Michael Soft

'The Summary': I HOPE, for ALL Type's of people -'EVERYONE', to read -up this and ALL my work but, especially -'Charities' and 'the Charitable' (PEOPLE) -Such as 'Bono', 'Bob -Geldof' oh yeah and ALL the possible -'Christians', as well as 'the people, of ALL other Religions': in Search of Truth, Honesty, Integrity, JUSTICE etc. In the future; I Hope to continue to write -up; my thought's, view's and idea's, such as -'My Biased and Un-" Policy -Idea's' etc. etc. I am Biased -here is how....I Hope, for AMERICA, To be '60% or more -OLive (SKinned)'. Really a FAIR, or truly fair person, wishes to 'kick out', ALL 'White' and 'Olive (SKinned') people, from America and "Re-patriate": the 'Black PEOPLE', (who did not chose to be there; mainly) to Africa, with 'Reparations', from -'White people'; I.E. 'Europeans'!!!!! This may sound and seem -'rather harsh', but think about it; who 're' the Homogenous Americans', really?! Sorry if this offends anyone, but GOD WIlling; JESUS -Himself; agrees with me!! 'May my work's; be blessed, with Righteousness and JUSTICE; By Jesus -(Himself).....' "CHRISTIANS -Especially": -Please Comment on this and any 'sim. points'; as well as -Anyone. Am I being -'Harsh', 'true', 'Realistic', 'Fair', 'firm' -or what?? Perhaps it is '3rd time lucky'......I wanted to write -up, some of my -'Random Thoughts', as I was @ my 'dad's place'; I was thinking -ahead, to get to the Lib. and write this stuff -up but, then I could not be bothered to do it -partly, as it was 'A Sunday'. But however; Yester-day, I didn't do it either, so maybe; this could or can -be '3rd time lucky'?! I HOPE that this makes -sense. These 're some of my thought's and 'Political Idealogy's' etc. Someone from -America, told me, -that had India, had the same gun laws as America; the 'Mumbai Attacks', 'd not have killed so many people. They were adament that America, is 'the greatest Nation on Earth'. I wish I could agree. Sorry to say; how can you call a Nation, which has -Almost killed of 'the Natives': the people, who I (And hopefully -JESUS) -Calls='the REAL AMERICANS', who has persecuted people, because of their colour or appearance, invaded -stolen from and tresppassed against other Nations, stopped people, from marrying or dating -or even 'hanging around with people, of a different colour or background -or whom-ever they chose even'....'the World's best Nation'?? Which is why I stand by my point: 'No Nation is gr8'. They look out for their OWN -Interest's -money, wealth for 'the rich' @ all costs etc. I'm all for 'Liberalism' and 'the rich getting richer', thru. HARD -WORK And 'Creativity'. But however; America, has the POTENTIAL, to become 'the WORLD'S Greatest -Nation'!!!! NOT Simply -Militarily, nor Economically, or even 'the 2 put together' but also: 'Morally'. How so?? America, has the 1st 'Mixy' ('half cast', 'Mongrel', whatever you wish or want to call US!!) this may seem Biased -coming from me (which I can be) but as previously mentioned: -'America, will have the 1st person, coming from 'Obama's tribe', BEFORE Kenya, ever 'd have....'So America, is becoming: a 'Melting pot', it is getting 'Anti -War'.....But to me, in my PERSONAL OPINION: America, still has a way to go, to be 'truly gr8'. It needs to be: more 'Diverse', 'more fair'; the harder workers; getting the best pay, as those with 'Natural talent', too!! 1 thing, that I strongly believe in, is Obama; keeping -open: 'Gitmo'!! I would like to see -him, using sense and putting in -ALL 'Extremists'. ALL PROVEN -" (And I mean -PROVEN); -Should be kept there and TORTURED. Anyone, who plans to 'wipe out': an ENTIRE -'Race', or religion -should be held there. This is for 'the safety of ALL DECENT People, especially children!!' But yes, we must ensure, that they 'get fear trials' etc. etc. To me, this makes sense, for Obama, as these same -TERRORISTS: 'THE FAR RIGHT', 'rep Plotting to kill him and possibly his fam. -As i planned to write this work -up, I thought 'my fam., could be in danger' but like my 'Mixies out the mil.' - if anyone; arrests, kills or tortures me, then so be it -GOD WIlling; my fam., will be safe (In JESUS' NAME....).... But then; people -can -'support my idea's, even more' when they hear of this....Obama and other 'coloured -PEOPLE', will be safer, if 'WORLD -Militaries', 're trained and sent into 'the FAR -Right' places/Areas, for killing -off: 'FAR -Right members', as we do, with 'AL QAEDA', where-ever it is, that they live -in and so on and so 4th. Like-wise; I Hope, that Obama, will ONLY Go to war, with a Nation, once it has been PROVEN, to have attacked, another Nation, including itself -with 'the rest of the WORLD, Accepting it!!' Being a 'Mongrel' like me L.O.L. (I have a sense of humour, somewhere and wish to be 'Happy -go -Lucky', but I can also be serious: as hopefully/GOD WIlling; you will see, in my work etc.)