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Originally Posted by DrPhil
When you type: "having gone to UofM-Dearborn, I learned a little about the Muslim culture, and A LOT about them not all being terrorists. Many I met were wonderful people" it conveys that you did not know this until you attended UofM-Dearborn.
Again, doesn't this go without saying? In stating the obvious, are you trying to inform people or speaking about what you learned from your experience? Serious questions.
It is what it is. I am responding to your posts just as I would to someone who said "I went to a school with a large Jewish population and learned A LOT about Jews not all being greedy" or a nonwhite person who said "many white people I met in college are wonderful people."
What is embedded in those statements?
Sure, you can add that there are wonderful and shitty Muslims just like there are wonderful and shitty people of all races and ethnicities, religions, etc. But, again, in stating the obvious are you trying to inform people or are you speaking about what you learned from your experience?
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I'm giving my damn opinion. Before college I knew nothing of the Muslim culture. All you hear about in the media is negativity about Muslims. I appreciate my college experience, learning about MANY different cultures since I grew up in a predominately white, middle class, Catholic community. Hell I was the weird Italian who brought Nutella sandwiches to lunch (think: My Big Fat Greek Wedding and her moussaka).
This is an internet board, not a speech class on Persuasive Writing. I'm not going to carefully think about every single letter I type, just in case you decide you want to pick it apart and find a reason to make it look like I am discriminating against something. It is what it is. Stop searching for hidden meanings.
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