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My instinct is to feel angry at the idea. It seems, at first glance, to give the feel of a media freakshow. It almost feels like a way of making this black man into an alien being.
But once I work past that, depending where this town is, it could be a good thing. There are many ignorant people and perhaps someone who's been brought up in a racist environment just might see things differently if he stops by this booth and chats for a while.
We're in an interesting time of growth in diversity. We have the chance to bring the gaps closer. The difficulty is in deciding if perpetuating these labels makes it worse, or if celebrating and learning from our differences helps us embrace and appreciate other cultures. It ain't gonna be easy.
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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