--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote:
Interesting post. It brought to my mind some things I had not thought
of in years regarding race and childhood. One of my first memories of
race was when I was about 5-6 and went with my parents to my first
major league baseball game. A lot o
Grate Swan,
My parents' racism was quite naive -- there was not a well thought out
dogma for them -- they were echoing their upbringing as a knee jerk
thingie.
My parents hired African American nannys to take care of us kids while
they both worked at blue collar jobs. Though I was young, I wel
I am coming to a parallel view, that ones contemporaries, now and in
> formative years, can quite unconsciously shape views and create
> reptile brain reactions -- beyond rational thought. Its quite hard to
> transcend the memes of ones contemporary society. Getting to much out
> in front is pain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote:
> I loved my parents all their lives despite knowing how racist they
> were and how much in denial they remained even after my many attempts
> to confront their views.
I am coming to a parallel view, that ones contemporaries, now and in
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