[Jessica B.]

You're the only one who can decide if you're gay or not. If you kissed another woman, I'd say you were at least curious, but that only you know if you're a lesbian or bisexual or what. Perhaps it was only a phase, or maybe you are gay. Though if you are, I promise you it will not be the end of the world.

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Name : Jessica B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 16, City : Jackson, State : MS Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jessica B.]

To Rodf: I am saddened that you are so unhappy in the South. If you are so uncomfortable in this section of the United States, I hope you can find somewhere else to live that fulfills you. I never lived in Atlanta, but I did live in rural Georgia for a brief time before moving back to Mississippi. I found it a nice place, but I just prefer my home state. I can't speak for all Southerners, but if I stare at someone different from me, I don't mean it disrespectfully. I am merely curious, and have never seen a person like you before. I was once eating at a restaurant, and a waiter there was a black man with blue eyes! I very nearly jumped out of my skin in surprise when I saw him; I didn't mean to be uncouth, but you just don't see many black men with blue eyes. In Jackson, where I live, we have a large Asian Indian community, and so Indian people no longer seem unusual to see walking about. There is also a large black community, and some Hispanics (from Mexico, mostly, though my cousin's wife is half Puerto Rican). I am accustomed to these groups, and am therefore less likely to stare (unless you happen to have two heads or something, at which point I may not be able to restrain myself from glancing in your direction every once in a while). Were I to see someone from say, a South American rain forest, I might be curious to know more about them. In much the same way, you don't see many Asian people here, so to meet someone from Japan or Korea is surprising. In the rural areas, the situation is different. The more isolated you are, the more you tend to be racist in my experience. In Smith County, where my elderly aunt lives, to even be seen talking to a black person is a major faux pas. I don't pretend to have all the answers on how to solve this problem, but to clear up a few common questions I get when I meet a Yankee I will say: (1) No, I have never been to a Klan rally. In fact, I haven't heard of the Klan doing anything at all within the last few years. I'm sure they're still out there, but it's not like they ride through the streets of Jackson on a nightly basis. (2) No, I do not eat 'chitlins'. This one came from a Canadian friend of mine. I have never eaten chitlins in my lifetime, nor would I. They're boiled hog intestines! Euch! (3) No, I am not inbred. Nor have any of my male relatives ever anally sodomized any Yankees. However, I cannot speak for other people's male relatives. You're thinking of 'Deliverence' not MS.

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Name : Jessica B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 16, City : Jackson, State : MS Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jessica B.]

No, not really. A lesbian tried to pick me up one time, and I was actually a little flattered. She was a pretty girl, and had I been a lesbian, too, we might have made a nice couple. As it was, I demured. But I don't particularily find gays or lesbians threatening.

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Name : Jessica B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 16, City : Jackson, State : MS Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jessica B.]

Italians tend to be darker than other Europeans because they have Semitic (Middle Eastern) ancestry in them. There's probably a little black mixed in there as well, but that's true of just about all races.

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Name : Jessica B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 16, City : Jackson, State : MS Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

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