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Originally posted by fotze+Sep 7 2005, 05:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (fotze @ Sep 7 2005, 05:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Winsor_Pilates@Sep 7 2005, 06:37 PM
I think this is racism. I agree that we all have our preferences but this girl doesn't even want to mingle with non arabs. I say that's racism. If you're gonna live in a diverse country such as Canada, you should be able to atleast mingle with people without screening them for their race.
And what I think is an important distinction in the whole preference game is whether:
a) You are not usually attracted to someone of a certain race(Can't help it)
or
b) You are attracted to them, yet still use race as an excuse to not date them.
In your story, I would say it was more of B, which I think is racist.
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And if I remember correctly you are an indian feller? It seems more poignant coming from you if that is the case.
I actually feel there is a form of relatively harmless racism that exists, which will hopefullybe eliminated in a ouple generations when we are all the same colour.
Has anyone else thought like me that the eventual colour of people will be the same much like an integral as you approach infinity? [/b][/quote]
You are correct. Dots, not feathers.
And I agree, that there are different degrees of racism. Some far less harmful and some with good intentions.
While I don't think the girl in this example is very harmful, I still think it's stupid and leads to growing/maintaining racial segregation which can end up very harmful.
What colour will we all be?