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Offline JBA

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« Reply #45 on: May 19, 2004, 11:16:56 AM »
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I don't know I've put myself on my ignore list.



LMAO, thats sig matterial, smart's thing I think you have said.
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« Reply #46 on: May 19, 2004, 11:43:45 AM »
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you could Grun, but one of my best friends is from Colombia. 2 of my neighbours are from Spain and 2 houses down there are 4 people from Iran.  :)

There is an asian community not too far away and also several individuals from Somalia.

I'm prolly one of the least racist people you can find on ths BBS.


Ahh yes, the traditional bigot's "but look at my colored friends" exuse.  You're not fooling anyone....

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« Reply #47 on: May 19, 2004, 12:41:36 PM »
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Ahh yes, the traditional bigot's "but look at my colored friends" exuse.  You're not fooling anyone....


who are you calling biggot....you  biggot :D

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« Reply #48 on: May 19, 2004, 01:03:07 PM »
What a biggot!

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« Reply #49 on: May 19, 2004, 01:10:25 PM »
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I don't know I've put myself on my ignore list.


LOL

it is so funny to watch how some ppl arent able to tolerate diferent opinions....

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« Reply #50 on: May 19, 2004, 01:10:26 PM »
If I want to help someone  or if you do then there is nothing wrong with that .... once in a while it is even admirable or .... sometimes even.... helpful.

when you want to steal from me in order to give what you consider to be help to someone else based on skin color or gender or whatever then... there is something wrong.

nilsen... in California white males are a minority.   Unless you are around more than a token amount of minorities like in your country then really.... you don't know anything about it.   It is simple to pretend you are enlightened when it costs you nothing.

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« Reply #51 on: May 19, 2004, 01:12:24 PM »
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and 2 houses down there are 4 people from Iran.  :)




hush hushu you lucky bastard

any decent girl overthere ?  :D

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« Reply #52 on: May 19, 2004, 01:21:54 PM »
It's completely impossible to discuss issues of race and ethnicity with all the anger on this board. Nevertheless, I'll jump in.

Excerpt taken from this link:

http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/racepp.htm

physical variations in the human species have no meaning except the social ones that humans put on them.  "race" as it is understood in the United States of America was a social mechanism invented during the 18th century to refer to those populations brought together in colonial America: the English and other European settlers, the conquered Indian peoples, and those peoples of Africa brought in to provide slave labor.  

Evidence from the analysis of genetics (e.g., DNA) indicates that most physical variation, about 94%, lies within so-called racial groups. Conventional geographic "racial" groupings differ from one another only in about 6% of their genes. This means that there is greater variation within "racial" groups than between them.


http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/nashbrief_awl/chapter11/medialib/nash-visual20.html


 Funked1 and Yeager. Thank you for making my point. Actually, Blacks are very conservative when it comes to religion, so that whole "jerk em to jezus" comment just illustrates your complete lack of knowledge for what you're talking about.

 Gunslinger - your point in assuming that all minorities need welfare and hand outs is an example of racial stereotyping, and that in itself is 100% inaccurate. Your comment only suggests that whites aren't on welfare and dont need "handouts." is this your belief?

Lazs2. I'll gladly pay your ticket back to YOUR native land. I agree with your  idea of not placing one group at a disadvantage. If you left the planet, your absence would significantly raise the average intelligence of the human gene pool. Please, exit quietly now...

Dago, don't dangerous whites kill people, too? Maybe it's only my imagination...but I doubt it.

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« Reply #53 on: May 19, 2004, 01:36:27 PM »
redtail... is there something I have said that is incorrect?   Thank you for the offer to move me back to Scotland but I like it here.   I ask for no special privliges based on my background  but....

say you are black... then your theory about variation in each race being high is very correct.   If you go to africa say you will find great amounts of prejudice and bigotry based on skin color... the darker the more discriminated against.

I find this wrong but it is none of my bussiness... over here it is.   I do not wish anyone to be given special treatment UNDER THE LAW here.   bigotry on a personal level, while abhorent, is none of my bussiness so long as the bigot is not breaking the law.

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« Reply #54 on: May 19, 2004, 01:39:46 PM »
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nilsen... in California white males are a minority.   Unless you are around more than a token amount of minorities like in your country then really.... you don't know anything about it.   It is simple to pretend you are enlightened when it costs you nothing.

lazs


and what did i say to get that one again?

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« Reply #55 on: May 19, 2004, 01:41:21 PM »
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any decent girl overthere ?  :D

not anymore...the only one worth mentioning is now feeding my kid so....sorry :p

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« Reply #56 on: May 19, 2004, 01:43:51 PM »
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not anymore...the only one worth mentioning is now feeding my kid so....sorry :p




YEAH!!  PROVE IT!!!;):D

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« Reply #57 on: May 19, 2004, 01:47:13 PM »
I could post a pic Scootter, but i bet it would be all over the web before nightfall so i better not :D

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« Reply #58 on: May 19, 2004, 01:51:06 PM »
nielson... claiming that having a few miorities in you neigborhood makes you enlightened or "the least prejudiced guy on the BBS" is what got that comment from me.    I believe that those of us who live in much more diverse racial and economic areas like some of us in the U.S. would argue that you really don't know anything about it based on your limited  experiance in a socialist and immigrant regulated country...  

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« Reply #59 on: May 19, 2004, 01:56:00 PM »
This is scary...

I understand your point Lasz.

But look at the way society is set up in America. Times are better now so its not easy to see why affirmative action was needed. Only in some instances is it still necessary. The truth is white males run this country. They hold the highest positions in the job arena and in the education system. Not long ago many off these men in charge who grew up in the 50's were racist. It was hard for a person of color with equal qualification to get into schools or hold high ranking positions. So they made a quota that didnt even the playing field but gave women and people of color some help.