en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/764201 Comments by mlav3391 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/isnt-migration-conflict-inevitable__trashed/#IDComment70057164 I have mixed views about the whole concept of illegal immigration. On one side i agree with it and on the other I disagree. People are trying to come into our country to better their lives, they want to come to this country so they can have a better life than theirs in their country. I know this because my house keeper’s parents were illegal immigrants. She was taught from a very young age that she had to work hard to make her life better. My house keeper is one of the most hard working people I know, and i could not imagine my life without her in it. Although these people are doing something “illegal” i can understand why they are doing it. They just want more opportunities. The fact that immigrants are fighting to get into this country should be enough flatter for us American citizens, but the fact that people are getting arrested for it is just messed up. Yes I believe that people should have to follow rules and do the right thing in order to get into this country, but it shouldn’t take so long to become a citizen and it shouldn’t cost so much money. The reason that people try to come into this country illegally is because of the time and the money. These people aren’t looking to do something illegal, but it is just the easiest way to do it. They would rather take the risk in doing it illegally and get into the country than waste the time and money doing it the right way. I personally think it is a little sad that we are still faced with the issue of illegal immigrants because we should have found a solution but now and the fact that we haven’t is sad. There is always good and bad that come out of every situation, but the fact that most illegal immigrants want to come into the country to better their lives and work hard is a beautiful thing. And the fact that we won’t and don’t let them into our country until they pay a certain amount of money, or wait a certain amount of years is so sickening. I am not saying i have a solution for illegal immigration or that I promote it, but i think it is about time that we start looking for a solution. Illegal immigration is a big topic that is spoken about daily. People should be trying to find something to do about it instead of complaining about the amount of illegal immigrants who are in the country and who are trying to get into the country. Picture yourself as an illegal immigrant, trying to get into a country where you know your life would be better, and them not letting you in. You too would probably do anything to just get into that country. These people really aren’t trying to do anything wrong, they just want a better life than they have now. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:58:32 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/isnt-migration-conflict-inevitable__trashed/#IDComment70057164 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/300000-whats-it-mean-to-us__trashed/#IDComment70052693 I agree with how the student in the video clip feels about mourning people dying and how we are all one world and we should care more about other people. But she said it herself, that if someone in her family died then she might take some time off from school to mourn. She didn’t say if 300,000 Americans died she would take time off to mourn. So she is basically contradicting herself when she says if something isn’t directly affecting us we just move on with our lives. Because by saying if someone in her family died, it would be directly affecting her. I would like to know that if 300,000 people who wouldn’t be affecting her life died, would she still take the time off to mourn? Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:41:31 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/300000-whats-it-mean-to-us__trashed/#IDComment70052693 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/how-am-i-not-a-racist__trashed/#IDComment69415566 I think there is definitely a difference in being a racist and feeling the way this student did while visiting these different countries. Living in America, or any developed countries for that matter, the citizens must feel some sense of superiority over third world countries. I myself feel as if I am privileged living in America, so I feel as if I am better than people living in third world counties. I do not consider this a racist idea though, I think it is more of a spoiled idea. Living in America we are exposed to so many things that people in third world countries will never even know about. So without sounding rude or inconsiderate to those people living in third world countries, I, like the student in the video, feel as if I am more important than those people. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:05:43 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/how-am-i-not-a-racist__trashed/#IDComment69415566 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68453377 After sitting in class on Thursday and listening to Sam lecture, a million thoughts were running through my mind. Sam made us sit in the class and pretend like we were Muslim students listening to Sam lecture about the war. I really think that by doing this, Sam got through to most of us, or at least he got through to me. For the first time since 9/11 I actually understood the thinking’s behind Muslim people. The war that we are fighting right now is basically over oil, and it’s their oil. Like Sam said in class, we, Americans, are going into a foreign land and taking something that belongs to the Muslim people. For example, if someone came into my house and started talking things that belonged to me, I would be mad. Especially