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Originally posted by ZChi4Life:
...However, to equeen, your comment about: Well granted some people may be using those terms out of ignorance (no doubt about that)....I don't think that everyone refers to GLOs by race b/c they are ignorant. The reason that I sometimes refer to them as such is mainly due to the principles which they were founded upon.
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I agree! I should clarify, I think it's completely in keeping with the history, goals, & reasons for founding that BGLOs, LGLOs, AGLOs, MCGLOs etc. are characterized as such. In my mind, it's an important characterization that defines why those organizations came into being. It's a characterization that's important to the respective memberships, and I appreciate that.
Similarly, referring to non-BGLOs etc. automatically as "white" GLOs (sometimes as WGLOS) is a misinformed characterization, simply because GLOs weren't founded on the same kind of ethnic/cultural service principles that BGLOs and others were founded upon. After all, the basis of my (and other) GLOs is not ethnicity or culture, even though the membership may be predominately and historically white.
By the way, I look forward to co-moderating with you in the new forum!
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