If you really feel so strongly about America in that way, then why do you come here to OUR schools, collecting OUR money and working OUR jobs? Do not come the United States and take other citizens spot in universities and then bag on the people of schools for treating you differently. If you are so proud of Iran then why would she not stay there? Do not say that there is plenty of opportunity at home if you are going to come here for more opportunity, it is contradictory and does not make sense to me as to what the logic behind leaving the country that you have so much respect for is. To be honest, she is lucky that she can even make such comments about our citizens and our government as she did in a public setting like that, because if she were back home in the Middle East she would only dream of having such freedom. To put it the best way I can, if you do not like the culture that America is and represents please kindly leave our country, no one is stopping you. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:59:51 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/02/07/voices-from-the-classroom-244/#IDComment568356869 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/01/31/voices-from-the-classroom-237/#IDComment562254160 I am a little confused as to what to question is asking, but my understanding is that he is asking if we judge people more based on how they look or how they act. If that is the question, then I most definitely judge people first on how they act. I have never been taught not to talk to someone, befriend someone etc. because of how they look, but rather how they act and what they do. Whether they be black, white, brown, Asian or anything in between I have never turned away from anyone because of their race or how they look, but I think in many cases people are not that tolerant. Times have definitely changed and I think finally people are beginning to realize that. Back in the days of my grandparents it was almost unheard of, of interracial couples and in my parents day it was not much better. But in the times we grow up in interracial relationships are becoming more and more common and people are becoming more understanding of how culture and society is changing. Although some people are becoming more tolerant, my parents and family are not; well maybe my mom would be more understanding. I know through my families eyes the way someone looks would be the aspect of race that matters the most, not is all settings, but particularly in terms of dating. My boyfriend right now is Catholic and even that is a stretch for my parents, we are white Protestants and my boyfriend being Catholic even pushes them outside their comfort zone, so much that I have not even told my grandparents and we have been dating for two years. That may not be a factor in how he looks, but if I were to bring home someone Jewish that would be bad, but even worse someone black where they would be able to tell right away. This is not the way I think at all and I think times have definitely changed, but I still think that visual is the most important aspect of race or what matters the most. That is because that is the first thing someone would notice, looking at someone you can automatically tell if they are Asian, if they are black or if they are right. Although your judgment may not be right at first that is the first thing you are judging them on and it is the easiest thing to discriminate against them for. I am not saying this is right or I agree with these people who think that way at all, but I do think that is the easiest way for people to prejudge someone based on their physical appearance. Mon, 4 Feb 2013 04:49:30 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/01/31/voices-from-the-classroom-237/#IDComment562254160 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/01/18/voices-from-the-classroom-229/#IDComment549630857 Personally, I do not really like the idea of Sam calling out the “white girl” and claiming that she was not fully white. He should not think it is important what race she is or not. She identifies herself as Caucasian and he should take it like it is. Obviously we are all a melting pot of races, but to me I think race is more what you identify yourself with. Just because I am a white girl it does not make me anymore white than the darkest person in the room in terms of ethnicity. Take someone who was adopted for instance, if the person is technically Asian, but was raised by a white couple does that truly make them Asian if they do not have any of the customs or upbringings? How about a white person from South Africa? Are they African American because they are from the content of Africa? Or are they white? To me, race is what you identify yourself as not necessarily what someone may look like from the outside. Either way I think it is wrong to tell someone they are not something that they think they are. Even if she does have other blood in her I do not think it should matter if she does not identify herself with that. Clearly she knows that it is nearly impossible for her to be fully white, but the small parts of other races don’t necessarily change what she is over all. Sure, in class I thought it was funny and I do not think she was offended by the statement, although I would have been. The only person who should be able to determine my race is myself. I think that I am mostly Irish and Austrian, but that does not mean I am not a melting pot of all other races. I did think it was interesting what Sam said in class that every family has secrets and him calling her out would make it interesting to see what her racial background actually was. There is a running joke in my family that we think my sister and our grandparents are Jewish, even though they swear that there is no Jewish blood in our family. But personally I think a background test would say that we most definitely do. Also calling her out she may not be fully white, but that does not necessarily make her black either. I have plenty of friends who are half white and half Hispanic who look black, but they are not fully made up of black and it would be wrong to call them that when they do not identify themselves with that race at all. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:41:30 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2013/01/18/voices-from-the-classroom-229/#IDComment549630857