Exactly. That is how it starts. The parents don't have to say anything. Kids pick up on it very quickly, listening to the side comments, watching your distain for certain people etc. Its quite insidious.
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am convinced my sister's husband (I refuse to call him my brother-in-law) > is a 'closet' racist. He does not overtly express his views, rather he uses > a 'passive aggressive approach. Makes statements where he alludes to > racial issues, but when called on it he says, 'I was just kidding' or ' > That is not what I meant', I think I would have more respect for him if he > was a full on racist, at least then, I know he has the fortitude to stand > behind what he believes. > > My wife and I fear that is rubbing off on their daughter. He posted > something on Facebook once about how she (7 at the time) said to him, 'Look > Daddy, that guy has a Red Sox bumper sticker. He is a loser' and that he > was proud of her for that. If I ever heard one of my kids say something > like that, I would be mortified, much less post it on Facebook saying I was > 'proud' of them > > Not a far stretch to think she is picking up on his racist views as well. > > This is how kids learn intolerance, from their parents. We are not born > with the capacity to hate people purely based on the color of their skin > (or gender or sexual preference, etc) that is a learned behavior. > > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Same with my family - more or less, half WASP and half everything >> else. Makes for get family get togethers during the holidays. >> >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I have learned over time that I hate people of all races if they are >> complete tools. I also like people of all races if they are not complete >> tools. >> > >> > My family is an interesting melting pot. I have a brother and sister who >> are half black, my wife is Asian as is one of my sister-in-laws, I have >> three nieces who are half Mexican. And one of my brothers was dating a >> Native American. >> > >> > >> > On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:39 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Everyone acts that way. As I said its more stupidity and ignorance >> >> than anything else. >> >> >> >> Deal with te content of the character rather than the colour of the >> skin. >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358499 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
