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Originally posted by Eclipse
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this Sistermadly. Can you expound?
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I wont speak for sistermadly, but I'd love to add something to that train of thought....
It's always seemed a little ironic that some groups absolutely *s*c*r*e*a*m* about diversity and incorporating all kinds and then form groups that are culturally 'consistent'.
IMO, it takes all kinds, but it also takes all mixes. You have to have groups that are very diverse, but it's also very benficial (in most cases) to have groups with strong similarities in their memberships. Honestly, I've often wondered how anything would ever change with all the pestering going on.
I came from a VERY predominantly white (you almost need sunglasses looking at our population), agriculture based (originally anyway) community. I've had many discussions with people (not all white) who agree that if you were to see racism, this would be the TYPE of place you would expect it. Kinda hick-ish, smaller, mostly white, middle class kind of place. If you look at what actually happened (within my school) it was nothing like that. We had very few (think=5ish) nonwhite kids, but no one made an issue out of it. I was very good friends with a girl of mixed decent and I think it was one of the most beneficial friendships I've ever had. I learned a lot about issues I would neverhave known existed. But because she felt comfortable in the atmosphere, she was more than willing to talk about it. We debated affirmative action in a government class, and she (thought she was the only nonwhite there) was perfectly fine with expressing her point of view.
Now I can't speak for the rest of the town, or say it never happens, but I've honestly never seen and racial problems here.
That's pretty darn good in my book. I know for a fact that Mason (my dinky little city) has had pretty good race relations in the schools for YEARS. Left on our own, the kide behaved themselves and turned into adults who live with each other, work with each other, and enjoy each other.
It only seems logical to me that clubs/organizations could follow that same path. Not all will, that's true, but that's when some gentle prodding could come.
I've noticed MANY NPC composites that look pretty diverse, and not all are from diverse areas.
That's my schpeel, with a few tangents. I hope I didn't offend anyone, that was certainly NOT my intention.
~Millie