[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-30 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:46 PM, I am the eternal wrote: > > > > > > But with all of that acknowledged, I don't see that the solution to the > > pain is to convince people li

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread I am the eternal
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Kirk wrote: > > When race becomes an issue it's because the minds involved are too shallow > to get over such things as mere color of skin. > Someone who declares bankruptcy so they can just walk away from their student loans because they were younger then is the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread I am the eternal
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:46 PM, I am the eternal wrote: > > > But with all of that acknowledged, I don't see that the solution to the > pain is to convince people like me to be more loving, more live and let > live. I'm not the problem. But I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread Kirk
I think your experience with the particular shelter may be > leading you to generalize what may be due to other problems such as > abuse, poor education, poor upbringing, poor health, lack of money and > opportunity, etc. into a race issue. --I am going to waste a precious post to agree. Wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:46 PM, I am the eternal wrote: Actually, no. Do some reading about the effects of rap music. They said the same thing about Elvis and the Beatles. Do some reading about the negative effects the ghetto black culture has on people. Look at the percentage of young felons

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread I am the eternal
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:44 PM, ruthsimplicity wrote: > > I volunteer occasionally at a shelter for runaway teens, doing med > checks and the like. The shelter is located in a part of the country > which is primarily white. The teens at the shelter are almost all > white. They have their issue

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
L.Shaddai, it appears from your comments (below) that you would rather not be considered a racist, and I'm in favor of that, too. It seems, however, that you have taken your limited life experiences with the African Americans that you have dealt with and extrapolated that far beyond its useful

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Duveyoung wrote: > > > "spawning?" -- racist remark or insensitive gaff? > > > > Edg > > > > Frankly, I don't know which. My reaction to a 15 year old girl having a > baby which won't have a fath

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread I am the eternal
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Duveyoung wrote: > "spawning?" -- racist remark or insensitive gaff? > > Edg > Frankly, I don't know which. My reaction to a 15 year old girl having a baby which won't have a father to care for it or support it because she feels unloved and wants for a time to h

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread Duveyoung
"spawning?" -- racist remark or insensitive gaff? Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:33 PM, yifuxero wrote: > > > from Yahoo news: > > > > Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law > > Buzz Up Send > > > > livescie

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:00 PM, grate. swan wrote: > > > Should Michelle have given more consideration of how she would will > rear Sasha and Malia than the time she spent coming up with a unique > name for her children? Is Michelle a weak and inconsiderate mother? > Drop it, dude. You are li

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:33 PM, yifuxero wrote: > > > from Yahoo news: > > > > Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law > > Buzz Up Send > > > > livescience.com – 2 hrs 25 mins agoBoys in the United States with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:23 PM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal > > Well, I was going to ask if the shelter you volunteer > for knows you're a racist. But if you're already > walking away with your tail between your legs, never > mind, Marek's handled i

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > > > You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. > > > > It appears to me that you have gained nothing from > > your very limited life experiences other than a > > deepening of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. > > It appears to me that you have gained nothing from your very limited > life experiences other than a deepening of your prejudices. Your > reply only confirms your racism. > > Good luck with your v

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
You're correct, I shouldn't call you pal. It appears to me that you have gained nothing from your very limited life experiences other than a deepening of your prejudices. Your reply only confirms your racism. Good luck with your volunteerism. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's > reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. > Don't be a fool. Racist? You want racism, go to the ghetto. There people drop out of school because

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names & crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal wrote: **snip > > And I'm sure it's no coincidence that black guys and black women in the US > all