Hurricane Katrina

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by manasecret

Well the split-second reaction to the appearance of someone is not what I thought you meant, so I guess we misunderstood each other.

Same... I mean of course I'm gonna notice someone is black, asian, or whatever... It's just one of their features... Probably the most obvious one at first glance... But to me it's not really any different than their hair color, height, weight, whatever...

But you (Xantar) seemed to be implying that my reaction would be different if it was a bunch of white people suffering, which I took to mean that I would for some reason be more upset and donate more money or something because they are "my people"...

As for Stereotypes... That's an issue that deals with more than just race... And while they may be unfair in many instances, there is always some truth to them... Do I think your mom would be shorter than me because she's an asian woman? Well, considering I'm 6'1 or 2", and most asian people (or women for that matter) I've met have been shorter than me, if I were betting I'd put my money on yes... Are all asians or women shorter than me? Of course not... If I met your mom and you hadn't mentioned a thing about the whole 'short asian' issue, would I give two hoots? I doubt it...

Also, wether I'm afraid of whites, blacks, or asians in hip-hop clothing would, to me, have more to do with where I am...

I pass people like that of all kinds of colors here in Arlington and think nothing of it (except that they look friggin goofy)... If I was say, at a club in a run-down area of DC at night and people like that passed me, then yes I'd probably feel a bit nervous (especially so if they were paying extra attention by glaring at me, as some of them do)... But at the same time, if I was saaaay in the Georgetown area of DC, I'd probably think nothing of it...