Originally Posted by alansmithee

I would like to add something to this example (which I think is very good). The other problem that has emerged from previous discrimination and cultural destruction carried out by "bunnies" against "squirrels" is that after being continuously denied free access to things required to succeed in bunny society (education, literacy, proper speech) the squirrels have largely developed their own culture that decries these things as bad rather than face being constantly not allowed to do them by bunnies. So now, reading or doing well at school is seen as a "bunny" thing in many squirrel areas, and those who do either are shunned in both the bunny and squirrel areas. So essentially, failure has been ingrained into the squirrel culture. That won't be changed without drastic measures.