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Wow, so shiny, Lone. ='3

But yes. Things like religion and race shouldn't be scrapped or ignored because they cause conflict. They should be understood and acknowledged, so that people can moved on with their lives. D< It's when people DON'T understand or REFUSE to acknowledge things that animosity occurs.

Afterall, not everyone with racial bias is a white supremacist, and not all people who are part of a religion are members of the Westboro Baptist Church. 9w9

In terms of racism, Hector, only a small number of people actually indulge in overt racism. Most racism nowadays is institutional or structural, like the prevalence of poverty of blacks and Hispanics due to old and racist laws and coding. It's the stereotypes and associations that make us racist, not necessarily how we interact with people.

Think of this -- the least racist people in the world are kids. They notice that people look different, but that's as far as it goes. They look different, but that only means that they look different! Same as that the kid with red hair looks different from the kid with blonde hair. And then they move on. People are so preoccupied with race nowadays, always worrying about coming across as racist, that they can't see it objectively, like little kids.



It's not simple, but I don't like it when people brush off race as if by ignoring it, they're doing the right thing. That's a misunderstanding that came after after the civil rights movement. People believe that the most non-racist thing to do is to pretend that they're colorblind. But that's counterproductive.


...I'm so ready to be done with this class. =w=

You should take a race class someday, Hector. I mean, you're not wrong, but the whole situation can't be simplified without proper thought and research.

Just so you know, the term 'race' was never used until Americans needed a way to justify their treatment of Africans. Race itself has no scientific or cultural basing. (With the exception of African-American culture, but that developed AFTER race was introduced as a concept.) ETHNICITY is one thing, race is just an idea based on superficial aspects.

It's complicated. Having grown up in America, my judgment of it isn't the best, but after moving to a highly xenophobic country, my perspective has widened slightly~

What's really interesting is comparing racism between the US and Japan. 9w9 Like during WWII. Dear lord it was fun discussing it.

I say Race because most people use Ethnicity to describe any culture or area like Texan, while I place American under different Ethnicities. I mean yes, there is a scientific basis, skin color and physical features were adaptations to specific areas. Dark skin was the first skin color due to lifes originating in the deserts of Africa, dark skin protecting against the sun much better than lighter.

Lighter skin simply came along near the end due to the immigration towards more snowy places, lighter skin didn't need as much melanin because of the absence of a lot of sun light, and was better suited for the cold environments.

Peoples skin color is simply just genetic coding, not like there is something really different about them, its the traits passed down from parent to offspring, means nothing in the grand scheme of things, they're still Homo Sapiens Sapiens

On other news, this image describs the scene at the hotspring so well~

@Joker: >'D Ninja'd ya~

@Loli: :'O I think 'red herb' or something since it'd be a Resident Evil fan art. XD Oh, silly games and their magically healing red herbs~ 8D

But, "Danger, danger"? XD ...Huh. I'm even more confused about the scene than I was before. xD Damn translation failing me~ ..Oh, well, I'll just stick with it 'cause it's sho cute~ 9w9;

@Lone: :'O MONKEYS.

@Coma: Speaking of Avenue Q, I can picture Finnian and Alekzander taking roles in the song 'If You Were Gay.' mad D

@Lone: I suppose that would make sense..

ALSO, LET ME SAY. I kept my mouth shut when Shinju got one vote and I sat all alone in the River corner, but this! Why would two people pick Yuuto? D= I DON'T UNDERSTAND.


- last post before I go to bed, good night~ <3 -