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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:55 AM Original message |
I'm not trying to stereotype or be racist |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. We're heighists, sizeists, sexists and racists. It's natural to take mental shortcuts. We always |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Don't forget ageists, especially against women. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yes! Smart folks realize they're taking shortcuts and don't act on these immediate impulses. nt |
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SB37 (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Well, the overweight thing is at least a little more logical... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. I spent half my childhood in the Jim Crow south |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't think it is isolated to the Jim Crow South... |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I grew up in South, too. In Tennessee. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. You're right |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. BINGO. nt |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think people change and grow all of the time. |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. Racism |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The US is a country where auto dealers still think women are unable to drive a stick shift. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. And Danica Patrick can probably kick their asses |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. She's actually a pretty good driver. The press kind of ignores that. nt |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yes, they do. Whenever she's in a race, I always root for her to win... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. One problem with judging the "isms"... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
10. got news for ya toots -- EVERYBODY is racist to some extent. And that includes people of color, too |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. i think this is the new cop out to allow. just pin ALL and then no one has to make |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. no - the cop out is to just label one group as racist and then no one else needs to listen to |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. " Turns out we're not." but we could be so why say all.... and leave it at that |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. I agree with you. |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. I've got news for YOU. That's bullshit. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. thinking, i have decided it allows an awfully low expectation of people. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. i do. i do with all isms. it is a pat on the back to do it with certain isms, but some isms |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. But those are the ism that you recognize. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. are we? again is this another way to justify the blindness? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Folks here that made fun of GWBush's height are no better than those making fun |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. i think what happens is honoring the feeling we get. we all recognize when we are dismissing, |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. honey, everybody's racist somehow. I work w/ Mexicans who hate black people, |
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