wtnhunt
10-12-2006, 10:59 AM
Really am a bit disappointed I guess in how some members here are so quick pass judgement on others based on a comment they maybe might not fully understand. This is nothing new, but the recent post on homosexuality brings this back up once again.
It amazes me how some people in this country see around them what goes on and how they ignore it or do not acknowledge it. Or I guess in some parts maybe it does not happen or is not as visible and others who simply point it out because they acknowledge it and see it for what it is are quickly labeled as a racist or a bigot just because they have the guts to stand up and say something about it. In this world today it truly is a shame that many have become afraid to say anything negative associated to any race other than whites.
There have been many posts in here over the past that have come from many members that could be construed in a way to make them look like hypocrites or possibly even as racists themselves if a person really wanted to, but my intentions in this are not to point any fingers, but instead are to remind everyone to remember before labeling others to make sure you understand what the person is getting at before jumping to conclusions and labeling them.
While I personally don't hate any race or anyone for their preferences, I have my own opinions of what is right and what is wrong. Some will agree some will not, don't think if they disagree that gives them or me the right to label them. I do however speak my mind and see things for how they are, and often times am speaking of what I have seen where I have lived, which has been mostly in Florida and Tennessee, I have seen several other parts of this country and also lived in southern California for nearly 8 years of my life, but there are several places I have never been, and things there may very well be different in those places than places I have lived.
Generally speaking there is a lot of hate out there, and it is not like some in here like to think. There are a lot of good hard working honrable people out there of all races, blacks, hispanics, and even arabs, however there is a lot of hate and believe it or not there is still a feeling in some parts of this country by many members of one race that someone still owes them based on how their race was treated years ago, by their own ancestors and by traders. Obviously that is not all and we should not make presumptions on an entire race based on that, however when we acknowledge and see it, it does not make one a racist for pointing out what they see, nor does it make them a racist to acknowledge that living conditions, crime, and poverty have direct link in many places.
When we start to think of someone as a racist based on an honest comment they make about what they see where they are or if we joke about someone else based on their nationality or race, are we really any better? Just something for us all to think about before labeling another.
It amazes me how some people in this country see around them what goes on and how they ignore it or do not acknowledge it. Or I guess in some parts maybe it does not happen or is not as visible and others who simply point it out because they acknowledge it and see it for what it is are quickly labeled as a racist or a bigot just because they have the guts to stand up and say something about it. In this world today it truly is a shame that many have become afraid to say anything negative associated to any race other than whites.
There have been many posts in here over the past that have come from many members that could be construed in a way to make them look like hypocrites or possibly even as racists themselves if a person really wanted to, but my intentions in this are not to point any fingers, but instead are to remind everyone to remember before labeling others to make sure you understand what the person is getting at before jumping to conclusions and labeling them.
While I personally don't hate any race or anyone for their preferences, I have my own opinions of what is right and what is wrong. Some will agree some will not, don't think if they disagree that gives them or me the right to label them. I do however speak my mind and see things for how they are, and often times am speaking of what I have seen where I have lived, which has been mostly in Florida and Tennessee, I have seen several other parts of this country and also lived in southern California for nearly 8 years of my life, but there are several places I have never been, and things there may very well be different in those places than places I have lived.
Generally speaking there is a lot of hate out there, and it is not like some in here like to think. There are a lot of good hard working honrable people out there of all races, blacks, hispanics, and even arabs, however there is a lot of hate and believe it or not there is still a feeling in some parts of this country by many members of one race that someone still owes them based on how their race was treated years ago, by their own ancestors and by traders. Obviously that is not all and we should not make presumptions on an entire race based on that, however when we acknowledge and see it, it does not make one a racist for pointing out what they see, nor does it make them a racist to acknowledge that living conditions, crime, and poverty have direct link in many places.
When we start to think of someone as a racist based on an honest comment they make about what they see where they are or if we joke about someone else based on their nationality or race, are we really any better? Just something for us all to think about before labeling another.