yes. but positive outlook on difference is wholly different than negative.
negative outlook on difference would compel you to DISCLUDE based on that. while positive would compel you to INCLUDE based on that. and ive made it clear that its certainly not the ONLY REASON, but one of them. tw On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > black people and white people are different. > > thats why. > > > > i love differences. i think they are beautiful. > > im not a bigot, nor an asshole, i dont hold differences > > against people, i think they are great. people who say > > "i dont see color, just grey" are the most racist ones. > > > > so yeah, because he is different, i want him. one of his > > differences happens to be his blackness, and thats cool > > and fine with me, and its enough of a differentiator for me > > that ill vote for him. not the only reason, not by a long shot > > but def. one of the differences. > > > > I know what kind of point you are trying to drive home, but I don't think > it's valid. Just because you happen to think a different skin color is cool, > doesn't make it any less racist to base an opinion solely on that skin > color. > > For if it was not racist to LOVE someone solely for their skin color, it > would not be racist to HATE someone solely for their skin color. Just > because your color bias is in the positive direction, doesn't make it any > less of a color bias. > > Does that make any sense? > > > -- > > Her face used to feel so soft > Until her agent's doctor tore it off > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256240 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
