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[ Mind Warp - Volume #2, Issue #5, File #032 ]
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[ "Race" by Slartibartfast ]
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Race
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[Slartibartfast]
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Ok, thats it. This is a serious article brought on by the numerous
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surveys, polls and whatnot that are going on here at UMCP all the time. I just
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finished taking a survey given by one of my TA's and realized something was
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really wrong. The survey was basically political interest stuff, what policies
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are important, which political group, etc. Then there was one question asking
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if in my opinion, my representative covers the issues despite what race he/she
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is. This is where I had a problem. I answered yes....
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Race is only a visual perception of color and other physical traits.
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Any of you taking a physics class about light may learn that color isn't even
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so much a hard science, but rather a psychological evaluation. We recognize
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people based on their physical distinctions (for the most part). The term
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"race" is an inappropriate separation of particular physical distinctions,
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mostly having to do with the lightness or darkness of ones skin. There is no
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need for this distinction to be accentuated by racism or anything like that.
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In fact, racism is purely mental, we (people) all belong to one race, the
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human race, which scientifically is grouped under one name, homo sapiens
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sapiens.
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So why do we make such a big deal about the difference between our
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skin color and not say our eye color? A lot of it is history. That is also
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the answer, it is HISTORY! There shouldn't be any more problems. Perceptions
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have changed, so now if we get rid of the word "race" as a distinction between
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white, black, asian, or hispanic, then the world would be a much better place.
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Besides, if you are a citizen of this country, then you are AMERICAN, not
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African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, or European American,
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just AMERICAN. You are therefore protected by and must abide by the same
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rights as all American citizens. I know this doesn't always work, but thats
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another topic entirely.
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So next time you hear someone whining about race, just go up to 'em,
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look 'em straight in the eye, and say, "Its not the color of our skins thats
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important, its the color of our hearts." Whether you subscribe to evolution,
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or God's creation of all things, we all came from the same place, and we're
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all the same inside.
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Slartibartfast
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