>===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== I think it needs to be understood here that race "matter" because that's how most were taught growing up. Earlier I said that as children, everyone was a friend irregardless of race. It's not until later that you are taught that, for one reason or another, it does matter. When you're not exposed to such ignorance, race is no longer an issue.
studies on race have shown that beginning even at age 4 kids are making judgements based on it (will elaborate details on study in private email) We all act the same, we all do the same bullsh_t, we are all the same. Why try to make a distinction based on color? on an individual level _yes_ (more differences among the sexes then between the sexes etc. etc.) but when you look at it from a sociopolitical standpoint as far as groups and who has advantages/disadvantages yes race does matter..that's all i was saying before..someone had said how he had hung out w/ all these different kinds of people and how they all got along and everything was groovy and i had to challenge that..that's all..i find it _especially_ frustrating in light of recent events here in the US and here at umich (i live in ann arbor currently)..affirmative action rollbacks are have a _drastic_ effect on african american communities (look at college enrollment levels in california before and after the affirmative action laws were rolled back)and now we have the umich law school case..i can't even begin to describe what a horrible impact this case would have if it doesn't eventually get turned over..these mindsets _frighten_ me..they _depress__ me and they leave me _outraged_ when someone tries to assert such naive statements as "skin color doesn't matter"..and if you grew up around detroit you _know_..you must have been downtown at some point when race relations were very tense... kathleen