= Obama, surely; does not wish or want to go to war (I Hope) and other people, companies and 'Lobbies', 're forcing him, to do so for Profit; I can bet..... This is wrong; Obama -please 'Oppose war' and show 'the World', how us 'Mongrels', as many 'Pure breeds' now know; 're best for 'Children's safety' and 'the World -PEACE'. Obama, also recently -joked about: 'the Special Olympics'. Fair enough; I know it was only a joke, (or @ least; I Hope so!!), but however; I Hope, he will make -up for this, by showing America, how 'Disabled people', Can and do and will Contribute; to 'the U.S.' and how WE; Can help the World. From -'Dyslexic -Inventions', or 'inventions made by us Dyslexics', to 'Dyslexic Owned businesses' etc. etc. -I also hope; he will support Disabled owned businesses and 'work with ME', On setting -up: 'the M.K.S. -Dyslexic Billionaires Utd. Co.' and (other) similar companies etc. I also WISH, that Obama, would or will -listen to and share some of my idea's and that:- my 'contact's' on here; wil lwrite to him, on my behalf, TOGETHER; to 'put pressure on him', to do so!! I Hope, to make lots of groups and have many -'Political schemes' etc. For instance; I 'd like to 'tax': the meat and Weapons -Industries, whilst 'taking away ALL other form's of taxes', bar - 'Income tax', which I will ALSO -REDUCE...... I 'd reduce 'tax', to; 'a Max. of 30%', A.S.A.P -Preferably, even 'back -dating' it!! I 'd like to APOLOGIES, to 'workers', for 'being on the dole', but however; if 'The M.K.S. -P. (INTER-NATIONAL' -Works out, EVERYONE: WIll 'pay less out', in taxes!! In terms of -'Driving -Offenses'; I 'd force: 'Western -Nations', to "Give -Up the money made, to Ethiopia!!" I 'd 'make -up for short -falls', with Taxes -instead; on wars, 'Animal slaughter' and Fines for crimes. (The) Nations/Countries and individuals, that steal from others, 'd have to pay: 'what-ever they steal + 10%' this 'd 'go back in(to) history'. I 'd either "Force people -Everyone, to work in 'the PUBLIC SECTOR" OR: "Force people to work, for a co., based on 'the min. wage' and make that co. -EXEMPT FROM TAX!!"....... I 'd get rid of all benefit, barring 'Disability Benefits' (possibly -if not even "banning" this??) of '£1,000 a week' (if I could/can afford it, whilst still -making everyone's taxes, cheaper)......!!!!!! I welcome ANY -Comments -ideas suggestions etc. Another 'Political idea', of mine, is to 'reduce taxes', or 'make tax -cuts', for 'ALL Form's of CHARITABLE Works', e.g.; 'creating Greener Tech. or Energy' and so on and so 4th. I Hope; to write -up a FULL And Conclusive list, of my idea's, Especially -'Political ones', A.S.A.P. I Hope, to 'put forwards my policy idea's', as I believe -'Everyone should be able to do and (actually) DO!!!!' -No matter how -'OUTLANDISH', they 're!! 'My idea's -Right/Wrong'..... To be COntinued. @ Present: I am hoping to make -Groups, for 'People of -ALL Nations and Backgrounds', such as -'Michael K. Shenton's -Inter-National Friends', Mixed -Raced (Mixy -Mixy) Friends, Italian, Polish, Somali(an), English, Dutch -ALL 'DECENT People' and so on and so 4th. I also hope, to make many versions, on -'Face-Book' and Elsewhere, perhaps and possibly, to meet -up with them etc. etc. But however; on 'FaceBook'; you can only make 'so many groups', so please make some for me, in order for me to Join -Them, for Your v. own background and so on and so 4th. This will also -'Save me time'. Love -Mikester. I was going to write -up some more work 'Today' -(Sunday, the 5th, April, 09.). I was thinking, to write it -up, in 'the About me section', then I said to myself; 'I will DEFIN8LY, WRITE IT -UP', in: 'the Gen. SECTION!!' But partly, as I 'm feeling lazy, Today (but I must believe, that I can and will -WORK- HARDER) and partly, because it is 'a Sunday': I can't be bovad (bothered), to write it -up. I Hope, for 'CHRISTIANS', to read -up and COMMENT -'MY PAGE AND WORK'S' and also; to 'share my POLITICAL GOAL'S' etc. GOD WIlling/will it, I will change it, A.S.A.P. ** Should people support my work's (including GOD Himself), then I SHALL/WILL -'LOVE THEM MORE; TRUTHFULLY' -If I know them, by name....