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I read threads that interest me and that I can learn from. Throughout my life, I have done many things, but flying has occupied a great deal of my life. So, reading about what people do or have experienced interests me a great deal. I do more reading than posting. I do enjoy posting about flying, whether it's for business or pleasure. I look at it as if I am maybe educating people with some of the things that they may have wondered about when traveling by air. It's surprising to learn how little people really know about airplanes.

I like to read about what people are up to and what they have experienced throughout their life. I am sure that we have many people on this forum from many different occupations, which I like reading about. I do not like to get into a debate or confrontation. That's just not me. If someone says something that I feel they are trying to provoke me, I can walk away.
 

What was ever started here between members, I surely didn’t mean to start anything.

I just think when someone posts something, no matter what the posting or thread is about, the person shouldn’t be called a racist or bigot. If that was the case, most if not all folks in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakota’s, parts of Colorado and some other states are those two words.....racist and bigots.

When we lived in Parker, Co, and I worked in Denver, a few of my co-workers told me that I lived in a “racist” area, because the population was largely White, as in 97%. My Director - Supervisor lived in CastleRock which was exactly the same demographics, but nobody said a word to him.

Where I went to high school at in northeastern Indiana (two Townships within a Consolidated school, The was only one black family and I never once seen the students during the years I went there. Also, no Hispanics. Mostly farm kids, like myself.

Wife and I enjoy Motown music as well as Kool & The Gang and Earth Wind & Fire. Plus some excellent movies with great Black stars in them, one of them being Hidden Figures.

I wouldn’t call any of this racism or bigotry!
 
ClassicRockr said:
What was ever started here between members, I surely didn’t mean to start anything.

I just think when someone posts something, no matter what the posting or thread is about, the person shouldn’t be called a racist or bigot. If that was the case, most if not all folks in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakota’s, parts of Colorado and some other states are those two words.....racist and bigots.

When we lived in Parker, Co, and I worked in Denver, a few of my co-workers told me that I lived in a “racist” area, because the population was largely White, as in 97%. My Director - Supervisor lived in CastleRock which was exactly the same demographics, but nobody said a word to him.

Where I went to high school at in northeastern Indiana (two Townships within a Consolidated school, The was only one black family and I never once seen the students during the years I went there. Also, no Hispanics. Mostly farm kids, like myself.

Wife and I enjoy Motown music as well as Kool & The Gang and Earth Wind & Fire. Plus some excellent movies with great Black stars in them, one of them being Hidden Figures.

I wouldn’t call any of this racism or bigotry!
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I wouldn't call it racist but I would call it condescending.

con·de·scend·ing
ˌkändəˈsendiNG/
adjective

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

 
Aunt Bea said:
I wouldn't call it racist but I would call it condescending.

con·de·scend·ing
ˌkändəˈsendiNG/
adjective

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

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Not superior, but people, like the Director - Suopervisor I just talked about was superior to me due to his high education and much higher salary.

My wife’s education and resume’ is definitely superior to mine.

There are folks from all races that are superior to other races due to their education and even lifestyle.
 
ancient mariner said:
sometimes when i come back there's a request to update this discussion...what's going on?
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I’d also like to know what you folks think of All Black Colleges, where, historically, only Blacks attend?

What about the different cities in the U.S. that are predominately one race: East L.A. (Hispanic), South Central L.A., Watts and Compton (Blacks), Little Saigon in Garden Grove Calif (Vietnamese), China Town )Chinese), Little Tokyo (Japanese) and others where the primary race is the people who live in those areas?
 
Don't know why this thread was moved to here? I wouldn't consider it as Current News or Hot Topic. Just simple questions that I could even answer.
 
If you could "even answer" yourself, why ask?

I don't care who lives where or where they go to school. As long as people feel happy. You might be surprised by how few people even think about these things. Except for Idaho, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Utah was it?

Why do you keep bringing it up? Maybe you should go back to your rodeo...Mr. Big Hat-No Cattle?

Ok.....your turn....Go!
 
RadishRose said:
If you could "even answer" yourself, why ask?

I don't care who lives where or where they go to school. As long as people feel happy. You might be surprised by how few people even think about these things. Except for Idaho, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Utah was it?

