[Lynnette H.]

You bring up a point that’s puzzled me: why blacks have no interest in geneology. Africa is huge. The racial differences between countries or regions are more significant than those between a Greek and a Norwegian. Most people have photos of their grandparents. It’s very possible to isolate within 100 miles where their ancestors lived. As a student of anthropology for years, I once complimented a black woman on her Ethiopian looks. I offended her; she said I couldn’t possibly know where her ancestors were from. No? Mine are from Germany/Poland. Do you think that’s all washed out because it was three generations ago? I met a married woman named Warsinski; I knew instantly she was Italian by her hair and features. I am only addressing ‘not knowing’ where your ancestors are from, not meaning to diminish the travails of the people who traveled that route.

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Name : Lynnette H., Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 40+, City : Wauwatosa, State : WI, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lynnette H.]

How unfortunate ‘elevator syndrome’ drives you out of a community you were happy in. This relates to an anecdote I once heard. In a busy office building there was a woman who called out a cheery ‘Good Morning!’ when getting on the elevator every day. For 90 days she made everyone smile and had good experiences. On the 91st day somebody snorted ‘What’s so good about it?’ She never said Good Morning again. How many good experiences does it take to outweigh one bad one? Can one bad experience be extrapolated to a whole community? Consider the source. Is it right to hand that loser power over your finances, to make you move and change jobs? Call the police, don’t look at your neighbors funny, thinking they share those thoughts.

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[Lynnette H.]

I’ve known some incredibly touchy white women! You’re refering to being thin-skinned. I agree with the writer who pointed out it depends on the things the particular woman is occupied with. It’s not that, in generalizing, that black women are less emotional but have less annoying emotions, don’t you agree? A person who is upset about their car being towed seems more reasonable than one who is upset that a friend bought a dress almost like her new dress. I see the same thing in retirees; while working they have ‘real’ concerns, but after retiring they care way too much about their neighbor leaving the porch light on or people taking 2 days to return a call.

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