Originally Posted by tsurara

I sincerely wonder if you could actually handle a day in my shoes (working and living in a culture that isn't your own, functioning in a language that isn't your own, in a society where "other races" account for less than .001% of the entire population).

Or perhaps spend a day as a little black girl growing up in an all-white neighborhood?

Maybe as an untouchable in India... born into the lowest class possible thanks to your karma in a past life without hope of yourself or your children ever escaping the societal stigma of being virtual human trash.

Or you could be the little bi-racial boy in the fourth grade at one of my schools who no one will play with, be partners with and is told to "go home to America" at recess. He's a full Japanese citizen who speaks only Japanese.

These are all very real identity crisises... ones that people have no choice but to overcome around the world every day. I don't think any of them are any less for that struggle because they don't share your uber-amazing nationality.

But um... yeah... you're pinoy so you're auto-awesome!

is that what you're going for with this thread?

Racial pride blurs the lines into racism when it becomes exclusionary. You're walking a rather offensive line here ^^;

Originally Posted by Jepray

its not an Invasion, its just people, no ones putting a gun to your head and making you change you heritage...it happens.

Originally Posted by Jepray

ok, sry being american i keep forgeting that in some places and cases people do put a gun up to your head...So i'll retract that last statement. But isnt all this anaimosity towards each other and others just ignorance...what justifys anyone to judge another based soly on a name others have hung on them???