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Originally Posted by laylo
Other countries' and cultures' concepts of race are no more ignorant or racist than yours, they are simply different.
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This is the truth, we are all ignorant to some degree but that wasn't the point.
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Originally Posted by laylo
The individual's concept of race is determined by the society through which s/he learned race (s/he is not an "outsider" if s/he is part of the society
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I don't agree with this, I can't even agree that a part of what you said in the above quote has any type of validity.
I am a part of the American society, I am told that I am
Black,
African American,
Colored and
Negro, What will my society call me next? What you say in the above is, according to you.... My concept of race is determined by the society which I learned race, right? The people who labeled me the above names, they are not outsiders, they are right here in my society, so you tell me, which one of the titles should I accept or should I accept any of them?
Again, I don't agree that the people which live in your society are the ones who determined which race you are. Also, I am not a sponge so I don't go around letting people push onto me who I am. My individual concept is that I am African Origin and Afrcian decent, that's it and that's all.