Other - Cultures & Groups - January 2007

I mean African Americans are Africans and Somalis are Africans. why do they look different?

2007-01-15 18:17:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Interesting point that many people are bound to have asked themselves. It was interesting when Jermaine Jackson made comments about 'white trash' and people belonging to an 'inferior class' to his and how he and another contestant were the only 'people of colour' in the show that very little has been said about it. Does it only become 'racist' when an Asian person (ie from the Indian sub-continent) is in the firing line? Are Asians too over sensitive about racism or do they have a valid point?

2007-01-15 18:16:09 · 12 answers · asked by waggy 6

I honestly don't know, what the difference is. I've also had people "correct" me when I use the terms interchangeably to refer to Mexicans, or other's from like Peru, or Guatemala.

Do only "certain countries" fall into one category, and according to whom's standards? How does it work? I'm not trying to start anything, I genuinly would like to know how others feel about this.

Definitions of both according to yahoo:

. Hispanic -
1. Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
2. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.

. Latino -
1. A Latin American.
2. A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States. See Usage Note at Hispanic.

God bless you guys.

2007-01-15 18:06:40 · 7 answers · asked by Belix 3

I am caucasian ("white") and I wanted to start a celebration of racial diversity. I am grateful for all of the races that God has so lovingly created. Each person is special and every race is uniquely designed with utmost care. :)

I love what Martin Luther King said. He said, "I have a dream that one day...my small children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." It is truly the heart that determines a person's integrity, not their skin color.

I would love to hear the affirmations of other races by people who exude this exemplary character. Be blessed nations of the world. :)

2007-01-15 17:47:10 · 13 answers · asked by LaPrincesse 3

my friend is arab and she tells me alot of indians/asians and other race talki bad about white people and black people. she wants to know do you think that is true. she tells me that her family think white people are racist and that black people are dumb. well im black and i hate her family

2007-01-15 17:45:19 · 5 answers · asked by Pinky M 2

What was the wisest thing you have ever heard, and who said it? (referring to actually being wise, not a joker or funny)

2007-01-15 17:44:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where did they all go? You know the old make love not war peeps! the flower children? hate and ashbury peeps, where are they now?

2007-01-15 17:19:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-15 16:52:19 · 16 answers · asked by Immortal Cordova 6

If you don't, then obviously I'm not talking to you. I see it a lot in the Yahoo Answers search engine.

Why do Asian people...?
Why do Black people...?
Why do Hispanic people...?
Why do Native American people...?

Get over it already.

2007-01-15 16:38:05 · 24 answers · asked by thorn 1

I live in LA, southern california. well, I was originally from Ningbo, China near Shanghai but I came the US at the age of 2. I learned English at a very young age. Chinese people are not terrorists and contrary to claims we are not dirty.

2007-01-15 16:30:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been advised to Expand & create My own Blog site as here I have not the room to fully inform you all about all the matters involved,including "Legal Issues" regarding my situation.I will still be using Answers and Questions,but I need to expand on the real facts & information! NO ONE is Truly Understanding,All I am receiving as feed back are unhelpful statements,& Further Racial Slurs!I Already have many people waiting to Genuinely Help me out!Waiting for me to set up my Blog Group.If you cannot answer in any truly helpful way,or just want to further Discriminate against me then leave it & go to someone els' question,Like on TV, if you do not like the programme,you just turn it off!

2007-01-15 16:28:50 · 3 answers · asked by Shiara Lennon or Shi-ar-a Mi-so 2

Or 14 or 7 or 3. Better 21.
Thank you.

2007-01-15 16:20:51 · 2 answers · asked by nobita_nobi 5

A couple of weeks ago on the news Mr. Bell got shot 50 times for no reason. they claim there was a 4th man that didn't exist and then they said there was a gun. Was this part of a racist act? The cops that were involve all they get was suspension with pay and investigated. How fair is that? They too should be charged and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Just because you work for the law. Don't give you a right to break it.

2007-01-15 16:15:01 · 7 answers · asked by sexy 1

This is going to sound racist. But I am so shocked at some things that I am reading. So many whites are saying that they are victims of affirmative action and racism. Whites are upset because they cannot go around and say the N word without consequence. Whites are upset over BET. There is a problem with everything. If we drive nice cars.Problem. If we drive ugly cars.problem. If we like rap music. problem. If we do not like rap music.problem. If we speak well.problem. If we do not speak well.problem. Then arguments that hold no validity like slave cards and the man, come one. Wasn't that a TV comedy? What is up? I am not trying to be a racist, but don't you know that if you look for bad things then you will find it? I know that I am going to get some answers from behind the monitor racists, but maybe I will get some good answers that will help me to understand this?

2007-01-15 16:07:02 · 22 answers · asked by 2fine4u 6

You can't tell me,because of the color of my skin that I am unlikable. To be technical, We are not black. Our skin color is brown and sometimes caramel. It depends on the person you come in contact with. White people are not white they are pale or beige. So What is all the hate for. We get sterotyped and are called thugs and criminals as if caucasians never did a damn thing. What did blacks ever do to whites?

