Other - Cultures & Groups - July 2007

If everyone had this on their mind, the world would be a really nice place to live, no matter where you went!

2007-07-03 05:06:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What positive and negative "habits" , experiences and stature have you witnessed that helped a person have a materially easier life, achieving high pay or otherwise?

2007-07-03 04:56:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK on my course there are two sams. One is Black the other is White. So when referring to them I call them black sam and white sam because it helps to define which one you are talking about. However a friend of mine said that this is racist because its making a point of his race *interestingly she only thinks its racist to black sam).

My argument is that its not doing it to either of them in a derogatory way its just a way of identifying them, not really any difference to calling them long haired sam and short haired sam etc.

What do you think?

2007-07-03 04:41:16 · 59 answers · asked by Stephen M 6

ok. so i wanna go into pharmaceutical science. i just want to knwo what a doctors point of view is...i mean, do you/they pay any respect to pharmacists...are they below you. mainly, i want to marry a doctor...i'm very impressed by their work. but i don't wanna feel like the lower one...i don't want my pride hurt. see...i want to go into pharmacy...b/c i don't want to waste my life studying when i can start a family. i also want to be w/ my kids and a pharmacists job allows that flexibility. so how do doctors look a pharmacists? do they pay any respect? or are they just better then them? also, if you are or were a male doctor...would you marry a pharmacist?...just wanted to know.

2007-07-03 04:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend and I like going out shopping, out to eat, and to the malls every now and then. But most of the time I've been treating her, rather than her treating me every now and then. I don't want to sound selfish at all, but I have a limited budget and half of the time I can't afford to go out, and she knows this. Keep in mind, she is handicapped and she hardly goes out much. But I start to feel bad for her that we can't go out and do things. My question is, when it comes to friendships. should a friend split the bill every now and then? Or should I find other places to go that doesn't involve much money? I don't want this to ruin our friendship. Your input is welcomed. Thank you!

2007-07-03 03:40:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

it seems a bit stupid to me

2007-07-03 02:57:52 · 9 answers · asked by oompa loompa 4

And I can expect that if I only get a few answerers, that is probably from all of the world too!

2007-07-03 01:24:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tibetans? Native Americans? Jews? Palestinians? Africans?

2007-07-03 01:15:49 · 15 answers · asked by 13evan94 1

when their policies effect the world

2007-07-02 21:11:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 18:02:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 17:05:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seriously wanna here people views on this. If someone thinks that whatever gender they are from has less rights or unequal treatment, the other gender does also. And if ur for equal treatment then u shoudl either join or start and organisation for that.

2007-07-02 17:00:39 · 6 answers · asked by addict for dramatic 4

2007-07-02 15:46:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 14:23:08 · 12 answers · asked by dancinweedgurl 1

hmmm.....there are exceptions to everything and it varies from year to year but heres where i am right now from most favorite to least favorite...
1.pop/alternative/indie rock
2. rock music in general/ reggaeton
3. rap/hip hop/ r and b/jazz/neo-soul lol
4. the "oldies" music, mostly from 60s,70s, 80s
5. country/christmas music
6. broadway music/ musicals
7. folk music/ dance and techno music

cant really think of any genre of music that i DONT like....yet

2007-07-02 12:34:55 · 15 answers · asked by Gone, Gone, Gone. 4

whenever someone posts a racist question, ignore, get your free 2 pts, and move on! Don't dignify it with an answer.

If yahoo doesn't do anything, then the users need to be the one to take action.

2007-07-02 12:14:46 · 13 answers · asked by jitterbug 4

i never really get annoyed by anything too much but some of my friends are easily bothered by p.d.a., people cutting them off in traffic, people being loud, etc.

the only things that really bother me are when people dont use their turn signals when driving, carry around knock-off designer purses, try to hit on me or my friends or anyone for that matter using broken english or slang, when girls wear short shorts or skirts above the knee WITH high heels that arent platforms, carrying around vera bradley merchandise, etc...

see most ofm y stuff is ridiculous and not that serious. what about you?!

2007-07-02 12:12:34 · 8 answers · asked by Gone, Gone, Gone. 4

I have heard so many times that there are lots of Hispanic gangs that target black people. I am curious to know the name of the gang, and why do they feel so much hatred against us? I seriously want to know.

2007-07-02 11:56:11 · 18 answers · asked by Video_Production 6

2007-07-02 11:45:18 · 19 answers · asked by Clutch Cargo 5

And did anyone else come away from watching it just a bit creeped out ? I don't think I'm exaggerating here when I say it had the flavor of a cult rally. I get that there is a cult of personality here, but I mean jeez, when "Diddy" or whatever he's calling himself now started with the call and response with the crowd and TALKING to Diana as if she were actually there...all with a sampled soundtrack of "Every Breath You Take" by Sting...I dunno It was just creepy. Anyone else get that ?

2007-07-02 11:27:56 · 4 answers · asked by Telemachus R 5

...is usually applied to white people. Can you use it to refer to African Americans and Latinos against white people?

2007-07-02 10:25:55 · 30 answers · asked by InstantMagic 2

i am in PA

2007-07-02 09:29:53 · 24 answers · asked by i hate racist 1

whenever i speak with americans, they allways put on such a false accent. its like...erm...trans-atlantian, almost like they are trying to mimic my British (cheshire) accent, but failing horridly...

