[Lyn]

I find it very ageist of some of you to suggest that all old people are mean and crabby. Have you met every older person in the world? Very likely these rude older people you encountered were always rude and crabby from age three on. They say we become more of ourselves as we grow old. Some of these people may also be crabby because society in general is very youth oriented and old people really aren’t respected that much anyway. Mostly we see old folks as useless dinosaurs who should be segregated into their own communities. In so far as respect, every human being you encounter should be shown respect until there is a reason not to extend such courtesy.

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Name : Lyn, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 40, City : Seattle, State : WA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lyn]

Whites do have their own channels! They’re called ABC, NBC, CBS. I’m being facetious, but look, being black is also associated with ethnicity and a culture, especially in the case of BET, which is celebrating African-American culture. So it’s not just race, per say. The same with the Latinos. If miniorities want something from their point of view they aren’t going to find that in the dominant culture which is coming from a white-american point of view. Anyway whites do celebrate their heritage, don’t they? There are Italian american, irish american, jewish organizations. There is an Italian channel on television, RAI I think it’s called. So nobody is stopping whites from recognizing and celebrating who they are. Whites do it all the time. The problem would come in if there was WET (White Entertainment Television) because ‘white power’ is associated with the Klan and the neo-nazi movements. They are strictly talking about the white race and it being superior. BET has no such rhetoric. Nobody comes on BET and say this is black entertainment TV and we’re better than everybody. Let’s get ‘whitey’. It’s simply a channel blacks can turn to to see their unique point of view on things. Nobody would think it was racist if their was an Irish-American channel. Actually I think that would be cool. I can see it now: riverdancing, celtic language classes, irish-themed movies like Michael Collins….

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Most black people cannot grow their natural hair down their backs, sometimes not even past their shoulders because natural black african hair is fragile, wiry, and breaks off easily. Therefore, because long hair is seen as feminine and beautiful in the dominant culture, black women get weaves and extensions. If you’re not mixed with white or something else as a black woman you’re lucky if you can grow hair past your shoulders.

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Name : Lyn, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 40, City : Seattle, State : WA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lyn]

An obese person is someone who looks like a hard boiled egg or a beach ball with arms and legs sticking out. Someone who is overweight is probably someone who has some type of waist line and may just be huge in some places: slightly large arms, thighs, a chunky upper body. Personally I would never focus completely on someone being overweight. I don’t point, stare or snicker at people who are morbidly obese either. I am disgusted by others who do. I personally am slightly overweight at the moment, so I have great empathy for those struggling with their weight. Once I was thin, and even then I never derided anyone who wasn’t. Just like average sized people, an overweight person can be appealing to me if they are kind, personable, clean and well-groomed. I will however admit that I’m not attracted to overweight men romantically. But then I don’t like insensitive, stupid or bald dudes either.

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