2007-01-15 16:02:54 · 17 answers · asked by sexy 1

2007-01-15 16:01:54 · 15 answers · asked by smavillapalli 1

2007-01-15 16:00:48 · 12 answers · asked by Alex H 2

Yes, I know, years ago Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday were combined into the feeble and generic "Presidents' Day".

Then, they carted in MLK Day.

This leaves us with only one national holiday named for an individual American, and he was not a President.

How can Dr. King have a holiday, but none of our Presidents do?

This strikes me as lopsided, and absurd. I don't care WHAT color he was, he was no equal of President George Washington.

Who else is for restoring Washington's Birthday to the calendar? Not removing MLK Day, just restoring Washington's Birthday.

I want it back. What about you, readers?

2007-01-15 15:59:46 · 6 answers · asked by silvercomet 6

I have cuddled with a couple of Chinese & Korean women and they something to remember. The malls; the clubs-------Where are you?

2007-01-15 15:39:40 · 5 answers · asked by frenchtriad 2

I'm a total newbie when it comes to Otakon. Heck, I'm a newbie to conventions period! This year I might be going to Otakon, but I don't have much to go on as far as what to expect. I've read up on the history and I've seen various videos of people who went in previous years, but none of them seem to convey a sense of what it really feels like to attend something so massive in scale. When I get there, what sights am I going to see other than people in costume? What kind of people am I most likely to run into? Should I fear for my life around the hardcore anime fans? Also, I'll most likely go there dressed up as V from "V for Vendetta". Is that a popular costume?

2007-01-15 15:38:35 · 3 answers · asked by nathanntupper 3

I have an Asian family living next door to me and one day while I was mowing the lawn over the weekend the father spoke to me and told me about how he wants to better "assimilate to Australian culture." Unlike me, he is a Liberal voter, so he takes what John Howard says very seriously. He wanted my guidance and asked me how he could assimilate. He drove a black Mercedes so I suggested to him that instead of driving a European car that he drive an Australian car instead, i.e. an Australian-made car like a Commodore or Camry. He asked "What else do I have to do?" He kept asking me as if he was expected me to write a checklist of things he needed to do to be an Australian. I told him that I didn't really know the answer to his question and that I'd get back to him later when he comes to my house to pick up his kids. So what should I tell him? Should he start playing cricket and drink beer?

2007-01-15 15:36:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do a lot of whites feel threatened by black people who get rich and then start reaching back in their community and pulling out other black people who are determined, hardworking, and focused? They begin to character assassiinate, name calling, making derrogatory statements about him or her for example in the days of slavery caucasians would say black people can't read and therefore are stupid yet they had a law that if a black person was caught reading he was to immediately be killed!!! What sense did that make? They said the slaves were lazy yet they had slaves do the work they were too lazy to do themselves.. What sense did that make? i'm not racist but why does it seem when black people start talking self empowerment we become racist? are Caucasians afraid of competition on fair playing grounds?

2007-01-15 15:32:00 · 31 answers · asked by kunta kinte 1

What about feathered mullets?

2007-01-15 15:30:27 · 13 answers · asked by icey 1

2007-01-15 15:28:17 · 13 answers · asked by julie h 1

Do they get some sick satisfaction from it? or is there a nutrition aspect to it that I am not aware of?

2007-01-15 15:27:54 · 13 answers · asked by lil'shitter 1

2007-01-15 15:06:47 · 2 answers · asked by julie h 1

why is that?

2007-01-15 15:05:22 · 7 answers · asked by waddle02 2

2007-01-15 15:03:17 · 5 answers · asked by fora d 1

You would have to visit her homeland either at your expense, or in most cases her family will pay all expenses including a very very big wedding party and the funding of a joint bank account for the 2 of you, which you can't touch of course. You can not at any time become intiment with the woman or you will forefit half the money, if not all of it; she has no loyality to you so don't think she want tell and her family may have her examined. You must go through an extensive interview with Immagration; so you must learn all you can about each other within 2 weeks. You would receive half the money as soon as you are married in her country and the other half about 3 months later when she can finally come to the US. you must register all papers in the US upon your return; if you don't, please hope her family does not have ties her in the US, or else you will have live in a black box in a dark corner. Careful, she does not have to divorce you and will face questions once she is in the US

2007-01-15 14:51:21 · 14 answers · asked by frenchtriad 2

Okay I Have Been Classified As Many Things But The One Thing I Have Been Classified As The Most Is Emo Because My Hair Goes Over My Eyes, I Have Black Hair But Its Natural Not Dyed,That I Love Emo Music, That I Cry Sometimes,That I Write Poems, and That I Cut But I'm Not Bi Or Anything Like That Why Do People Hate Me So Much

2007-01-15 14:51:07 · 23 answers · asked by Patrick S 3