Why do you keep bringing it up? Maybe you should go back to your rodeo...Mr. Big Hat-No Cattle?

Ok.....your turn....Go!
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You don’t care, but perhaps there are those that do or have things to say about my last reply concerning schools and areas.

I would like to hear from other members.

Some folks are always talking about how they wouldn’t live in an area where there is no diversity, yet All Black Colleges aren’t diverse and neither are those cities I mentioned.
 
ClassicRockr said:
I’d also like to know what you folks think of All Black Colleges, where, historically, only Blacks attend?

What about the different cities in the U.S. that are predominately one race: East L.A. (Hispanic), South Central L.A., Watts and Compton (Blacks), Little Saigon in Garden Grove Calif (Vietnamese), China Town )Chinese), Little Tokyo (Japanese) and others where the primary race is the people who live in those areas?
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If it’s an accredited institution, and kids are getting something out of it, improving their lives, I say bravo.

Seen too many young folk go another way.
 
ClassicRockr said:
I’d also like to know what you folks think of All Black Colleges, where, historically, only Blacks attend?

What about the different cities in the U.S. that are predominately one race: East L.A. (Hispanic), South Central L.A., Watts and Compton (Blacks), Little Saigon in Garden Grove Calif (Vietnamese), China Town )Chinese), Little Tokyo (Japanese) and others where the primary race is the people who live in those areas?
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Jeebus! God bless your heart, this has got to be the dumbest post on the internet today. Maybe for the week, but it's still early. No offense intended, of course.
 
Hoot N Annie said:
Jeebus! God bless your heart, this has got to be the dumbest post on the internet today. Maybe for the week, but it's still early. No offense intended, of course.
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Well, YES, your post is very offensive, but you already knew that.

There is a university in Washington, D.C. named Gallaudet University. It is a federally chartered university for the deaf and hard of hearing only. Even most of the administrators fit into this category. In the past, I have had a very small connection to this school. On career day, I was asked to speak to the seniors preparing to graduate and their opportunities to become a pilot. I never had any experience or knowledge if a deaf and hard of hearing person could even obtain a pilot's license, so I had to do a lot of investigating into this matter. Along with an interpreter, I was able to make a pretty good presentation and the students seemed to be very interested. BTW, even this school has not been without controversy. Back around 2002, there were two murders on campus that were conducted by one student with the motive being robbery.

My point to that little story is that there is a need for schools that specialize in special sectors. Sometimes, people are just more comfortable around other people of their own persuasion, ethnicity, handicaps, etc. There are, after all, Jewish colleges, Methodist colleges, black colleges and so on. As long as the end justifies the means, I'm all for it. Getting a higher education is really what it is all about, regardless of the institution's diversity position. And besides, some of the black colleges have some of the best entertaining marching bands in the country. Love those drum majors.
 
oldman said:
there is a need for schools that specialize in special sectors. Sometimes, people are just more comfortable around other people of their own persuasion, ethnicity, handicaps, etc. There are, after all, Jewish colleges, Methodist colleges, black colleges and so on. As long as the end justifies the means, I'm all for it. Getting a higher education is really what it is all about, regardless of the institution's diversity position.
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saved me some keystrokes
 
My point to that little story is that there is a need for schools that specialize in special sectors. Sometimes, people are just more comfortable around other people of their own persuasion, ethnicity, handicaps, etc. There are, after all, Jewish colleges, Methodist colleges, black colleges and so on. As long as the end justifies the means, I'm all for it. Getting a higher education is really what it is all about, regardless of the institution's diversity position
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Oldman, you had me in complete agreement until that "end justifies the means" part. Wasn't it Machiavelli who said that? :D
 
Oldman. God Bless YOUR heart, the dumbness of the OPs post was based on "All Black Colleges, where, historically, only Blacks attend". If it is an all Black College, who else would have attended? Jeebus. Same for colleges/universities in non-white ethnic areas, whose student body largely reflects the area. Who else would go? Not sure how you were able to read any criticism of those institutions in my comment. :confused:

No offense intended, of course.

Hoot
 

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