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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Why?  This has NOTHING to do with the post at hand, it wasn't even related to any of the tangents!
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Hoosier has proven time and time again his underlying prejudice. Best to just ignore his asinine comments.
damasa, I can see how it would suck to be treated that way at a community service project. And I know that people who automatically write you off don't necessarily deserve the benefit of the doubt. But possibly if you had explained the real reason for being there and trying to help out, you might have also shown him that not everybody is so concerned with APPEARING "diverse", and more concerned with actually acheiving it. It might have actually sparked an interesting discussion and taught HIM something he didn't know. I am not saying you guys are at fault for trying to help....not at all. All I am saying is that, believe me, it takes patience when dealing with close-minded people.
DeltaSig, the parents weren't RACIST for trying to dissuade their son from joing the org. That is not racism. Prejudiced, perhaps. Or maybe they were simply trying to shield their son from what they PERCEIVED was a situation where he would face worse prejudice? Who knows?
Edited cause I am a dork and don't pay close enough attention to who posts what...