****.... **Please 'message', or ask me, any questions, about this -work: "The word; "Anglo", in this work", refers to 'the English' and NOT; 'Anglo -INDIANS'. Some -times, 'we'; call ourselves, 'Anglos'. I Saw this, on a 'Face-Book' group and so; I decided, to change this; as 'Anglo -Indians', to me; 're "A Part of My favo. Race" (and also; my '3rd favo.')-"OLIVES" And "(Mixy) -Mixies"......** NOW '12 Races': 'Anglos' -'IN-last place'?? (For now) and 'Gaelics and Celts' 're added ('as 1')!! 'Celts/Gaelics' =6th. A 'Cut 'n' Pasted' -copy, of my work, from: 'The Hispanic Society of Texas' -(my favourite group, right now, -probably) + the 'views I got/received' = @ the bottom. Races of the World By Michael Kavit Shenton LEICESTER, MIDLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM - In my opinion, there ‘re ‘10 different races’. I don’t think, -we ‘re all the same, because this ‘d be ‘boring’, to me. I See- myself, as a ‘Casual Racist’, not an ‘extremist’ but, I do have ‘prejudices’. I think, that we should –‘put the people, with things in common with –us, 1st’ (/ME L.O.L.). The ‘10 different –races’, ‘re: 1. ‘Olives’/“Golden Browners” (“Golden Browners”, has ‘a double meaning’: 1, is a ‘dirty –sexual practice’, this –meaning, however: is ‘to form a unity, between people, of ‘Olive’ –skin’). Some –‘Golden Browners’, ‘re –‘Fair –Skinned’, whilst others, ‘re ‘darker skinned’ –some, look ‘white’, others, look –‘brown’ and yet –more, ‘re ‘in between’ –‘tanned’……In order, to: ‘unite together, such people as –ALL of –Spain, Italia, ‘Arabs’, ‘Turks’, ‘Mixed –Raced’: ‘1/2 white and ½ brown’ –people’, ‘Olive’, is not just a ‘colour term’. However; to be a Full –member, 1 must be –‘From a Country/a background, of –‘Olive skinned people’/look –‘Olive skinned’ –MAINLY, Themselves’. 2. ‘1/2 Olive’: The ‘National –Front’ and other –‘Nazi’-groups, made a mistake, I feel, in saying that –they don’t like ‘Mixed –Raced’ people, this made me, -specifically, think about: ‘supporting other races, more’….Therefore; I Hope, that we won’t, make the same –mistake: people who ‘re ‘1/2 Olive’, will be ‘accepted’ and although, not ‘full –members’, they will be –‘treated well’ and ‘practically be ‘Full –Members’’. 3. ‘Mixy –Mixies’: My sister, argues with me, that: ‘ALL people, ‘re ‘Mixed (Raced)’’. However, I think, -that this is a ‘boring-analysis’!! I class –‘Pure –whites, blacks and browns’, not to be ‘Mixed Raced’!!!!!! ‘Mixy –Mixies’, ‘re –‘people, whose –parent’s (/possibly grand –parents), ‘re from: ‘2 different Continents/Races’. 4. ‘1/2 Mixy- Mixy/Mixies’: - these ‘re –‘people, whose parent’s/possibly, grand –parent’s, ‘re: from the same ‘Colour group’ but, also from –‘different Nations’ e.g.: ‘1/2 Polish and ½ English’…… 5. ‘Golden –Yellow’/‘Oriental’: Hopefully, they will ‘All join together, through me’ and also; they will ‘be partners, to/with –‘Golden Browners’, as will ‘brown people’, because; we ‘ve: ‘the term: “Golden” and “Brown”, in our description’. 6. “Brown people”:- ‘Indians’, ‘Pakistanis’, ‘Sri –Lankans’, “Bangladeshis” and Possibly, ½ other ‘Asian Nations’ ,which ‘re Not –‘Oriental’…… 7. “Black people”:- ‘Aborigine –Australians’ and ‘Africans’/‘Native –Africans’. 8. “Native –Americans”:- From ALL over –‘America’/‘the Americas’, these ‘re what I call –‘the –Real –Americans’. 9. ‘White –people, who ‘re Blond’…… 10. ‘Non –Blond whites’…… ‘Point’s –Of –Love’, in ‘Races’/‘Ethnic Backgrounds’:- My ‘Favourite races’ (which shows my ‘bias’), in order, ‘re: 1. ‘Olives’/“Golden Browners”, 2. ‘1/2 Olives’, 3. ‘Mixy –Mixies’, (Including: ‘1/2 Black and ½ White –’, ‘1/2 White and ½ Asian – Eurasians’ and ‘1/2 Black and ½ Asian –Bla-sian’, 4. “Browners”/“Brown –People”, 5. ‘Orientals’, 6. ‘Blacks’, 7. ‘Native/the REAL –Americans’: “People who ‘re Native To: ‘The Americas’ ”…….(Sorry, 'white guys of America', you 're the 'fake' -Americans, they 're 'the REAL ones')...... 8. '1/2 Mixy -Mixies'..... 