if these people would do this time and time again. My anger would build up and I would begin to hate these people. This is how the Middle Eastern people feel about us Americans. I am not saying that the war we are fighting is useless and is only about Americans “steeling” oil from the Middle Eastern people, but I do think a lot of the war is a big misunderstanding. To be honest, after 9/11 I had so much hate and anger build up towards any Middle Eastern person. The news would broadcast all the horrible things that the Taliban were doing after 9/11 such as burning flags, cheering, and celebrating. I never understood how people could be so corrupt and hate others so much. I didn’t know why they attacked American, I just thought it was a random act of terrorism. It wasn’t until Thursday that I realized how sick and tired these people must be of Americans just coming and invading them and taking this that don’t belong to them. And most of the class even said that if they actually lived in the Middle East they would join a group that would be against America and try everything to make them stop invading. Things just get so much clearer when you take a moment to see things through other people’s eyes. I never thought that the Muslim people lived their lives in such fear. The clips that Sam showed in class were truly disturbing. I was sitting in my chair and I was freaked out. At one point I actually wanted to get out of my chair and leave, I was scared. It is very scary thinking about how groups of people have so much hate towards America that they actually want to kill each and every one of us. Just thinking about it now is scaring me. I really think everyone has to start understanding one another or else this world is just going to become more corrupt than it already is. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:03:36 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/christian-invaders-the-turnaround__trashed/#IDComment68453377 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-might-be-the-second-step__trashed/#IDComment66816131 I was wondering the same thing as this girl after leaving class the other day, “What is step two?” We all know how simple and easy it is just stop eating chocolate because a slave made it. Sadly, that is not enough. Me not eating a piece of chocolate is not going to stop a slave being beaten to still make chocolate. Not enough people are aware that slaves are being used to make the chocolate, therefore not enough people are going to be willing to stop eating chocolate. And even if we got everyone in the world to stop eating chocolate, what about the slaves who are being used to find coffee beans? How can we just boycott every single product that a slave was being used for? What is the next step? Do we protest? Do we write letters? How is it possible for us to inform millions of people about slave use that is still going on in the world today? I do not have an answer for, what the next step is, but i do think that someone should come up with something quickly so we can start changing the way things are. Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:17:11 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-might-be-the-second-step__trashed/#IDComment66816131 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/how-can-we-ever-win__trashed/#IDComment65029292 I can understand as to why this student felt offended by some of the things said in class about LL bean or Jesse Jackson, but as Sam said, if aren’t thinking like he is then you are still stuck in one of the stages, “Immersion stage,” to be exact. When sitting in class listening to Sam speak, I don’t find myself to be offended by anything that he says. He isn’t a professor for nothing, he is passionate and very intelligent in Sociology. When sitting in class we might forget that Sam has gotten past prejudice and racism and that he is trying to get us all to understand everything he teaches us. He might say things in a way that shock or even make us wonder why we are listening to him, but he knows what he is talking about. He tries, and i think does a great job, relating the information we have to know and understand to situations that we will all be put in at some point in our life. By getting offended and worked up over the things he says in class, simply means that maybe you aren’t ready to move through the stages and eventually “win.” To me, Sam has “won” and is trying to get each and every one of us to see that it is possible to move past all the prejudices and racism put into our world. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:57:46 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/how-can-we-ever-win__trashed/#IDComment65029292 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-about-multiracial-people__trashed/#IDComment65027760 After listening to this student speak, I truly feel bad for him. I don’t feel bad for him because he is a multicultural boy, but because he feel confused about who he is and what he should be “categorized” as in society. I think it would be awesome to grow up in a multicultural family. You get to learn so much about two totally different cultures and be apart of them. For some reason, when speaking to multicultural people they are always confused about how they should feel. I guess coming from both white parents I will never understand how it feels to grow up in this boys situation. I don’t understand why people who have the same situation as this boy have to feel confused. How is it that our society has become so one sided? Why does everything have to be the “normal” way in order for people to feel socially accepted? Who even gets to decides what is normal and what is accepted? This is why people like this student feel uncomfortable with their multicultural lives when they should be able to embrace that fact that they are different. Different is what makes the world go round, and people should be more “accepting” to those who don’t fit into the mainstream of our society. I said before that I was raised by two white parents, but thinking about it, I am multicultural. My mother is Italian and my father is Irish, therefore I am both. Why is it that I do not feel confused about my cultural and this boy does? Is it because mainly because of his skin town? He said he grew up with his mom’s ethnicity, so he is Hispanic, but he doesn’t know what race he would be consider. Sam stated during one of the first classes that race doesn’t mean anything. So why is it that people like this boy feel the need to have to identify themselves as a part of a certain race? Is it because as a society we relate a large part of our lives to race? Or because he wants to fit in with a certain “race” and not just be an outsider? Should people like this student even feel the need to have to identify themselves? These questions just keep coming to my mind and as much as I want the answers, I personally don’t have any answers for them. This leads me to think more about this topic, if I don’t know the answers to these questions, then this topic shouldn’t be that important. And if this topic wasn’t so important, then people like this boy wouldn’t feel uncomfortable or feel the need to fit in somewhere in society. I just wish that one day, every person, know matter what color, culture, race, size, etc. can feel comfortable with who they are and live their lives the way they want. That every person wouldn’t feel as if they are being judged, or left out, or having to prove themselves just to fit in. I know it’s a corny thing to wish for but it’s the truth. The world would be so much less complicated if everyone could just be who they wanted. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:45:02 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-about-multiracial-people__trashed/#IDComment65027760 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-are-all-of-you-thinking-about-asians__trashed/#IDComment65024779 I agree with this Asian student. Sam, as well as many white Americans, vaguely mentions anything about Asians and American Asians. I am unsure as to why people seem to not include Asians when talking about races. Is it because we just make very broad groups, such as Whites, Blacks, and Browns? Or is it because we just do not feel the need to speak as much about them? I do not know what the reason is, but I do think we should start including them in our conversations. The Asian population in America is increasing at a very rapid rate, therefore maybe we should start talking about them. As for the part of this students question about being able to determine the difference between Asians and American Asians, I really do not know if I could do it. I don’t know enough about Asians to be able to determine the differences, which is kind of sad. I can totally understand why Asians feel like they are left out, because as a white person I think they are. But I also think this should and can change if people start reaching out to Asians and getting to understand and know them better. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:20:29 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/what-are-all-of-you-thinking-about-asians__trashed/#IDComment65024779 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/does-this-rudeness-thing-cut-both-ways__trashed/#IDComment63861349 I understand where this question is coming from. when i was sitting in class i was thinking the same thing to my friend next to me. i just didn’t understand why the “colored people” were making a scene out of something that was texted. I understand if people are offended and hurt, but why does that make it right for them to freak out and yell and scream. I just don’t understand why “colored people” find it necessary to always be heard. Not to say that white people don’t make scenes or get angry, but we react in different ways. And we could see that very clearly in class with the texts. It wasn’t even like the white people were being more rude with their comments about the colored people, i think at times both got a little offensive. But i do feel like the colored people made more of a scene out of it, and i would also like to know why. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:11:45 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/does-this-rudeness-thing-cut-both-ways__trashed/#IDComment63861349 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment63860553 I agree with you on the fact that we are able to give birth because of our periods. And yes that is a miracle but it is also very inconvenient when you are not planning on having a family any time soon. It is just a hassle to have your period at such a young age and have to deal with it for such a long time. And you have to deal with all the side effects, like cramps and mood swings and cravings and buying tampons. Tampons are a whole new issue because first off they cost money, second off you have to worry about changing them every 6 hours for fear of getting THS. And what happens if you bleed through your tampon and it goes on your pants? Now thats just embarrassing. It is just not a fun thing to have to go through, especially when i am not planning on having children at this point in my life. I wish the menstrual cycle only started when you wanted it to, now that would be ideal! Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:05:07 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment63860553 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/if-men-could-menstruate__trashed/#IDComment63859460 I personally think that this comment is a little strange. I think that men are educated enough about a woman’s menstrual cycle. You learn about the menstrual cycle in biology, and other than that I think that is all they should have to know about it. As a girl, it is just uncomfortable talking about menstrual cycles in front of boys. It’s not that I am embarrassed about having my period, it is just the idea of it. I wouldn’t feel comfortable if I was talking to a boy and he just started talking to me about my menstrual cycle and wondering if I was on my period. I just find it weird. I think boys especially don’t like talking about menstrual cycles because they don’t get them and do not want to picture a girl on her period. Which I think is fine but personally, I wouldn’t want to picture anyone else on their period either? For example, in class today when Richard was speaking about his wives period. I just found that very disturbing. Not that I have anything against his wife or anything, its just that fact that I do not want those pictures in my head. I understand the whole idea of “maybe if we spoke about it more, people would be comfortable,” but I really don’t think that would be the case for menstrual cycles. Why would people want to talk about menstrual cycles in the first place? I don’t find them that interesting to be spoken about on a daily basis. The girl in the video brought up the matter that if guys had periods, would tampons be free? I thought this was a very random question. Why would tampons be free? There are a lot of bodily functions boys go through in which they have to buy things for. For example, sweating. They need to buy deodorant in order to stop themselves from sweating and smelling. They need to buy shaving cream and a razor to shave their faces, they need to buy toilet paper to wipe, etc. It’s not like men have control over the world. Or at least that is not how I feel about it, which I guess is why I felt that the question about free tampons was weird. That question would never even come to my mind if I thought about men having their period. I just don’t understand why people would think if guys had to go through menstrual cycles everything would be better. I still would not want to talk about menstrual cycles nor would I feel more comfortable talking about menstrual cycles. And I would be even more grosses out picturing a man going through a menstrual cycle. But that is just my opinion on the topic Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:55:15 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/if-men-could-menstruate__trashed/#IDComment63859460 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five__trashed/#IDComment59901799 I think that people who think like this girl and who are “confused” about how to feel about wanting share an alliance with white people, but they can’t just forget about the past is ridiculous. It’s not like white people are thinking to themselves, “Maybe I shouldn’t be nice to black people because my ancestors used to have slaves and I would be disrespecting them.” So why do people of color feel the need to be stuck in history and not make an effort to see how far white people have come since slavery? I do not think it is fair that people of color hold a grudge against white people for what has happened in history. It is not like we can go back in time and change what happened. We have abolished slavery, we have made a person of color our president, what more can we do to prove to people of color that we are more than accepting and treat them with respect for who they are. If people don’t move on and think the same way as this girl does, then we will always be stuck in the same place and nothing will be able to change because of the way people remember how whites USED to be. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:58:35 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five__trashed/#IDComment59901799 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/a-long-long-way-indeed__trashed/#IDComment59900786 I think this is a very interesting point that this boy has chosen to bring up. I think not only slave owners but anyone who discriminated against people of color would be SHOCKED to see how far they have come. In history we have learned that many people treated people of color like animals. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think too many animals have the same talent as Jay-Z, or Rhianna, or Lil’ Wayne. These people of color are talented, skillful, hard-working individuals who were given the opportunity to do something with their talent. If we went back to the early 1900’s and they were living in the time of slavery, we never would have even known about them. As much as people think that there hasn’t been much of a change of how people of color are treated, I believe we as a nation have come a long way. If we were all still racist and didn’t care about people of color, they wouldn’t be making millions of dollars a year on record albums, or sports contracts. What I am trying to say is that even though people think that people of color are not supported and still not treated with respect, they are. Millions of people listen to Jay-Z, whether you are white or of color. Many people cheer on Kobe Bryant when they watch him play basketball. People do appreciate people of color for who they are and what they have done with their lives. I am not saying that a person of color has to become famous in order to get the respect they deserve. But the people who did make something of them are quite amazing. These people refuse to let the color of their skin affect who they wanted to be and what they wanted to do with their lives. More people should have the same attitudes these people portrayed. I think slave owners would be appalled to see how far we have come. Not only do we have people of color in the music industry, or playing on every sport team, but also we have one running our country. I think that more recent generations were educated the right way, which allows for each person to be rational about race relations issues. I also personally think that everyone should have to take a class like Soc119 and have to go to the race relations meeting classes. I am not in the discussion group but I had to go to one for my first year seminar and it was a great experience for me. You get to listen and talk about issues with all different races of people. You become more knowledgeable and respectful of all different kinds of people. