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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos+Mar 21 2005, 11:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (RougeUnderoos @ Mar 21 2005, 11:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-evman150@Mar 21 2005, 11:51 PM
I'm sorry, but I have always known the black licorice candies as "******** babies". No doubt it's racist, but to label it as a thing of the past is blatantly wrong. I've never heard them called anything else. None of me or the people I associate with are racist, that's just what they've always been called.
As for the survery, suddenly I'm racist if I don't want to have a relationship with people of another race? That makes me sick. It's not my fault I'm not attracted whatsoever to other races. And I resent being labelled as "stuck in the 50's".
What really makes me mad is the double standard that exists. There can be a Black Entertainment channel and an Aboriginal Peoples network but can you imagine the outcry if someone made a White Man Channel?
And Maxwell, unless I am severely severely mistaken, there have NEVER been slaves in the Dominion of Canada.
I read in today's paper the government is spending 56 million over the next five years on anti-racism programs. If that is not the biggest waste of taxpayers' dollars I don't know what is. That money should be going to education and health care, not towards telling Joe Blow from Surrey it's okay his city has turned into New Bombay.
As you can tell I hate political correctness.
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Fair enough I guess.
Just because you use racist language and find people of other races "unattractive" doesn't mean you are a racist.
Oh wait. Yes it does.
Where exactly do you shop for your candy?
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No doubt it's racist, but to label it as a thing of the past is blatantly wrong. "
What you seem to be saying here is "it's a racist thing to say, and I say it, so it's not a thing of the past".
You want to rephrase that maybe?
Slavery went on in Canada so I guess you are "severely severely wrong". Look it up. [/b][/quote]
Obviously the candy does not say "n____ babies" on the box. It's just what I know them as. I don't feel something like that makes me racist. It's not like obscure candy references come up in everyday life. I'm just informing you that the term is not antiquated as you seem to imply by your reference to a 63 year old woman using it.
I find people of other races unattractive and that makes me racist. I really do not understand this one. I cannot help who I am attraceted to. It's just my nature. And I don't think it's possible to be inherently (biologically) racist. If it is, then I guess you can call me biologically racist.
And concerning slavery in Canada, I looked it up and found zilch. If you have some links which support your thoughts please post them.