9. ‘Whites who are Blond(e)’ and finally…… 10. ‘Whites who ‘re NOT –Blond(e)’…… ('Blonde', is for: 'the female version' source: 'Oxford English Dictionary of Concise usage'/'some form(s) of Dictionary')....... Shenton is a writer and HHS contributor. He may be e-mailed at italia29882@hotmail.co.uk 04/04/08 http://www.myspace.com/michaelshenton http://www.hispanictexas.org/ (Disclaimer: I Hope, that no 1, finds my work, in any way –‘Offensive’, the views I ‘express’/write –up, ‘re ‘just my view’s’, I in no way, intend to use them –as ‘facts’. I write –down, where-ever and when –ever possible; ‘what I see’)……You can feel free, to ‘Comment on my work’ and send me messages, any time you like: I am very –‘approachable’ and love being –contacted, with messages, either of –‘support’/of questions/Messages, -of any other –Nature. Posted by AntonioCS on April 5, 2008 08:29 AM | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://hispanictexas.org/blog-mt/mt-tb.fcgi/9 Comments Racism is a problem that we still face today through all cultures - not just blacks and whites. There are not ten different races, because to me if you really think about it we are all a little bit of everything. I don't think there should be a problem with racism based solely on skin color. I mean, can you imagine life without different races and cultures? Just by imagining that life would be much more boring without interesting facts of history. We would not have a race because it would have only been one. We would not have a vast history on our ancestors and it would not be the same. Posted by: little mermaid | April 15, 2008 10:38 PM Some people say if you’re black or Hispanic, you are involved in some kind of gang. Some say if you’re white or Asian, you are rich and smart. If you’re Pakistani, you’re a tourist. No matter what culture you’re from, racism exists. There are more then ten races. It is not right how someone can stereotype you because of what skin, hair, or culture you are from. Racism is something that you can’t change in the world - some people think just because one person is a way they think that their whole culture is that way. No matter what way, shape, or form - racism exists. Posted by: Randrick Gatlin | April 16, 2008 08:28 PM This article on races by Michael Kavit Shenton, I felt was a very negative article. True, we all have a mixture of some type but some of the wording he used came across as very offensive. It also states that he is a casual racist and that also came across in his article. The one thing that I do agree with him about is that we all have some type of prejudice. Eventhough I was not born during the slave days, but because my ancestors were, to hear the stories - it makes me prejudice. Slavery has been abolished and we are in a new century in time and there is still prejudice against people whether it is by my race or other races. Prejudice is something that is taught and not something you just pick up along they way and my mother always tells me to treat people how I want to be treated. Posted by: Shameaka Wiliams | April 17, 2008 04:17 PM This paragraph is very entertaining. I have never read a paragraph that had so many different names for people just like us. It’s just weird because if someone would call you other than human they would get very mad. So why should we call other people because of their races. The name Golden Browner is not a name that I would like to be called because that would be really disrespectful so me and my culture. People might not care what others think but I know my family and I would really take that as a rude comment. People being called non-blondes wouldn’t be the right way to call white people. While I was reading more of the paragraph seeing what other words they are calling them and its crazy how they wouldn’t take its offensive. All of these words like Mixy –Mixies ETC. How wouldn’t they not take it as a good way? Just sitting here wondering what is going though their mind while they are reading this. Thank you for taking your time and reading this. Posted by: Amber Rios-Uribe | April 17, 2008 05:44 PM EVERYBODY IS THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT THEIR SKIN COLOR MAY BE.THAT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN HISTORY. BLACK PEOPLE WERE MADE SLAVES BECAUSE THEIR SKIN WAS DARKER THAN MOST RACES. IT DOES'NT MATTER WHAT COLOR YOUR SKIN IS, YOU SHOULD BE ACCEPTED FOR WHO YOU ARE AND NOT YOUR SKIN COLOR. EVERYONE IS HUMAN - DARK OR LIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE ACCEPTED. NOT ONLY ARE HISPANICS AND BLACKS IN A GANG, THERE ARE MANY CAUCASIAN AND ASIAN GANGS. ASIANS ARE NOT THE ONLY SMART PEOPLE - AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE VERY EDUCATED BECAUSE OF THEIR PAST. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HAD A DREAM AND GOT SHOT FOR SPEAKING UP AGAINST RACISM. Posted by: PORSCHE R | April 17, 2008 06:55 PM Racism has existed throughout human history. It may be defined as the hatred of one person by another -- or the belief that another person is less than human -- because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal codes. One important feature of racism, especially toward Blacks and immigrant groups, is clear in attitudes regarding slaves and slavery. Jews are usually seen by anti-Semites as subhuman but also superhuman: devilishly cunning, skilled, and powerful. Blacks and others are seen by racists as merely subhuman, more like beasts than men. If the focus of anti-Semitism is evil, the focus of racism is inferiority -- directed toward those who have sometimes been considered to lack even the ability to be evil (though in the 20th century, especially, victims of racism are often considered morally degraded). Posted by: Lewis w. | April 17, 2008 08:35 PM Thanks for all your view's. I 'm slightly dis-appointed, that no 1 found my work -'Fun', 'Honest', 'Exciting' and 'Interesting'. As I said, in the beginning, the work -is just my own view. I was being 'Honest' and to me, that is an 'Honuorable trait'...... I'm a 'Mixy -Mixy', myself: I 'm '1/2 White and I am 1/2 Brown', so how can it be 'Offensive', -especially, when it is '2nd' on my 'Love -List'?? 'Olives'/'Golden -Browners', 're also; 'the same as me -sort of?!' They 're' top', so why on Earth, is this -'Offensive' pals. Yes, I Admire your 'making Comments' -but, in my work -I Hope, to remain 'Honest and Dignified', if I die/get shot, like M.L.K. (Martin Luther king) did, for his Belief's, then so be it -you 've to die some -time, I 'd rather die, doing what I Believe in. I Do -However, love ALL -People. Love -Mike. Posted by: Mike K. Shenton | April 18, 2008 03:02 AM No one should be judged by the color of their skin. Everyone is the same - we all have red blood running through our veins. People can't stop racism, it has been going on for decades. You can't change a person from being racist, they first have to change themselves first. There aren't just 10 races, there are many different races of the world. People are not defined by their color of their skin ,but defined by their character. In the constitution it says that all men are created equal. If all men are created equal then why are still getting judged by the color of our skin. Racism has became an aspect of our life and it shouldn't be. I don't know why people are so worried about the color of your skin. People shouldn't be worried about your skin, they should worry about your character. No matter what color a person is, they should not be judge d. We are all the same on the inside, so why don't we treat each other the same? Posted by: Jasmine O | April 18, 2008 06:25 PM I wouldn't say that the article is "racist" but i would say that listing races is considered wrong as I see it. I understand that this is just your oppinion and how you see it, and i respect that. So here is how I see some things which are just my opinions and I hope you respect that. Listing races on a scale to 1-10 is considered dividing them up, and since you gave an example of M.L.K I'd also like to use him as an example. M.L.K said that all humans are humans and it is wrong to divide them by their race or rate them in any way. This article clearly lists all the races by differant criteria. I would say that out of 100%, I was 20% offended. But when I read that these are just your options, it went down to 15%. I think it's wrong to divide races up and rate them on different types of criterias. I was also a little offended by the "nick-names" you've given to the races, I understand that you might just be trying to make the article fun, but you're basically calling each race out by their color. I would like to state M.L.K's opinion on this again, and he said that it is wrong to divide races by their skin color. This article was a good experience, but I should admit it, that it did make me angry before I read it was just your opinion. I still respect your opinon, but I was disappointed by the way you have called races out by their color. I hope you saw no disrespect in my comment and I hope I didn't offend you in any way. Posted by: Laraib M. | April 18, 2008 08:23 PM I felt this was a very negative article. We do have a mixture of races but some of the wording he used was very offensive. It also states that he is a casual racist and that also came across in this article. I do agree with him about that we all have some type of prejudice in