Well, outside of the normal me vs. you, Sam vs. Larry, etc... there haven't been :D
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Where have there been disparaging racial remarks? Unless I didn't receive > it, I don't recall seeing anyone here making a disparaging remark. > > -----Original Message----- > From: trish simon [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 6:00 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich > > > I never made any assumptions, I just told my story, and why I take > this matter so seriously!!! It is quite evident that not everyone on > the list identify as white (not many I believe)... However, from the > other discussion threads generated on this list, there has been > "blatant" disparaging racial remarks... I just did not have the time > to comment. > > Either you agree or don't agree, but don't add content to my > statements. Don't tell me what I assume, I have gathered data based > upon REAL experiences, perhaps not your experience, but very real > people. And according to the information I have received, racial > attacks and discrimination is on the rise, especially during these > difficult economic times. > > What comes out of the mouth is usually what is in the heart... I am > passionate about making America a melting pot, and I would love for > everyone to feel this way. Some will continue to foster hate and > violence on those they deem inferior, I want NO parts of that...and I > hope we all agree on that! > > > > On 10/25/10, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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:329983 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
