[Sabie19473]

I am not black, I am white. (Lily-white, in fact; you should see me dance...) I, too, was shocked and appalled at the insinuation that 'in this day and age,' ANYONE would be denied aid because of race. The thought is so horrifying to me--and, I'm sure, to most other whites who have heard these accusations--that we immediately become outraged and defensive. But we have to remember that not everyone has been raised that way, raised to think that, in this great country, 'things like that don't happen anymore!' We have to keep in mind that this is a really naive way of thinking, especially when, as previous posters pointed out, terrible things were done to blacks a mere generation ago. And they are still happening today. Whether or not this is the case with Katrina, I have no idea, because I wasn't there. Neither were any of you. That's definitely something to keep in mind, don't you think? No one should be jumping to any conclusions.

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Name : Sabie19473, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : SC Country : United States, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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