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[punkdhiver]

Kaleidoscope Vision
I have this friend who’s a little bit racist. It’s not that he’s this Archie Bunker bigot who uses those infamously branded terms; he’s just from the very rural Midwest, and doesn’t know any better. It’s subtler and comes out more often in patronizing nuance. I know I’m as Germanic as they come, but it still bothers me a little

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[improperbrahmin]

"I think gay people can be the worst about this."

Bigot.

[allamericanjock]

I had a conversation with a friend about the phrase "No Fatties, Femmes, or Asians."

me: Don't you think it's kind of weird and insulting to include "asians" in that group?

him: More weird than putting "fat" and "femme" together?

me: Well, I mean don't you think it's racist?

him: Well, it's three things the person doesn't like.

me: Yeah, but why those three groups? I'm sure there are other things the guy doesn't like.
him: Well, those three groups are three of the worst when it comes to lying that they are in that group.

me: What?

him: I dunno, it just seems like asians, more than any other racial group, try to hide or conceal the fact that they are asian. Just like fat people like to try to hide the fact that they are fat in their ads, and queens try to hide the fact that they're queens.

I don't meet people off of personals, do I don't even really know if this is true. But it's an interesting version of the argument: "I wouldn't be against _____ people if they would stop acting the way they act!"

[behaviour]

It's sort of like when homophobic people say "I wouldn't be against gay people if they just didn't act so gay."

People are silly!

[allamericanjock]

Exactly.

Plus: Hey, you're cute.

And: Nice name. ;-)

--Greg

[asindreams]

But clearly these are two different things... people can't choose their race, silly!

;-)

[babblingr]

Jennifer...president of our hall. Who the hell is that? Did i live under a rock our second year? I dont remember ever being invited to do anything that year... and I lived with the SHA.

[ex_position]

everyone's a little bit racist.

[versacedave]

sometimes. doesn't mean we go around committing hate crimes.

[ex_position]

the jews have all the money and the whites have all the power.

[improperbrahmin]

Are you always finding yourself in a taxi cab with a driver who seems not to shower?

Because I heard you were.

[mr_spunk]

Especially in LA, a veritable Waldorf salad of races

I just love that.

But considering that I’m the type of guy to do omakase at sushi bars...

All the food metaphors...we did omakase last night - the only way to go.

Ani raves on about your LJ posts always being entertaining. I'm also Canadian but I now have a distinct aussie twang.