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MasterJedi
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15 Mar 2011, 8:43 am

this is a most racist thread.


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15 Mar 2011, 8:50 am

MasterJedi wrote:
this is a most racist thread.



how is it racist?? Sure maybe highlighting a certain ethnic group, but only for praise/enjoyment of their cultures etc etc

No one is saying asians are superior or inferior to any other race....so what's the problem?



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15 Mar 2011, 9:09 am

there is a difference between noting and enjoying the high points of one's own culture, versus denigrating other cultures. nobody on this thread has been doing any of the latter, 'cept for one who knows who he is.



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15 Mar 2011, 10:00 am

auntblabby wrote:
there is a difference between noting and enjoying the high points of one's own culture, versus denigrating other cultures. nobody on this thread has been doing any of the latter, 'cept for one who knows who he is.


Yep. When I read about Chinese history I think about my ancestors in a way that's hard to explain. I think about the generations of women before my g.grandfather who probably had their feet bound, and the kind of foods they made and medicines they took, wars they experienced, etc. It's such a rich culture, I'm appreciative of my relatively small connection to it.

Also, there are many races in Asia, so it can't be racism.



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15 Mar 2011, 10:07 am

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Yep. When I read about Chinese history I think about my ancestors in a way that's hard to explain. I think about the generations of women before my g.grandfather who probably had their feet bound, and the kind of foods they made and medicines they took, wars they experienced, etc. It's such a rich culture, I'm appreciative of my relatively small connection to it.


i feel so awful about all the suffering of the foot-bound women. what an awful thing for humans to do to other humans. :(



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15 Mar 2011, 10:09 am

can we get a white guy appreciation thread?

There's nothing about any one nationality that better or worse than any other.


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15 Mar 2011, 10:16 am

white guys have already had the lions' share of appreciation threads throughout western history. it is time for others to be able to toot their horn now.



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15 Mar 2011, 10:25 am

MasterJedi wrote:
can we get a white guy appreciation thread?

There's nothing about any one nationality that better or worse than any other.


What about white women? :P

Also, there are lots of nationalities for each race.



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15 Mar 2011, 10:34 am

the term "race"...

we are a "race" of humans.

Crows are a murder
Jellyfish are a smack
Wolves are a pack

Humans are a race


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15 Mar 2011, 10:36 am

rats are a race also, of which humans do partake.



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15 Mar 2011, 10:39 am

yum!


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15 Mar 2011, 10:43 am

the race, NOT the rats [at least not MOST humans, most of the time, unless i'm starving :wink: ]



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15 Mar 2011, 10:44 am

Rats would be a colony, hoarde, plague, mischief or swarm.


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15 Mar 2011, 10:47 am

humans are well-capable of filling those niches as well- just ask mother earth.



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15 Mar 2011, 11:26 am

MasterJedi wrote:
the term "race"...

we are a "race" of humans.

Crows are a murder
Jellyfish are a smack
Wolves are a pack

Humans are a race


Oh please. There is nothing wrong with making classifications based on ethic and cultural backgrounds. Saying "we are all part of the human race" is as ignorant as saying "we are all the same at the end of the day". It's condescending, and it simply ain't so.


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15 Mar 2011, 11:41 am

MasterJedi wrote:
the term "race"...

we are a "race" of humans.

Crows are a murder
Jellyfish are a smack
Wolves are a pack

Humans are a race


But you said this is a racist thread.

Anyway, one could argue that humans are really more of an infestation. kekekeke