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marym625

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21. I was trying to figure out what you are saying

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 08:33 AM

Dec 2014

But you have deleted so much I don't believe I have the entire picture.

I am not trying to have an argument with you, I am hoping for a discussion.

I am glad to see you deleted things that you felt were inappropriate within this group. But if they are inappropriate here, why wouldn't they be inappropriate everywhere?

Also, what is wrong with posting something within a group about something posted in GD? The thread in question is huge. The subthreads are long. To try and have a discussion regarding an aspect of a thread with certain people seems more than reasonable, regardless of the subject or group

Finally, though there is a part of that OP I agree with, the idea of sharing culture and mixing it up, can often help all cultures grow in understanding. Hell, we wouldn't have rock and roll if that never happened. But there is also a kine where the cultures should be respected as to what they want to integrate with other cultures.

I am a bisexual, white woman. I have often said I can understand, to an extent, some of the oppression that is felt and lived by people of color. But there is absolutely no comparison. None, nada, ziltch. As grateful as I have been for people of color to join in the fight for LGBT equality, I can't imagine that any would tell me I am fighting incorrectly. Just like I have never assumed to tell transgender people what, how or when they should fight the oppression they suffer.

There's a difference between assimilation and calling the shots in a culture.

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Regarding Race and Ethnicity in the USA [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 OP

I have no idea. bravenak Dec 2014 #1

There was a couple of intersting points brought up that I would like to pursue but, I can't see Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #4

They do make sense but they minimize the damage to the non dominant populations. bravenak Dec 2014 #16

I think the crux of misunderstanding is the way POWER plays into it and seems some Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #17

I read it and I am also confused. bravenak Dec 2014 #18

I think I come here looking for affirmation/confirmation/validation about my own Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #19

We all do that. bravenak Dec 2014 #20

I think the term "appropriation" is being misused in those threads ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #32

interesting point and I think it is why I related to the comment about Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Behind the Aegis Dec 2014 #6

Yes, divide and conquer is what I witnessed today. Thank you. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #8

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check your PM. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #11

I haven't seen that. marym625 Dec 2014 #2

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I never said Race was the ONLY culture. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #5

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a false question, I have never heard of such a thing. Please enlighten me. And, I can not Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #10

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discussing it is one thing but using it to make light of another's appropriation is what I don't Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #13

Interesting....because it seems to be a "dimmisive" attitude I see in your OP. Behind the Aegis Dec 2014 #14

again, the mentioning of it WITH the attitude of the posters in regards to the subject matter. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #15

I was trying to figure out what you are saying marym625 Dec 2014 #21

I would have to see JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #22

That was the thread. bravenak Dec 2014 #25

Wait - Elvis? JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #26

Aw man!! bravenak Dec 2014 #27

Jokes on them! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #28

That is exactly why I stayed the fuck out of that shit!! bravenak Dec 2014 #29

I just bumped up a Carolina thread JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #30

I'll check it out. bravenak Dec 2014 #31

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DU3 tolerates many things that I don't. LWolf Dec 2014 #38

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