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Totally agree R4E...
And for the record, I have never felt any resentment directed at me and I'm about at "white girl" as you get... This is exactly what I was talking about many posts ago when I said we need to step outside of our own skin (no pun intended)
when having discussions of race.. not every implication, innuendo, or direct statement is being leveled at someone on this site... and I think we can effectively stop taking it as such from here forward...
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Thanks Miss B......and for the record I do have issue with some people on this site over issues of race as is no secret due to our open on line exchanges, but it's minor in the grand scheme of things, being popular on this forum is no where near as important to me as being true to myself.......thanks for your support hun 
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Thanks Miss B......and for the record I do have issue with some people on this site over issues of race as is no secret due to our open on line exchanges, but it's minor in the grand scheme of things, being popular on this forum is no where near as important to me as being true to myself.......thanks for your support hun
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You are welcome. Have the folks that you DO take issue with been told explicitly...what your issue is and why you have it?
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You are welcome. Have the folks that you DO take issue with been told explicitly...what your issue is and why you have it?
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I'll respond to this in pm, I think thats the best way 
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I'll respond to this in pm, I think thats the best way
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Okey dokey! Does this mean you are going to PM me and tell me how racist I am?  (slumps off, defeated...)
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Okey dokey! Does this mean you are going to PM me and tell me how racist I am? (slumps off, defeated...) |
You're funny lol 
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You are right on time my friend.......I needed a genuine laugh today, now we must stop this or the on topic sometime squad will be here soon lol lol 
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I am gonna go light a scented candle and take a herbal bath so I can overcome this comment 
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To follow on from the MissB video...maybe the kids or the kids in your classes need to get a glimpse of this.
Although knowing you Meesh, you are on the ball with your students already.
YouTube - Return to Glory - The Truth About Black History
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I really think all of us have to big up ourselves every day. EVERYONE suffers adversity in different ways EVERY DAY. Single moms, single dads, women, races, religions, nerds/geeks, strippers that actually ARE putting themselves through school, etc.
You get my point. Everyone has their fair share of adversity to deal with on a daily basis. So this ONE single topic....racism....is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what people have to live with every day.
We should ALL be proud that we CAN big up ourselves in spite of it all, no matter what we suffer daily. You can bet that little nerdy kid who gets bullied on the school playground every day probably does NOT have the ability to big up himself. People we need to HELP each other, not fight each other.
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Good post....... I agree with most of this JC, as said toooooooo many times, I am all for people being proud of themselves, their heritage, their achievements, I believe that once we know who we are and are proud about ourselves we will not be threatened by what another feels about themselves. The whole issue of racism and oppression stems from the inability to accept and value difference.....in response to racism being the tip of the iceberg for you, I accept that is the case, so I see where you are comming from. Its not the tip of the iceberg for me, it underpins all the areas in my life that you have outlined above.....it is a daily experience.
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Loved this Selector.......We use something similar called "When we ruled" there is also a very powerful visual resource which is the time line of African History, will get the title tomorow, its in an un reachable place at the moment. All are essential to help fill the gap where the education system fell short of teaching our history.
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THis is waaaaaaaaay cool! Thanks for the new resource! And yes... I'm on it!
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What do you believe...?
1. Can someone be born a racist?
2. If you were not before, can you "learn" racism?
3. Do you think that racism is an illness?
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No people are not born racist
Yes people do learn racism...
No it is not an "illness" in the clasic sense of the term... but it is an epidemic.
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