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Originally Posted by als463
Many of the people on here who may have been fortunate enough to grow up in a diverse town would be shocked at the beliefs still held by some of the people (of all ages) in my hometown because they never actually left.
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Most people in this country do not grow up in diverse "towns." The average American may see or interact with people of a different religion, race, ethnicity, or culture at work or school (sometimes, not even that) but consciously and subconsciously spends more valued time in religiously, racially, ethnically, and culturally segregated friendship and family environments.
So, there is nothing shocking about what PM_Mama experienced. What is interesting is how she conceptualized and expressed what she learned. Afterall, "many I met were wonderful people." But, of course, PM_Mama will claim ignorance and pretend as though I was just randomly trying to create one of "those threads."
Anyway, back to the thread that is not really about a show.