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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
Exactly. "Race" is more of a North American construct.
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I'm sure the Spaniards who throw bananas onto the pitch and make monkey noises directed at black players at Nou Camp and elsewhere would love to hear that one.
I'd like an explanation.
Believe it or not, at the moment I've been having alot of racism directed towards me. In the country I live in (which 3/4ths of my ancestors came from) right now, I'm frequently being insulted because they think I'm one race (which is hated in this country) because I get darker in the sun then they do (the other 1/4th is seen as an even lighter skinned nation). They don't know any better. All that being said, I'm not sure how you can term it a "N. American construct."
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Overall, though, it's the bigness of the car that counts the most. Because when something bad happens in a really big car – accidentally speeding through the middle of a gang of unruly young people who have been taunting you in a drive-in restaurant, for instance – it happens very far away – way out at the end of your fenders. It's like a civil war in Africa; you know, it doesn't really concern you too much. - P.J. O'Rourke
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