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Kunjufu · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Being English and black, I have come to realise why many minorities tend to be disadvantaged.

Becareful with your use of the word minority. There's nothing "minor" about my existence nor anyone elses in truth.

If someone of another race refers to you as a minority then they, could mean that they think you're not that relevant or of a lesser importance. Words have power, and minor is not a flattering word. Interesting that you refer to yourself as such.

The Japanese have it right to a certain degree. They just call people foreigners.

It's because of the obsession with ancestry.

Nope. The answer to that is quite simple. Things that limit your conscious range holds people back.

I would say that people with an interest in ancestry have more interesting things in their minds to work with. Anybody that can think of anything beyond their immediate environment has potential at least, especially in the area of being broad minded.

Being English and black wasn't the sole reason you cameto yourconclusion.

If you're born into a household with no books at all, then you're quite literally disadvantaged from the start. Your starting interests in the world will be limited, especially if not encouraged, race has nothing to do with it. However it's made to seem that way byvarious elements in society, but that's for a different purpose, an altogether negative one...the word minor plays apart in that too.

Trying to have a separate culture to the rest of britain is ridiculous

Tantamount to saying that thinking differently than the people in your localenvironment ridiculous. Britian does tend to breed that alienating attitute in people unwittingly.

Monkey see monkey do.

They're three types of people.

1, Those who influence their environment.

2, Those are influenced by their environment.

3, and those who remain static in their enviroment.

You're hovering between number 2 and number 3.

Where you live now is what matters.

What you're doing now matters more. You think contrary to that because you're a number 2/3 type person.

I have relatives in Jamaica and (I assume) Africa, but I don't really care.

No sh*t, caring would expand your horizons somewhat....so much so you wouldn't think the following.

England is great

No it isn't. Great people make a place great.Prison is bad becausethey're host to bad people.

and I don't feel the need to keep thinking about the past. Refusing to move forward holds people back.

Naturally. Better to move forward with a purpose in mind.

"Fitting in", in England isn't the greatest way to move forward, nor much of a purpose.

Last edited on May 7th, 2006 11:13 by Peacemaker

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