Where do you think we are with racial acceptance of each other and equality?
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Unfortunately we don't.  Old stigmas die hard.  If they are happy, tell them don't worry about narrow minded people.
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Good question.\n\nI wish I could be more optimistic but I believe that we are a long way from believing that "all men are created equal".\n\nTerrorism, religious fanaticism, and illegal immigration have polarized race relations.
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I think that this question was a bit uncalled for ....\n\nBut here's my opinion ...\n\nI am white, my husband is black, and together we share a little boy who white and black. He will grow to learn not to "hate" any race. We are all equal in society. The color of our skin does not make a difference in the love in our hearts.
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FOR THOSE WHO DESCIMINATE BASED ON 'RACE'!\n\nRace shouln't be an issue.\n         Why does anybody think one race is greater than other.???   \n   GOD creates us all in same way. Its just the geography that has played its game.\n  If u still dont agree...why dont u just take a knife and poke it into ur stomach..\n           See wats comin out.. If it is blood and If it is RED ... then man u are not superior!!..\n   You are just flesh and blood. Watever the race ...u are same inside.  THen Why the hell are some guys hangin on 'Black' or 'White' or 'Asian' or BS! C'mon, its high time u become a human being!!!
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Oh boy. This is a question most intelligent people try to avoid. Not me. And I guess that says something for me.\nHaving grown up and been an active participant in the civil rights demostrations and activities of the 60s, I have observed one very problematic concept that was adopted, early on. Black men and women of that era feel into and adopted the concept of a seperate identity and observance of customs of their original countries. There is nothing wrong with this except in a fight to be absorbed and accepted into American culture it has become impossible for Whites and other races to accept them since any moves to do so will be rejected.\nMany of the injustices done to Black Americans by those who pervert our way of life were, of course, wrong and horrible.\nIf you look at the European style of life and society you see that this hasn't happened, mainly because the injection of those of color in their societies happened over a very long period of time and gradually. We on the other hand forced the issue and moved ahead, perhaps, too fast.\nNow, something worse has happened. White Americans are adopting the culture of African Americans in a big way which makes the problem worse because they are recognizing the differences.\nThere is no easy answer and I am glad you didn't ask how we can fix it because, I have no answer to that question.
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I'm Italian, my husband is African American. We live in Germany in an area with a lot of US. Army installation. Soldiers have a bad reputation around here because they seem to fu** around a lot, excuse my language, but it is what it is. We do get a lot of looks from people, but nobody actually ever said anything to us, except for some black women.... we have been to the states and they stare a little harder there and people ignore my husband, or both of us,  like a waiter when we were in Alabama. But over all i think it is becoming a more accepted thing in society at least i hope so. and fu** everybody else, as long as you don't have a problem it is all good. Let them deal with their issues and don't worry so much what other people might think.\n\nbut i am very surprised to see how many people here are narrow minded and exclude any kind of interracial anything... where do ya'll live??? This is an interracial society, you might as well get used to it and get over your racism.
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Wow Chino. I didn't think anyone would have the nuts to say that. Ditto and kudos. I think that for the most part, racism has been completely turned around. I think the majority of the racism now is black on white. There will never be equality as long as there is ignorance (in both blacks and whites.)
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yeah.  that way i know what life is like on the other side of the tracks.  i would force everyone to, and then there might be no racism ever.
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It is just as important that I respect the beliefs of other ethnic races as it is for them to respect my beliefs.  Respect goes both ways.
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I BELEIVE THAT WE WERE ALL CREATED EQUAL. WE ALL R HUMANS AND SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED BY THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN! I'M MEXICAN BUT I HAVE THE SAME COLOR BLOOD RUNNIN IN MY VEINS AS ALL PEOPLE. NO ONE SHOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY OR BE TREATED BETTER THAN OTHERS. WITH THE SAME RESPECT AND DIGNITY!
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Not to be too la-di-da or flippant, but we're all African.  It's the cradle of the human race.\n\nNothing wrong with acknowledging the shared experiences of people who share your skin color, though.  Especially when there's still so much racism, explicit and implicit, in the world.
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There are many "answers" or ways to respond to this question.  To be brief and to respond in my mind the most important of all influences in this question is to state that we have and will hopefully continue to realize that regardless of color/origin or blood line we are all brothers and sisters.  Our Creator (God) has provided everything we have and will ever have this day forward.  We should always take care of eachother regardless of where we are from for without what our Creator has provided we wouldn't even have eachother...
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Maybe in a perfect world.How do we rid the world of racism & ignorance?
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PEACE to the areas of the world in conflict.  \nCures for AIDS and CANCER will be available to EVERYONE regardless if they can afford it or not.\nHunger will not the the cause of death.\n\nNo more PREJUDICES against race, religion, sexual orientation in order for us to relate to one another on a human and personal level.  We don't need to be blinded by our differences but we have to respect each other for them.  If everyone was like us, it would be a boring world.\n\nNo more INJUSTICES.  The people who do crime are punished according and money will not BUY freedom.  Crimes against women and children will not be ignored.
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We can't, I mean we probably could but everyone is not willing to change. Mainly because people are well justify for the belief to be racist or prejudice. God tells us "all the ways of men are right in their own eyes." When you think of it anyone can justify their belief in something true or not to cause them to do it. Racism will not end unless we all change, example if I say something mean about the white race would they get defensive and say something back about me or will they lash out at the whole black race. When this happen it will cause others to find a reason to lash out and thus cause separation and discriminating. As long as these groups don't agree on something then we will never get rid of racism.\n\nLike this site all it takes is one word and some words from one group to spark racist thinking from people who are not even racist. Because one side stereotypes one side and vise versa. One side can say how bad one group is and the other group will do the same because everyone want to stand up for their race. Like any argument when we disagree their will always be someone who wants to be right, and neither side is willing to give up any ground. But as long as we disagree we will always continue this cycle of discrimination and racist thinking.\n\nOnly way we can stop it is for all to agree and learn and understand others feeling, right or wrong. Also to do something that both sides can agree on. Because whites and blacks disagree on almost all the above, racism, history, and everthing else. When you think of it if we all agree then their would be nothing to complain about.\n\nLike slavery whites say blacks bring it up because they live in the past, untrue. They do it because whites down play it so much that blacks have to remind them. See if whites acknowlegde what happen then blacks counldn't complain, why complain about something if they already know it. This in it's self will stop a big chunck of racist thinking. All we have to do is find something to agree to. But what are the odds of that happening?
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I think that people tend to be less racist than they were in hate past but it still exist in smaller areas where there is not a diversity in race.Most people today do not see race as an issue while some don't believe in interracial relationships and others hate people of other races it is something that I don't think will ever completely go away but has improved over the past 20 years.
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I totally support same sex civil unions.  I believe all people should be viewed as equal, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.