I'm watching a TV show right now about racism in England. The presenter has interviewed a few people from housing projects and asked them about various races and such (his use of "races", not mine, so don't go complaining about my use of the word "race). Quite a few of these people are of the opinion that "them foreigners are taking over good old white England". Of course, the makers of such a TV show would not present the views of all the people they encountered; they would only present the views of the more radicval types, in order to make a show.
So, I have a few questions.
1) Do you see any differences between people from Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia? Differences between those from Yugoslavia and those from England? Those from Japan and those from China? If so, do you attribute this to some biological factor(s) or to cultural differences?
2) Are you proud of your ancestry? If so, does this mean you see your own ancestry as better than that of other people?
3) If you answered yes to question one or two, would you marry and have children with someone whose ancestry is based in another part of the world? Would you allow your children to do so?
4) Do you like food from other nations/cultures? What about the music, and other things?
As for myself, I answer yes to all of them.
1) We are obviously different. A simple glance can generally tell me that I look different to someone from Mongolia. I don't see why some people refuse to admit that a physical difference is a difference.
2) Absolutely. My ancestry rocks. It is better than the ancestry of other people because it produced me. But that is looking at me as an individual. I do not consider Engilsh ancestry in general to be superior to Mongolian for example. Why? I've met English people.
3) Every nation/race/culture on Earth produces groovy chicks. Racist people miss out on the grooviness of lots of women by discounting all the funky women of the groups they don't like. It may seem a shallow response, but it applies all across the board. There are groovy people from everywhere. Hell, my evil ex-girlfriend was from the other side of the planet (well, she was born here, but went back there).
4) I love groovy food. As long as it doesn't involve organs and squishy mystery meats. Silly Frenchies.
So, I have a few questions.
1) Do you see any differences between people from Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia? Differences between those from Yugoslavia and those from England? Those from Japan and those from China? If so, do you attribute this to some biological factor(s) or to cultural differences?
2) Are you proud of your ancestry? If so, does this mean you see your own ancestry as better than that of other people?
3) If you answered yes to question one or two, would you marry and have children with someone whose ancestry is based in another part of the world? Would you allow your children to do so?
4) Do you like food from other nations/cultures? What about the music, and other things?
As for myself, I answer yes to all of them.
1) We are obviously different. A simple glance can generally tell me that I look different to someone from Mongolia. I don't see why some people refuse to admit that a physical difference is a difference.
2) Absolutely. My ancestry rocks. It is better than the ancestry of other people because it produced me. But that is looking at me as an individual. I do not consider Engilsh ancestry in general to be superior to Mongolian for example. Why? I've met English people.
3) Every nation/race/culture on Earth produces groovy chicks. Racist people miss out on the grooviness of lots of women by discounting all the funky women of the groups they don't like. It may seem a shallow response, but it applies all across the board. There are groovy people from everywhere. Hell, my evil ex-girlfriend was from the other side of the planet (well, she was born here, but went back there).
4) I love groovy food. As long as it doesn't involve organs and squishy mystery meats. Silly Frenchies.