AND! they allways go on to me about how lovely the US is and how much cheaper everything is over there...but they are living in the UK? madness! me thinks so...

i might just be meeting shitty americans, who r in the UK cos they were rejected from the states lol -- any light on this matter?

x

2007-07-02 09:28:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

generally speaking of course.

White people created the double standard and spread it around the globe. In this country there were officially two standards for 191 years of the country's 231 years history.

So why do they complain of double standards now?

2007-07-02 09:06:18 · 10 answers · asked by $0.02 4

2007-07-02 08:39:16 · 5 answers · asked by EgoSum 1

2007-07-02 08:26:05 · 13 answers · asked by muda f 2

2007-07-02 07:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by SEXII 1

I will proofread it later. I am just interested in honest criticism on the content of this essay (not the grammar)!

Topic: "The most dicriminated Race in America" (FYI: I know mainstream scientists find the deffinition for the word
-race- a controversy)
Racism and discrimination go hand in hand in America. People who are victims of racism fall into the category of people who have been prejudged based on their appearance in relation to an entire ethnic group; this is what is known as discrimination, or prejudice. It is a fact that about every ethnic group has had a time in American History in which it was discriminated upon based on people's skin color, native language, and/or shape of eyes. For example, Asians were discriminated upon for years right after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Muslims were ( are) equally discriminated because of the terrorists attacks on the twin towers, Hispanics are discriminated because of immigration issues and Blacks were (and still are) discriminated upon because of skin color. Dating from the early 15th century until today, it is evident that discrimination against people based on their skin color continues, especially in African American communities.

People of color have gone through years oppression and humiliation in the hands of the White man. Hopeful activists of the 1950's and 60's aided an entire ethnicity in it's liberation from the chains of slavery. Now in days it is illegal to cast racist remarks against any race, but the fact of the matter is that African Americans are still being outcast from society ( especially in the South of the United States). Now in days, one can still witness how stereotypes of the past can be brought to light in an instant. People of color are feared in certain communities, and so the person that believes the stereotypes attached to a particular race, in this case the African Americans, behaves with certain caution when approaching a member of that race. People of color notice right away the differential treatment between races and so united they stand in order to combat generalizations and stigma's attached to their character from the past. People of color have formed organizations like the NAACP, which brings to light all the illegal racist treatment by police, civilians and entire communities. This organization takes care of protecting the rights of African Americans, and/or people of color in general in order to make sure that everyone is treated fairly in the work force and in the streets.

Although we are now in the 21st century, African Americans feel that institutional habits prevent them from attaining the jobs and homes they seek. Thankfully reparations towards a better future for people of color are still being made and affirmative action is being upheld in the court systems. Both affirmative action and group activists contribute a good deal of pressure to the government in order to keep checks and balances on African American minorities throughout the Unite States. All of this protection for people of color is vitally necessary because their are still racist sentiments in the hearts of some American people. African Americans are still being passed up for jobs because of their skin color, this is mainly evident in predominantly white communities. African Americans are also being discriminated upon for "taking advantage" of the welfare system, which is an entitlement to lower class communities that cannot afford the high cost of living in the U.S. People of color are still victims of negative prejudicial stereotypes in school as well as in the workforce. THeir are White communities that believe affirmative action took away their place in a job they could not get. There are AMericans who blame people of color for taking a job position that could have otherwise been theirs, if it had not been for "the quota system" jobs have to meet. This is evidence of racist thinking because their are numerous reason why a person of color was hired for a position that had applicants of other races. People of color do not only face discrimination in the workforce they also experience hate crimes, brutal treatment by police officers and discrimination in the streets.

Even though it is illegal for police officers to brutally treat their arrestees, their are still countless cases of police brutally against people of color. Most of the time these cases have been caught on camera and so the whole world is able to see how police officers violate their authority and integrity by attacking an innocent person just because they felt threatened by that person's skin color. African AMericans also face discrimination in the streets. People of other races are weary when they see a group young black men approaching them. Young AFrican American males feel the most discriminated agaisnt in society not inly because of their age group, but also because of their skin color. Young African American females seem to feel the most discriminated agaisnt because they are women and are black. According to a national study on issues of politics, government, sex and marriage, researchers at the University of Chicago's Young Black Youth Project,, 54% percent of blacks receive poorer education on average than whites; 40% of hIspanics and 31% of whites agree. Clearly the school systems and government are failing in reforming the discrimination in schools at an educational and social level. In order for advancement in today's society, one requires a god education and fair treatment of peers and professors alike. How can an entire race progress intellectually if their education is being thwarted away by discrimination? A reform in today's school boards would be vitally necessary in order for blacks to have fair academic advancement and oppurtunites in life.

Discrimination against another race is not justified by one's fear of the unknown. People have to realize that the old saying of "stick and stones" is false and misleading, words can deeply cut and penetrate one's goal's and ambitions. African Americans in particular stand united against a stained history in which America's ethics were diminished to a minute grain of sand. Blacks have certainly improved their social, economical and political way of living since the civil rights movements of the 1950's and 60's, but life expectancy, school success and crime rates are much lower among many African American communities than white communities. Organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People aid African American communities gain access to equal opportunities in school, in the work force and in life. There is still much left to be done in order for black to gain equal status as a race.

2007-07-02 07:02:03 · 12 answers · asked by mothsandbutterflies 1

What composes of good sex to you?

2007-07-02 06:58:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

a.) Piercings

b.) Tattoos

c.) Tattoos and piercings

d.) Natural (no tattoos or piercings)

2007-07-02 06:41:11 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous