Reply #42: Well

[LatteLibertine]

props to your Mom. I've lived in majority minority areas all my life. I've seen it all.

There are plenty of decent African-Americans out there I'd be proud to have in my family too. The same may be said for some Latinos, Asians and folks from the Middle-east.

It amazes me how some are willfully ignorant. Often these people have little real experience with the groups they dislike. Others have one bad experience with a person outside their group then transfer said experience to the whole other group. It's unfortunate.

Empathy and compassion are key. I wish more tried to see themselves in "the other". IMO that's part of the answer, as is seeing each person as an individual rather than part of some flawed stereotypical monolithic group.

I hope an Obama presidency helps us work against some of these things. Even from a purely symbolic standpoint it will be a good thing.