Maybe I came off wrong. I do think that learning and appreciating our differences are important and they certainly do add to the uniqueness of each individual. But I feel that so much emphasis is on the need to realize these differences, which often results in a failure to recognize our similarities. If people realized the degree to how similar we are, there would be less prejudice, discrimination and hate. (And by "similar", I am referring to the fact that EVERYONE experiences pain, hurt, discrimination, isolation, and rejection by virtue of their ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc. ) So yes, accept the differences and learn to go past that, but we must also embrace the similarities that allow us to relate to one another and empathize with each other. Understanding and celebrating our similarities may help us transcend beyond the problems caused by the the differences that people refuse to mend. So next time you run into someone who doesn't like Koreans beacuse they're "different," you can A)Teach him/her to accept and appreciate the
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