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Jenna, you are saying ghouls are too "human-like" and therefore must be put under political correctness policies? What of elves then? Elves are humanoid. If I have a black elf (pointy ears) hanging, that would be racist. But he can be a green elf. However if I have a cookie-monster looking creature that happens to be black, that is okay?

I don't really understand why people push so hard to draw such ridiculous lines. Political correctness is a weakness. While the principal is valiant, it's just not a plausible setup.

Halx, what you said is pretty much true. I'm not racist. Well, no more than the fact that I hate people in general regardless of skin color. But what you said is also true. Here, where I'm at, two of my favorite co-workers are black. They're great soldiers and great guys. Having grown up outside of Detroit, though, I can agree with your qualification wholeheartedly. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. Whitetrash/rednecks really DO put furniture out on the lawn, not take care of their shit, have rowdy children and are generally as dumb as a floating turd. Rich folk are generally white, generally cold/calculating (not always, mind you, GENERALLY), and fearful of the lower class. Asians generally ARE smarter, better students, better musicians, worse drivers and are more likely to play role-playing games if they're gamers. Hispanics (especially Mexicans) generally are close to their families, travel in large packs of friends and can load 20 people into a Pinto (though the Mexicans I work with have been shamed by the Afghans ability to cram DOZENS of people into a truck). On that note, black people generally are the ones to be noisiest in a theatre, create a scene about an innocent comment and get butt hurt over an unintentional slight.

People are who they are. There is no American culture, there is only the culture of subgroups within America, and each are vastly different, for better or for worse. Just like white people in the UK are different than white people in America, so are black people. In England, black people don't talk with a specific accent (no, not all American blacks speak Ebonics, but it's fairly common in urban areas). In fact, in England the only difference, generally speaking, between black people and white is the color of their skin. In the US, that's not the case at all. The culture is different, the social issues are different, the language is different.

Frankly, this topic is one of my hot spots, in case anyone can't tell. First of all, I didn't enslave black people. As far as I know, my relatives didn't either (most came from Ireland or the Ukraine <100 years ago). Does a pissed off black teen with racial angst bother to ask me before spitting out racist slurs? Of COURSE not! Even if my ancestors DID own black slaves, so the fuck what? That's not me. That's not my parents. Black people who get all crazed about racism are happy to point out that the white man keeps them down (when not every white man does), but gets bent out of shape when a white person counters with the black persons ineptitude at gaining social status or "breaking the cycle" of poverty. They're both racist. Period! Do I dislike black people? Nope! I have, however, had far more racial, uncomfortable or just really BAD experiences with black people, than with people from any other race. Still, I maintain a positive outlook and judge people individually.

Hmmm, stream of thought, sorry about the jumble. Just annoying as hell! The racially bent black people in the US want to be equal, but want to be different. It's just like women. You can't have quality while trying to maintain inequality. It'll never work for ANY minority group, ever, anywhere on Earth. I assure you all! I'm not sexist! I think women should be able to work whatever job they want, have no glass ceiling and get equal pay. I think that's fucking GREAT! I also think they need to understand that sexist jokes might be told at the office, that guys talk about tits and pussy around the water cooler and that guys, in the office or outside of the office, will occasionally look at their asses when they wear that tiny skirt. Black people should be able to have all those things, too, but they need to understand that they have to work just as hard as we do to stay out of poverty, they have to put down the gold teeth and spinners and pay for college instead and learn that talking like a fucking retard will make people treat you like a fucking retard (again, regardless of race). When people start owning their piece of the equation, they'll find an equal footing. As long as they keep dropping the ball, anywhere along the way, they'll find their climb to the top hard indeed.

Are there self-made wealthy black people in the country? Women? Yes and yes! So it CAN be done! Quit fucking whining, take responsibility for your own shit and be another equal human being.

Okay, I'm gonna go take a Valium now...

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