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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I don't believe this is actually fair.
If the school is under-performing, that is always a consideration for any parent. As a matter of fact, every Realtor knows this is a consideration for a family looking to purchase. It's not always based on skin color.
I also don't think it is fair to enforce a dating prerequisite on anyone - date outside of your race. Why is that so important to keep up race relations? Why don't we just allow a person to chose their mate and teach being friendly? After all, it is a Christian virtue.
If you are following God's will for your life, what if that church has a larger percentage of one color over the other? If where we worship is where we believe God has sent us, do we then blame God?
A lot of factors, i.e. job availability, could be involved in where you live and work.
And finally, I feel a very good percentage of Americans want to help their neighbors. That has shown to be true during disaster situations. Hey, even NYC stop honking their horns for a few days. LOL!
I believe a better part of America is not racist. I believe people are offended by boorish people, which can easily be misconstrued for being a racist. I am not racist against illegals. We know quite a few honest illegals here on work visas, but I don't like criminal illegals. Big difference.
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What I've found in my 50 years as a white looking Latina is that people say they are A-OK with other races because it is now the ONLY acceptable thing to say (look at Paula)... but really they would never date outside their race or would at least completely exclude some races, they would not be happy to find their child dating or marrying certain races, they are not truly comfortable in schools, workplaces, or even churches unless the large majority of people are the same race as them... and when they are where they feel it is acceptable... well they are NOT Ferd.
I've heard tons of 'dirty Mexican' comments all my life because people think I'm white and my hispanic family, while minority themselves, for the most part hated blacks and would never have accepted me dating or marrying a black man ... Of my five, I have three children that have very fair color and have light eyes and two that are 'throwbacks' with much darker skin than me and look Hispanic... they have received unkind treatment at our 'Christian' school and been called racial names. Both are bright, gifted young men with excellent educations... and they still get shabby treatment. Racism is not dead in the country by a long shot... and some of the measures I've give of how it still exists are just that... measures.
BTW... the pastor from our huge UPC church would not marry a bi-racial couple even though both were HG filled believers but he'll tell anyone who will listen he's not 'prejudice', ROFL!
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