My friends and I have talked about this many times.  We feel there is some sort of prejudice.
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I think Middle East says it all....no offense\n(Twin Towers or 9/11)\n(Pearl Harbor)\n(Those Snipers from like 4yrs ago)\n(All you see on the news is ANTI-AMERICA)\n(Immigrants taking jobs)\n(ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TAKING JOBS)\n(Drug Trade)\nHmm maybe its immigrants in general.
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Nice one mate. Sadly, racism is never going to end. As a species, we are far to negative and we'll always (sometimes without knowing it) find something to dislike about our fellow man. It's too easy this far down the line to hate. The love was lost when we began.
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hehehe you sound like my friend i mean he is going through the exact same thing we talk about it lots he's pretty gosh darn open with me but no your not the only maybe one of a select few but ya y friend is the same...\n\nunless your my friend i'm thinking of... in which case maybe you are teh only one hehe.. just fooling \n\nanyways.... good luck with that...♥
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Seeing as how you decided to use Yahoo Answers as a forum, allow me a moment to retort. \n\nIt seems that you are a bit confused....and I understand; you feel passionately about your point of view. I hope that you know that the people you've described here I'm sure can counter every single proclamation you've made, but will it help foster and facilitate a conversation that helps us all learn to understand each other? \n\nWill it help you to see and appreciate the many differences between our cultures that make us all ultimately the part of ONE HUMAN RACE? \n\nI hope so. I don't feel that only whites can be racists. That would be like saying that only white people are rich or educated. Its a blanket statement and its fear and ignorance that divides us. \n\nAt our core, we are all the same. We want to be safe and happy and live in a safe , thriving environment and wants the best for our families, friends, and loved ones. \n\nI appreciate you putting this question out here after all. Hopefully it would foster a conversation- the first step in understanding each other.
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I think you may be on to something there!!!  I read a post this morning in which the author speculates that we won't come together until we realize we aren't alone in the universe.  I buy that. \n\nHowever, I look at prejudice as an evolutionary tool.  Prejudice helps us avoid potential harm or identify things (people, places, food, etc.) that are safe and helpful.  Now when and why we developed prejudices against other humans (in terms of race, color, religion and the like) I couldn't begin to imagine, but I like to think most of us can agree that it was a pretty bad move.  \n\nYou're a breath of fresh air.  Thanks.
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"Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated." -- ML King, Jr.\n\nIt is natural for people to relate to those of like culture first, before learning about others who are different.  People tend to like people they can relate to and share common interests.  They tend to fear or avoid people they don't understand, especially those who they assume don't like them either.\n\nCommon social stereotypes and mutual misperceptions of people keep them divided in groups along racial, religious, or other cultural lines.  As long as people remain separated from each other, they cannot learn from each other to overcome these biases.  The avoidance or mistrust of one group by another is mutual.\n\nIf you want to overcome these separations between groups, all you can do is start with yourself and the people around you.  Only by encouraging cross-interaction and honest sharing and communication can you help to overcome mistrust or misperceptions, or even hard feelings from racial conflicts of the past that deepen these biases.\n\nFor hints on how to keep a positive peaceful dialogue when discussing diverse perspectives, situations or issues, please see "Guidelines for Sharing" by the "Center for the Healing of Racism" http://www.houstonprogressive.org/CHRguide.html
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I think we all judge even though we may try to avoid it, but let's face it there are just some people we really don't want to hang out with.  Regardless of whether this judgment was made on a first impression or not it doesn't matter-the truth of the matter is we all judge.
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Sweetness, if there's a group of people out there they'll be discriminated agains...even the racists and the fundamentalist, I hate to admit. Those are very kind thoughts, my Dear One. Blessings.
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I think it's a spiritual thing.  I think God connects us with certain people for certain reasons and the ones we feel like we don't know are headed in a different direction than us spiritually.
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For sure!  Those are the people who need our love and friendship most of all!\n\nIt's important to always respect one another's opinions and beliefs.
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I have two mixed children, and we've come to find a lot more prejudice in white people than in black, therefore, my children tend to hang around more black than white people.  I have tried to teach them not to see color, but I know they notice that white people are the only ones who attempt to insult them by calling them niggers and half-breeds.
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Not entirely. They're kind of exaggerations of what we do believe about each other or weaknesses we've found in each others views.
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No.  As long as they weren't being offensive in what they said when gossiping to others about what they believed my sexuality to be.  Most of my Friends are pretty straight shooters.  We try to not gossip over much about things concerning the group.  We tend to circle the wagons.  if she or he WERE malicious in their commentary, I would be offended by the way they talked.  Not by what they said.  And no...I'm not gay.  I'm Italian and Irish.  Very passionate people.  We do alot of hugging.  Way touchy feely races of people I come from.  Could be mis-construed.  I've had a number of gay woman come on to me.  lol   I take it as compliment, but don't take them up on the offer.  :)
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We all can't get along because we think differently.
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Well, it's never happened to me because I'm straight. My friends (one lesbian, one gay man) have had several stupid things like that happen to them. \n\nWe're living in a time when discrimination and prejudice against homosexuals is socially acceptable. The fact that Rick Santorum can say some of the things he's said and not be called prejudiced and publicly ridiculed should say a good deal about what our society thinks about homosexuality. \n\nHowever, this has been the same attitude toward all sorts of ethnic groups or other groups in the past. And slowly, people get over themselves and start accepting. \n\nIt'll take 30 or so years, but we'll get there eventually. \n\nSorry you had to deal with stupidity.
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yes, i have known about this for some time, i am a baptist, and have very close freinds that are cathliocs, i know there is some small diffrences, but for the most part we beleve the same things. it has been hard for me because so many of my freinds on the baptist side are very much aganst cathliocs, but i have cathlioc freinds that are closer than my baptist freinds. so i think you for posting this.
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We all have feelings, it's part of who we are. Don't strive to be "normal" because it doesn't realy exist, we're all different. Just be yourself, and ignore those people who have nothing better to do than critisize for it's own sake.