08-25-2008, 09:38 PM
[quote RAMd®d]Like I said, who cares?
I have to wonder how many of you would respond in a similar manner if a black person had said the same thing, especially if you were face-to-face. And how many of you would list "things black people say"?
And personally, I don't see a problem with people wanting to identify a race with their nationality. Really, how does that hurt anybody? Yet some of you seem deeply offended.
People is funny folks.
just to be clear, i 'zinged' on things white people say in response to sentiments that it's NOT okay to ask the question. i think we're better off when we acknowledge and celebrate the american mozaic rather than pretend we're all the same. i worry about people who say they don't see my skin color when the look at me. what's wrong - are they blind or something? (and only european americans say this...)
I have to wonder how many of you would respond in a similar manner if a black person had said the same thing, especially if you were face-to-face. And how many of you would list "things black people say"?
And personally, I don't see a problem with people wanting to identify a race with their nationality. Really, how does that hurt anybody? Yet some of you seem deeply offended.
People is funny folks.
just to be clear, i 'zinged' on things white people say in response to sentiments that it's NOT okay to ask the question. i think we're better off when we acknowledge and celebrate the american mozaic rather than pretend we're all the same. i worry about people who say they don't see my skin color when the look at me. what's wrong - are they blind or something? (and only european americans say this...)