us. Eventhough I was not born during the slave days, to hear the stories that my grandparents tell me it makes me prejudice. Slavery has been abolished and we are in a new century in time and there is still prejudice against people whether it is by my race or other races. Prejudice is something that is taught and not something you just pick up along the way and that I should treat people how I want to be treated is what my grandmother always tells me. Posted by: Jamar P. | April 19, 2008 08:55 AM I think this is a serious problem in the world. People think they know how you will act just by seeing your skin tone. Like people from the Middle East, they think they will try to blow something or someone up. Also, African Americans and Hispanics being forced to wear particular clothing just to show people that they are not in a gang or anything else that could possibly cause harm to other humans. White people are another problem - they were the first to look down on other races. So, I think all this racism problems grew from the whites and now being used by all other races just to get revenege on what the white people have done to them. Posted by: BP | April 19, 2008 11:42 AM I think there is no point in racism. I am going to get straight to the point. If you are smart, you're smart right? If you are unintelligent you are unintelligent right? If you are a human you are a human right? Oh no that’s wrong because these days you are not a human. You are considered a simple color, and because of how your skin looks - people view you different. All because of your skin, people might view you as a savage, intelligent, dumb, and even as a racist. That’s right, because of your color you may be perceived as a racist, have the racists themselves see you as a racist. Face it, if you judge people by race, you are dumb and mentally ill. I am Irish and a quarter Native American (Apache) but I don’t hardly know any whites or Native Americans outside my family. Simply because I don’t view you by how you look, if you are a human, you are a human - it’s that simple. And every race has people or a person of the same race that are racist. Posted by: M.Smith | April 19, 2008 12:11 PM Racism is a bad thing. It still exists in Mississippi and Alabama but it sholudn't be in Houston - it is, and some towns and I disagree with that completely. It shouldn't matter what color you are or were you come from, you should respect each other and others' opinions. I like having cultural day and being able to learn about different cultures and trying different foods. We are all the same to God, so it sholuldn't matter, but we are different in our own way and that's what makes life fun. Posted by: darden | April 19, 2008 01:34 PM I don't understand why people feel aggressive about this article. I think skin colors are one of the facts that divide the races. We call people who have African background as “black” because of their skin color. We call people who have European background as “white" because of their skin color. How is it racism? Like everyone says, we cannot judge people by their skin color, but we can judge them by how they act. Randrick Gatlin commented on this article, “Some people say if you’re black or Hispanic, you are involved in some kind of gang. Some say if you’re white or Asian, you are rich and smart.” I don’t think it is racism. Some people judge them like that because that is what they saw in their life. People believe what they saw. In fact, MOST of Hispanics or blacks I’ve seen act like gangs or bullies. To me, it seems like they don’t even care about their future. Am I racist? Posted by: Mikkel | April 19, 2008 02:07 PM I truly admire those who have the courage in them to stand up and tell others about their views on racism. So this is my attempt to do the same. There are many hateful people in the world who believe their certain race or ethnic origin is better than others, or others are inferior to theirs. There are also more open minded people in the world who believe that we are all the same and equal. I personally find a few tweaks in both of these opinions. I however do not believe that we are all the same. Furthermore, I think that is what makes life so diverse and interesting. Without all of the different mixtures of cultures and races, what would life be like? That is a question to take some time to think about. Sadly for some, I wouldn’t want to know the answer. I also am a believer of Christ. I do not think that any race