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:48:50 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/a-long-long-way-indeed__trashed/#IDComment59900786 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/question-on-discrimination__trashed/#IDComment59815575 With the statistics shown in class, Sam told us that black people were apart of the application process. So that goes to show that not only white people were hiring whites over black people. As much as everyone wants to point their fingers at white people for discriminating against people of color they have no right to. People of color are as guilty as white people are according to this study. I find it to be even worse that people of color were involved in this process because it shows that they aren’t even willing to give their own kind an equal chance. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:56:24 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/question-on-discrimination__trashed/#IDComment59815575 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/inequality-class-question-three__trashed/#IDComment58671324 I don’t mean for this to come off racist in any matter but this is one of the things that African Americans do that does bother me. Just like this boy, African American always believe that white people think the worst of them. He already has it programed in his mind that just by looking at him white people automatically think he’s a drug dealer, or a thug, or he has to be an athlete. I do not understand this. When he asked the question of what is the first thing you think about when you look at me, none of his answers fit what i said. I said he looks like a well dressed upper class-man college student. I didn’t say drug dealer and i didn’t say thug. Stereotypes are never going to go away if people constantly think they are being judged and still being stereotyped. If we as diverse people want to get away from stereotypes we have to stop believing that they still exists. When one asks a question like the boy did in this video and you are already expecting an answer based on a stereotype then something is wrong. It is the people who still believe in stereotypes that keeping them around. because like this boy, they think that certain people only see them a certain why, when they are wrong. The fact that he thought people would say he was a drug dealer and a thug makes him not like the people who are judging him. Or makes the people seem racist, but in reality he’s wrong about what people have to say about it. He has it programed in his head that he thinks he knows what people think of him when they first see him. This is bad because most people don’t look at him the way he thinks people do. This causes hate and a racist attitude on his part. People need to stop worry about other people judging them and being wrong about their judgements. If everyone would just get to know people for who they are and not what they look like then everyone would be better off. I know it is hard to move away from stereotypes but it is the only way to try and unify everyone. We need not to look at color, or clothes, or cultures. We need to start accepting everyone and getting to know people based on who they are and not where they came from, or what color they are, or how they wear their clothes. But more importantly people need to stop thinking that others are judging them based on their culture, race, and clothes. Once we can do these things no one will have to worry about how people judge them based on appearance ever again. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:03:54 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/inequality-class-question-three__trashed/#IDComment58671324 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/inequality-class-question-four__trashed/#IDComment58668246 I live in a very wealthy town where drugs are very accessible. And it’s not like the kids in my town are buying their drugs from “thugs” off the street. They are buying them from wealthy white kids just like themselves. For the most part, people never get arrested in my town for buying or selling drugs. I don’t know if it is because they don’t stand on street corners selling/ buying or if the cops in my town just aren’t too concerned with it, but it rarely happens that someone is arrested for selling/ buying drugs. I don’t think the kids in my town don’t get arrested because they are white, i just think they choose to sell drugs in a more discrete way. they aren’t standing on street corners, they are selling out of their houses or cars. I’m not saying that white people don’t get arrested for dealing drugs because they are white, I’m just saying that it is easier to know someone is selling drugs in a city off a street corner oppose to a kid selling drugs out of a house. and more black people tend to live in inner cities than white people, therefore more black people get arrested than white people for dealing drugs. