23 Jan '08 -
I had to delete a certain diarist from my list of favorites. Too bad. He was a fantastic writer, had a great command of the written word that I can recognize but never duplicate.
I deleted him because of his use of the word 'Raghead' over and over again.
Raghead, in my blue collar opinion is as bad as spic, chink and n.....! I can't even spell the 'N' word without feeling dirty and cheap.
No, I am not one of those people whose friends with any of the above ethnic groups, though I do work with a Philipino fella. I do not have any black friends, nor Chinese, nor Hispanic. I am encircled by white. Though my sister just adopted a little black baby from Philly. I think she picked the cutest one in the world. I dare anyone to contradict me, come on...lol
I do not have to befriend someone to respect their ethnics. Sheesh, a little common sense here. What ever happened to respect.
I, being the great white hunter grew up English in French Quebec during the height of their separation quest. Those French would talk about us in such derogatory tones not realizing that a lot of us Anglos could understand them. I had a french hockey coach who put me down so bad in his language that I never put on a pair of skates since. I was twelve then. My step dad became my father then. He beat the snot out of him...
To be the object of such hatred and bias ain't a good thing. It fosters hatred and bias in return. To this day I'm very leary of any contact with the French.
Tolerance is the word of the day, maybe I'll suggest that to Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report!