or sex is better or worse than another in the eyes of any human. The judgment is only up to God. Posted by: Ashley Turley | April 19, 2008 04:24 PM This article has a very negative effect on me and can have a negative effect on other people as well. People have mixtures in them, but words from the article by Michael Kavit Shenton are very offensive to many people. He is a casual racist and has come up with words for names that I have never heard of before until now. People still have prejudice against one another which is still true today regardless of which race it is. It could be mine or somebody elses race. Although there were no words toward me in this article, this still would offend many people today in the society we live in. Although many people can't help it, everybody can be racist sometimes in there own way. I'm not saying I am, but many do this without realizing it. If people were to think about what they are going say before they say it, then things wouldn't be so out of hand today. Posted by: John S. | April 19, 2008 04:31 PM The issue of racism has gone on for ages and yet seems to be more and more of a problem day by day. A lot of this is because of media. If you sit at home and watch the news about someone doing a crime. Then the next day you see the news, you see a person from the same race doing a crime, you start feeling uncomfortable. Take 9/11 for example, it changed the way people think and how they act with anyone looking like they are from the Middle East. If this never happened, then it would not be a problem. African Americans are so and so, Hispanics are so and so, Anglos are so and so, Middle Eastern are so and so, and the list could go on forever. Unless we all become perfect humans, racism will grow and continue to grow. There is a solution that we have not yet found. Hopefully, we can find that solution to end this. Posted by: Faran J. | April 19, 2008 07:10 PM Hi all -wow!! Sorry if I caused any offense/made anyone sad, in my 'Original'/in any of my other -'Articles'!! I don't know, how to reply to all of the above. However; 1/2 things strike me as 'Interesting': I AM -A -Racist, I AM 'dumb', for 'judging by race', we ARE the same -do you see, -what I AM Getting @?? Take my own -work: 'I THINK -We are different', 'to ME, this is the way it is', 'In MY Opinion', My own view's -got it yet?? My work, was NOT -'Definitive', it was -of opinion, not of fact. If MY -'race'/background, is better/Not, is -up to 'people in general, Including but not Exclusively, myself'. Whether I AM -'Dumb'/not, is up to Science, People and GOD -Above, to 'Judge'. Why 're people -Offended, by my view's?? I am not saying, that I AM -Right, it is -just, 'the way I think', which, out of Habit, I Like to 'express'. Love ya -All -Mike. P.S.: Please feel free, -to- contact me, any time you like. Please be Kind, to me and my work -whether you "agree" with it/not, is up to you but, please oh pleas,e -"accept" it!! Posted by: Michael K. Shenton | April 20, 2008 10:09 AM I agree and disagree with the views of the author. I feel that everybody in the world today - is really some kind of mix of race. Well most of us are mixed of several different races. I believe most racism comes from fear of not knowing about someone different. I myself don't view my self as racist in anyway, but I know that I may pre-judge people at times . Sometimes it just happens and you can't help it. You try to adjust to people's differences but sometimes it's a little harder than others. I wasn't offend by the article at all and I found it interesting. I like to listen to people's views to see the general view the world has on things. I hope that my article is viewed in the same way. Posted by: Darrius | April 20, 2008 12:24 PM Racism still is a HUGE problem today, sure people may joke around and have certain stereotypes for each race, but sometimes people take it way too far. It is interesting to see the way that certain people view color, race, and ethnic background. Some could care less what color or race they deal with, but others are still stuck in the times where race “mattered”. We have been past that time for a long time now and civil rights have been established. Yah sure, it is ok to joke around about people and the stereotypes that they have on them - like white people can’t jump, black people are fast, Hispanics always know how to dance, Asians are always smart, and there are so many numerous others. There are some things that