roedhunt: Being raised in Rapid City, S.D. in the 60s and 70s, if a black family moved into the neighborhood... no problem. But an Indian family? ? ? Oh my! Noooo. I was very fortunate to be raised by a father who was very NONPREDIUCE. Both my sister and me had best friends who just happened to be Indian. I hung out with her and her friends in the neighborhood made "just for Indians"...
It was a real eye-opener to see the way they were treated by other nationalities. My "white" friends criticized them for ALL being drunks. Little did they know, my "Indian" friends hated the few Indian drunks there was too. I put quotations around these nationalities, because I ONLY classify by nationality when there is a valid reason.
One thing I learned by living or visiting different states, in each place there is prejudice of a different nationality. In Florida, its Cuban. In S.D., its Indian, in Tennessee, its Black. And in the eastern states, its Irish. And in Arizona (where I'm living now) its Mexican. Now most who live here are not originally FROM here, so they are not against them. But, the ones who are, ARE....
So, because of this, and the fact we are close to the border, they have several laws now that protect Mexicans. That is great, however, there are some who think it goes overboard. Especially illegal aliens. Did you know that if a Mexican crosses the border illegally, they get FREE medical???? <sigh>... And a lot of businesses here hire ONLY illegal aliens and qualified Arizonians are out of jobs because of this. My friends, who are Mexicans that were born here, even complain. Also because the ones from Mexico do not speak English and get their jobs as well. I hear them all the time say, "You're in America now, speak FUCKING English!!!
So there you go. What do we do? Change people's mind? How? They were taught by their parents and their friends.. That's all they have known. Do we fault them because they have not been shown a different way? Or do we pity them for their ignorance?
Hmmmm.
