Topic #3. I'll start something!
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16. liz & davidkim
Thu, Sep 16, 1999 - 11:06 AM/EST

Thank you! You said what I was trying to say and obviously did much better then I did. Since I seemed to offend some (which honestly wasn't my intent).

17. davidkim and alrey
Thu, Sep 16, 1999 - 9:48 PM/EST
liz

Exactly, thank you for putting it so eloquently. I am not so much offened as I am dissappointed that people may miss out on a really great experience. Thanks

18. davidkim and alrey
Thu, Sep 16, 1999 - 9:48 PM/EST
liz

Exactly, thank you for putting it so eloquently. I am not so much offended as I am dissappointed that people may miss out on a really great experience. Thanks

19. no offense taken
Fri, Sep 17, 1999 - 3:18 PM/EST
totow

I don't mean to generalize all small towns as being ignorant, that would be terribly unfair of me. I only know what I've experienced and only hope to offer my kids better than what I had. I've lived in small backwoods kind of towns, suburbia, medium sized cities, big cities... I can only take the sum of my experiences in these different places and apply my observations about the treatment of all non-whites in these areas, and try to make the best decision for my kids. I'm trying to be objective, yet honest at the same time. In suburbia all of the non-whites tended to group together while the whites had their own virtual society in high school- which completely alienated everyone else. This also applied out of school and in the community. The small town I lived in was the kind of place where everyone knew everyone and had an opinion about it. An opinion is one thing- but I'm inclined to think that in that kind of situation an opinion becomes law. And if the law says you gotta go... Now I live in Philadelphia. Racism, sexism, ageism, it's all around. Even more so than other places because there's more people. The difference is that, whoever you are, there are defenitly more people like you around. And even if there aren't- most everybody has already encountered someone of your culture and isn't the least bit threatened or intimidated by it. I hope this all made sense (which I doubt), but what I'm basically trying to say is this- for me, in my life, in this country, I don't want to place my children in situations that will cause them to encounter more obstacles. They'll have plenty of time for that when they're older.

totow

20. ??
Wed, Sep 22, 1999 - 11:25 AM/EST
chrystee

Serenity.. first of all i just want to say.. You sound beautiful!!..

Anyway.. where i live in southern Maryland is pretty small..i guess it is turning into a small city.. but the point is.. it is a very tolerant place.. Just because a town is small, it doesnt describe how the people are.. sometimes a small town contains more blacks, or more whites, or more hispanics.. and cities are the same way.. when i think of DC or Baltomore.. it seems as though there are more blacks, Philidelphia=more whites, LA=more hispanics..

my point is, it just depends on where you are.. how you grew up, and it seems like the north is more tolerant than the south.. even though there are some other places that are vice versa.. But remember, it is inevitable that you can protect kids from any descrimination.. be it that they are multiracial.. the monority.. overweight.. wear glasses.. have freckles.. frizzy hair.. i could go on and on.. i was overweight as a child and got teased mercilessly.. kids are cruel.. so anyway.. we will either stay here or move to New York.. just because we love that city..

chrystee

chrystee18@hotmail.com