julietsierra -> RE: Hate and Racial Prejudices here at CollarMe (2/5/2007 1:30:00 PM)
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Well, considering I happily and (ok, just look in the thesaurus for all the wonderful synonyms for "enthusiastically") serve my Master and he just happens to be African American, I can say that I suppose I join the ranks of welcoming those of all walks of life and of all ethnic backgrounds without prejudice. That being said, I'd like to tell you about a munch I attend. Three Fridays out of the month, the coffeehouse where we meet is generally attended by large factions of the Armenians from around here. One Friday a month, we descend on the place and pretty much displace them all. Initially, the usual patrons would avoid us and kind of hover around one small table, whispering and glaring at us. The thing is, the people we'd displace just wouldn't go away! Over the years, their tables have expanded to be mixed in amongst the ones occupied by our group. Neither group talks much to each other, but are very polite to one another. The reason we all don't talk has nothing to do with ethnic prejudice and everything to do with the disparity of ages within both groups. Little by little though, every now and then, someone strikes up a conversation and the two groups get along better. It is my opinion that when someone is chased away due to the prejudices of someone else, no one wins except the prejudice. When people stay, despite whatever prejudice they might experience, everyone wins because prejudice can't. It takes courage to stay in situations like that, but courage is a damn sight better than running away at the first unaccepting glance. Being a caucasian involved with an African American, I often get glares from both sides of the color line. But that's ok, because the one glance that I care about above all others is his. And if he's happy with me, then I'm happy, and no one can touch that. So, I'd suggest to HarshReality is that running never solved one darn thing and there ARE people here who understand and are accepting. I'm one. juliet
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