Who here is bothered by the term "Injun"?

MosbyMarion
Sun, 23 May 2010 21:32:46 +0000

^ Yes, the Jews back then were probably not responsible for their stereotype. Their only crime was to be rich and foreign, which meant people didn’t like them very much.

I don’t think being hidden or vocal makes a difference in the actual morality. To me, none of those terms are “wrong” in and of themselves, but some of them are used maliciously or thoughtlessly, and a lot more can be perceived as such.

I haven’t grown up in a life where race and racism made much difference, so I’ve never been as charged on that issue as some have. It’s one of the advantages of homeschooling: I was never in the world where to be different meant to be mocked.

For my parents, who grew up in the 70s, it was always drilled into their heads to not be racist in any way, to the point where my dad dislikes words that sound like racial slurs, even if there’s no relation between them. For me, the color of a person’s skin never mattered. The only thing that makes it hard for me to interact with other races is the fear that they will think I am somehow judging them by their race.

In other words, the biggest prejudice I have is that racial minorities are thin-skinned about their race.