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Originally Posted by Salvanas
There's a few points I want to touch on here.
The first thing is that labels are given to every race. Negro, Caucasian and even Turk. Personally, I dislike the word Turk, and ignorant people have tried to tell me that Turk is simply "A name given to Turkish people". We're Turkish. I'm Turkish. Not a "Turk". It sounds blunt and rude.
HOWEVER, I do not complain about it. Because it's become such a part of my life, that I live with it. Also, another thing is that these things are simply names, and words. And unless if they are used in a derogatory word, then you should not take it offensively.
We live on a planet where hate is all around us. Suck it up. Nothing we can do.
Also, Tenchu. I'm curious. You hate racism, but you hate people that a part of one whole religion. It's not technically racist, but it's the same thing, in essence. You're hating a huge group, because of the actions of a few.
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To me, "suck it up" and "nothing we can do" are the mentalities of people who don't wish to challenge themselves or others to make a positive change in the world. That's fine. Not everyone wants to sacrifice themselves and their peace of mind.
I do, though. I want to sacrifice my peace of mind because I want to see that change in the world. Believe me, it'd be a lot easier to ignore. I could have ignored the word "negro." If I'd done that, I wouldn't have gotten into an argument with the mods, I wouldn't have spent a good few hours of my life on this thread, and I wouldn't have had to endure the insistent flames that now seem to follow me throughout the forum.
I didn't, though, because I'm the type of person that likes to learn, teach, exchange ideas... and I knew that if I made a thread about ethnic slurs, something like that would happen. I'm glad that I did.
I'm learning a lot, and I think some people on this thread have learned a thing or two also.