This thread was made in regards to the "Americans go to hell" thread that was closed not too long ago. I just want to chime in on some things here and there, and see what you all have to say about it. Apologies for the raunchy title, but it does tie in with the general idea of the thread which is that people are people regardless of their title.
Firstly, I believe one of the main issues regarding things such as racism, stereotypes/generalizations, and what have you is that they all emanate from the fact that we're trained to categorize one another since we're children. As a child you're taught to classify one another into groups. He's white, he's black, he's Muslim, he's Catholic, he's American, he's Asian, so on and so forth. Sooner or later you're destined to reach a point of which you begin to lose the humanity of an individual by putting a label on them.
Me, personally, I try and restrain as best I could labeling others because at the end of the day we're all people. We all have loved ones, we all cry, we all have problems, and we all have dreams & aspirations that we strive to achieve. In addition to this, and my main reason for seeing others for what they are is that there are people who were never taught any better, and are so proud and adamant about the category that they're put in that they have no qualms about watching others suffer simply because they're not part of the same group, or they can't come to terms with what they believe.
With that said, I'm aware of the fact that there needs to be some level of classification in order for some things to make sense. At the end of the day a man is still a man, and a woman is still a woman. A person who only speaks English should be aware of the fact that he cannot converse with a person who only speaks Korean (terrible example, I know). So my question is is it worth it? And at what level do you believe labeling others is detrimental?
Lastly, I leave you with this.
[video=youtube;5DmYLrxR0Y8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8[/video]
Firstly, I believe one of the main issues regarding things such as racism, stereotypes/generalizations, and what have you is that they all emanate from the fact that we're trained to categorize one another since we're children. As a child you're taught to classify one another into groups. He's white, he's black, he's Muslim, he's Catholic, he's American, he's Asian, so on and so forth. Sooner or later you're destined to reach a point of which you begin to lose the humanity of an individual by putting a label on them.
Me, personally, I try and restrain as best I could labeling others because at the end of the day we're all people. We all have loved ones, we all cry, we all have problems, and we all have dreams & aspirations that we strive to achieve. In addition to this, and my main reason for seeing others for what they are is that there are people who were never taught any better, and are so proud and adamant about the category that they're put in that they have no qualms about watching others suffer simply because they're not part of the same group, or they can't come to terms with what they believe.
With that said, I'm aware of the fact that there needs to be some level of classification in order for some things to make sense. At the end of the day a man is still a man, and a woman is still a woman. A person who only speaks English should be aware of the fact that he cannot converse with a person who only speaks Korean (terrible example, I know). So my question is is it worth it? And at what level do you believe labeling others is detrimental?
Lastly, I leave you with this.
[video=youtube;5DmYLrxR0Y8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8[/video]
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