are ok and then there are others that cross the line, and people need to realize when too much is too much. Posted by: Megan Bagatti | April 21, 2008 08:32 PM I agree with the first 2 comments posted on this topic. No matter how we look at it, racism will exist -- and what I believe, racism will pretty much always exist. As humans, our minds will always individualize and that's something we cannot stop. If you really think to yourself, walking down a hallway, seeing a group of people you have never seen in your life before, you would probably have a stereotype of that person already set in the back of your mind. And this is something we can't stop. Though if we had the chance to meet that person, we ether can find out that our racist stereotype is very true. And this is something that is very true, sometimes a person is just exactly what you would think, or the person can be the exact opposite of the typical ethnicity, and we would find out that we were wrong about what we thought and can change our racism through experience. Posted by: David Do | April 27, 2008 08:28 PM I find this quite prejudice against all races. One should not like one race over another. All races should be equal and no one race should take domination over all the other races. This world would be quite a remarkable place if we could all forget our differences and unify as a whole. Although, I say all this, I also know that this is mainly wishful thinking. If we could be completely equal, we already would be. There would have never been slaves. All countries would be slightly mixed at the least. Unfortunately, we're not equal and we are all at least a little prejudice or racist again another race. I personally try not to be either of these, but i can't help but I am more comfortable when I am with white people more than African American people. Although, I don't mind being with African Americans. It is human nature to be prejudice, as much as we want not to be. Posted by: Zach Steele | May 1, 2008 07:38 PM I personally believe all people should get treated equally because all of the important people fought for equal rights and we certainly should not ignore that. WE ARE ALL EQUAL. So therefore being mixed with another race should not matter. It’s still the same. A homeless person should get more money because they need it more. Did you know that Americans and other organizations raise billions of money a year for the homeless and orphans? And you might have given money to some person on a street. A quarter can count as much. Treat others the way you want to be treated because YOU might need the money some day. Posted by: Telishia S. | May 26, 2008 05:13 PM I think what he is saying is kind of true. I mean, I like the way he thinks and how he explains himself and how he tells you the truth. "I personally believe all people should get treated equally because all of the important people fought for equal rights and we certainly should not ignore that". I loved when he said that because I mean everybody should get treated eqally and should get the respect they need. I mean, I don't think it is right that it is still some slavery still going on. I mean, that is dumb and stupid. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to be treated like that, so why do the have to be treated like that? I think if people are still doing that, that they should get life in prison and see how that feels to them. I know they are not going to like it unless they are a sick person. Posted by: chertrise | May 29, 2008 05:26 PM I do believe that racism is causing the fighting and crime. Fighting because of our skin color is different. No matter what color you are, we are all the same and should be treated equally. We shouldn't get pushed around and thrown to the ground because of our skin colors. People believe that only Hispanic and blacks are the one and only people that are started gangs. That's so not true. Also, Asians and whites are not the richest people in the world. People shouldn't be making fun of other people's race. They are who they are. I'm happy of what I am. All over the world, people get made fun of because of their race their skin color and their culture. I just don't understand why people make fun of others. It really hurts their feelings and if they make fun of, they get really mad then they want to start trouble. Racism will never go away. Posted by: Phi Le | May 31, 2008 02:24 PM Post a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)