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:40:54 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/inequality-class-question-four__trashed/#IDComment58668246 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-three__trashed/#IDComment58663967 I personally don’t think it is a matter of people not caring about the Native Americans and their land, I think it is the lack of information people have about them. I mean if I were not taking this class I would never have known about this genocide going on today. Before this was brought to my knowledge this situation had no affect on my life, but now that I am aware of what is going on I feel the need to want to do something about it. If people are not aware of something they cannot have feelings about a situation and they certainly cannot do anything about it if they don’t even know what is going on. So, although I do think this Native American genocide is horrible and something should be done about it, I feel that this situation needs to be brought up to the public eye more than it is to make everyone aware of what is going on. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:16:45 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-three__trashed/#IDComment58663967 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/lgbt-class-question-six__trashed/#IDComment57326955 I do not know why I am the only one commenting on this question who feels this way so far but I do not think lesbians are more accepted than male gay couples. I mean its not like lesbians have more rights over male gay couple, or any of LGBT couple. so i don’t really understand how everyone feels as if lesbians are more accepted. I think this questions is more of a personal question then a generalization. one of the main reasons why people might find lesbians couples more accepted is because males find it “hott” when girls are lesbians so it makes it seem like more people are accepting towards them because most guys aren't bothered by it. Like Sam pointed out in class, every guy watches porn. and every guy cannot wait for the one lesbian scene, because they think its hott. now if that lesbian scene was switched for a male gay couple steamy make out scene, no “straight” male would keep watching. I feel as that is why most men accept lesbians because they get turned on by them. But the lesbians they put in porn movies, are the “lipstick” lesbians, which is why men get so aroused by this scene. PIcture two butch lesbians doing the same scene, I do not think most men would find that nearly as enjoyable as the “lipstick” lesbians. I brought this topic up because I personally do not think lesbians would be as accepted if they were always perceived as the “lipstick” lesbians. another thing that i always think about when thinking about accepting male gays and lesbians is why straight people accept one and not the other. what i mean by this goes back to my earlier example. i feel as if straight men would rather see a lesbians couple than a gay couple, but i feel as if women wouldn't be bothered by either. i don't know if it is because i feel that women can be more accepting then men, or if the straight men are threatened or just simply uncomfortable with male gay couples. but it just seems to me that straight males are very uncomfortable with what male gays do, so they are repulsed by them, which doesn’t seem fair. whether it be male-to-male, or female-to-female, they are both homosexual relationships and we as “straight” people should not feel threatened or disturbed by them because they are just loving who they are attracted to. These gay couples cannot help who they are attracted to, so everyone should just stop judging them and let them love who they want to love. i still do not think one is accepted more than the other in society, but I do think we should accept both equally and let them live as “straight” people do. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:46:56 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/lgbt-class-question-six__trashed/#IDComment57326955 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/men-and-women-were-really-this-different__trashed/#IDComment57093170 After reading this article I was in complete and utter shock. The fact that this seven thousand dollar sex robot was invented is mind boggling. First, Roxxxy is a ROBOT! How can one have sex with a robot and even feel satisfied. Sex is supposed to be pleasurable and enjoyable and I do not see how anyone would even want to settle for a robot. I don’t care how lonely, ugly, or self conscious people are, you should never want to settle for a robot as your sex partner. I am actually really disturbed with the idea of people buying this sex toy and actually using it. I though blow up dolls were pushing it, but now robots! I am scared to know what they will come up with next. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:57:30 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/men-and-women-were-really-this-different__trashed/#IDComment57093170 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/why-is-the-conversation-always-about-black-and-white-people__trashed/#IDComment57091313 Just after reading the first sentence of your comment I never would have guess you were a white person. I do not mean to sound offensive in any way, but its not everyday that a white person would compare a white person to a colored person and consider them the “same.” Even though we have come a long way and racism should not still be in issue, I think it is always going to be there. Hearing your comment, as a white person, makes me think that maybe one day everyone will think as you do and get past the different color of peoples skin and accept everyone for who they are. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:39:06 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/why-is-the-conversation-always-about-black-and-white-people__trashed/#IDComment57091313