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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone else wish that the human race would evolve to the point that COLOR DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE??  So many people (black, white, asian, arab, etc) are so uptight about color/race.  I really hope that eventually, we won't even pay attention to the color of people's skin, and only focus on the fact that we are all the same - human beings.  We need to come together as human beings, not keep perpetuating separating ourselves into color groups.

I saw someone reference a post where someone asked about an AA play group.  WHY?  Why would you actively seek to place your child in a play group with only kids of your color?  Why would that be healthy for the child?  Wouldn't it be better to have a diverse play group?[/quote]

No, and I am saying this as a white person.  It is not healthy for someone to deny who they are and to hear from everyone else, "But it doesn't MATTER that you're black/white/red/yellow/take your pick."  [b]Would you want to hear someone say to you, "It doesn't matter that you're white.  No, really, it doesn't.  I like you no matter what color you are."  That kind of makes you feel like, icky, like, gosh, is white not a 'good' color to be? [/b] If not, then why wouldn't it matter?  Why is everyone professing so hard that it doesn't matter, so, in fact, maybe it does?"  Do you see what I am saying here, PP?  It's better to, for lack of a better word, embrace it and go with it.  [/quote]

Umm, I'm white, and yea, I would rather hear someone say it doesn't matter that I'm white.  Why would that make me feel icky?  [/quote]

PP back:  As someone else posted, you are posting from a position of privilege that you do not realize you have, and others who are minotiries do not have the luxury of being able to attain that nonchalance.  Color does matter.  People see it.  People make assumptions about it.  [/quote]

Very true. And the people most affected by this today are Latinos (illegal!) and Arab-Americans (terrorist!), not AA (I have seen many more respected and integrated AA, in multiple cities, than either Latinos or Arab-Am). Yes, color matters, but many other factors matter too, perhaps even more. It's time to look inward, and forward. [/quote]

This is not a racism competition. I find your comment a bit disingenuous. [/quote]

I agree this is not a racism competition. [b]I find your comment a bit defensive.[/b][/quote]

I'm not surprised. [/quote]

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