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Originally Posted by UVA17
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Well, if you're paying attention and half-way open-minded, you might hear the opinions of someone whose professional activities involve this very area, so who just may know more about the research, the data and the issues involved than you do.
You are, of course, free to disagree with her opinions. But the petulant responses you've provided so far don't add much credibility to your own opinions.
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Originally Posted by agzg
I must have missed this (the wedding - I knew about your business). Congrats!
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I missed it, too. Congrats, IotaMan, and best wishes to you both.
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
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Please, let's not open that can of worms again. This thread has enough open cans in it already.
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Originally Posted by Tulip86
As a white female from a middle class family born in the eighties I think I will never know oppression the way a lot of minorities have in the past, and a lot of those groups still experience it today. Who am I to decide for another when they get to feel oppressed.
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This, except for being a white male born in the 60s. I can try to listen and understand, and I do try to listen and understand, but I know that I simply won't ever experience what many others experience on a daily basis.
As for color-blindness, I gave up on that a long time ago. I can't be color-blind -- I'm not sure anyone truly can be -- and I'm not sure it helps to try to be. I also gave up on thinking of myself as a person without prejudices. I find it more constructive to acknowledge that some prejudices are there even when I don't want them to be, try my best to be aware of them (they can show themselves at the most unexpected times) and try to take power over them rather than let them subtly control me. It's an ongoing process.