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Living in Florida for about 7 years now, I’ve seen many people with Confederate flag stickers and such on their vehicles. After working with someone who displayed this insignia of ignorance on their truck, I decided to ask his motivation for putting something that many people consider so offensive on his vehicle… his response? Proud of his Southern heritage. But doesn’t the heritage contained within this flag represent years of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and modern-day racism? Imagine a young neo-Nazi driving in Germany with a swastika sticker on the back of his Volkswagen, claiming it was about ‘heritage’. I think that most intelligent-minded people realize that claiming southern pride are simply covering up their true feelings.
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Name : Sam Foster, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual, Not Religious, Age : 23, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Broadcast Editor, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,I’m also not a Christian… and therefore, I don’t ‘celebrate’ Christmas as a Christian would. I don’t attend church services, and the gifts I share with friends and family are not shared in the name of Christ. However, I do get together with family and share time and togetherness, just to enjoy being with them. I do the same at Thanksgiving time, as well.
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Name : Sam Foster, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual, Not Religious, Age : 23, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Broadcast Editor, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,I think that a common misconception held by a lot of whites is that a Black person getting in touch with and/or admiring their hertiage and the art contained within is synonomous with exhibiting a black nationalist attitude. A white person who views this art and is upset or surprised by it is probably questioning why you aren’t assimilating into the white majority culture. So get some pictures of smiling white families on those walls!! After all, they did ‘give’ you your rights in 1964, right? (For the slow people, that was sarcasm)… I have a few prints in my apartment… one is of Malcolm X, one of John Coltrane, and one of Angela Davis… and so many people who come into my place are shocked by this… sometimes it’s used as a conversation piece (i.e. ‘Why would a white guy have pictures of black folks on his walls?’), but it makes other people uncomfortable to see something that isn’t commonplace in their comfortable little bubble. Oh… and in a country that is still intrinsically racist, being black is sometimes a ‘questionable political view’ in itself… Hotep!
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Name : Sam Foster, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual, Not Religious, Age : 23, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Broadcast Editor, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,I have come across this a lot recently, including with a co-worker. She was deep into hip-hop music, liked wearing Baby Phat (Russel Simmons’ hip-hop clothing label for women), but when she saw black people on the TV in our office, she’d make negative comments… this is what I call ‘Minstrel Syndrome’. The idea here is that it’s ok for blacks to be entertainers and providers of goods, but they’re not good enough to be a friend of acquaintance. As long as a black person is singing, dancing, being a buffoon, or any other activity that fits the stereotype they have in their head, it’s ok. Once they deviate from it, they’re ‘stepping out of line’. And by the way, after months of my complaining, she was finally fired for her comments (my boss couldn’t understand how someone white could be offended by racism that wasn’t aimed at whites… another example of living in a bubble). Peace!
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Name : Sam Foster, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual, Not Religious, Age : 23, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Broadcast Editor, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,NPR is a nice alternative for those of us who are tired of listening to Neal Boortz, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mike Savage, et al… who have been, and remain the REAL whiny radio voices. Spouting off opinion after opinion and obsessing over Clinton, it’s enough to make me sick. I’d much rather listen to the calm voices and newsworthy information on ‘All Things Considered’ than the rantings of some silver spoon Conservative who whines about Affirmative Action or same sex marriages.
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Name : Sam Foster, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual, Not Religious, Age : 23, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Broadcast Editor, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,
