What on earth are you babbling about? How did anything in the discussion we were having about aliens and pyramids trigger all the assumptions you are making below?
First...not everyone here is white. Second...not everyone here is in America. Third...we are not ignorant of the fact that hate crimes exist. However, none of us have ever, or would we ever, condone or participate in the activities you are describing. We were joking about aliens. That's hardly hate speech, unless you are one and somehow we insulted you. You really need to get a grip. On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:06 PM, trish simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > As "whites" in America we really do not understand the discrimination > "non-whites" experience. If it had not been for a job assignment that > placed me in situations to investigate the discriminatory practices > against minority groups (not just "African-Amelricans" and "Blacks"), > I probably would not feel so passionately about this. A young man > from Pakistan was dragged from his car and savagely beaten, just > because he took the wrong exit on the highway. A group of > self-identified "red necks" wanted to ," teach the sand nigger he > don't belong here," the ring leaders statement. This happened BEFORE > 9/11/2001. As this young man revealed his story, and his scars, it was > just too much for me. Can you imagine what is happening post 9/11? > That was just one story, there are others! > > So Maureen, and anyone else who thinks I should laugh...it's a not a > joke, this is no laughing matter. As the population of immigrants who > do not look like us increase, and we become the minority, let's just > hope for the b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:329970 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
