tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6993887393303105328..comments2024-03-19T08:09:22.326-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Prejudice - Controversy One: FramingAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-34888453905560162872012-04-16T22:20:34.859-04:002012-04-16T22:20:34.859-04:00How do we polish rocks? We use a tumbler. River r...How do we polish rocks? We use a tumbler. River rocks are rounded and the rough edges have been smoothed off by tumbling in the rushing water.<br /><br />We still have plenty of rough edges, but we here have been tumbled with other rough rocks, and we are slowly getting smoother.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-88353266757155925512012-04-15T18:12:14.736-04:002012-04-15T18:12:14.736-04:00Now that you say it, I realize what I've been ...Now that you say it, I realize what I've been thinking all along.<br /><br />The problem is not white/non-white, but black/non-black.<br /><br />Anyway, I do appreciate the knowledge that America is not a very racist nation. <br /><br />Some experience on my part (working at an American branch of a Japanese-owned company) has shown me that Americans have less racism than some other parts of the world. I thank you for the confirmation that America is less racist than most other nations on earth.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27774543422724299892012-04-15T14:33:27.657-04:002012-04-15T14:33:27.657-04:00i'd never claim to have experienced discrimina...i'd never claim to have experienced discrimination as severe as that directed to most blacks in history -- nothing outright violent or hostile, for instance -- but the experience of being treated as not-exactly-a-real-human-being used to be omnipresent and still arises surprisingly often. I'm willing to slap down any individual that tries it on me.<br /><br />What I'm not willing to do is let it excuse my being a complete ass to all men, as if each were individually responsible for his entire gender. And I don't have any patience for anyone else who starts that nonsense about any special-group grudge they're carrying, no matter how chapped they are about how they, their parents, or their grandparents were treated.<br /><br />What's more, I completely decline to get into a more-wronged-than-thou contest with any afflicted interest group. If someone's being wronged in my presence, I do what I can to stop it, but I'm not interested in listening to stale, non-stop, competitive grievances.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-48957779686674433452012-04-15T06:51:33.264-04:002012-04-15T06:51:33.264-04:00I think the biggest reason why discrimination agai...I think the biggest reason why discrimination against gays is seen as less is the lack of immediate recognition. When I've had the discussion about it in mixed minority company, that always comes up....women can't hide they're women, people can't hide their race, but gay people don't have to disclose (and must be fairly over the top for a total stranger to figure it out).<br /><br />The retort to this that I've heard is that anti-gay prejudice touches places racial prejudice wouldn't...such as your immediate family rejecting you. There's also the choice debate that colors some views.bs kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871717971078952304noreply@blogger.com