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[Neo]

If that happened to me then I would have said that I had nothing to gain from it so I won't be participating.......if they said I had to...........I would tell them to go f*ck themselves

But I respect you for what I did

[nox]

LOL, oh this reminds me of my orientation for college... they did that stupid circle thing. It was HILARIOUS... They asked who had been racially discriminated against and I stepped forward. They asked who felt like they were of colored race and I stepped forward because for god's sake... white is a color and I've been made fun of because I'm 'too pale' and have been told to get a tan. Plus questions like that are just completely idiotic and seperate you. It's rediculous.

pasty pride ftw

[redlion]

pasty pride ftw

Seriously. I've been discriminated against. I'm a color. Wth is this sort of activity supposed to prove?

[Jewbert]

LOL, oh this reminds me of my orientation for college... they did that stupid circle thing. It was HILARIOUS... They asked who had been racially discriminated against and I stepped forward. They asked who felt like they were of colored race and I stepped forward because for god's sake... white is a color and I've been made fun of because I'm 'too pale' and have been told to get a tan. Plus questions like that are just completely idiotic and seperate you. It's rediculous.

I have been made fun of for being really white as well. Like, what's wrong with ladies (us) not wanting to ruin skin
with tanning beds and lying out in the sun?? I was born white, and I plan to stay that way....

[nox]

i think it was an attempt to unify the school community, these things are so stupid...

"step in the circle if you have a blue shirt"
"step in the circle if you're homosexual"

lolz we r so alike, although we arent both gay we both wear blue shirts! lets get along and hold handsa

[Frizzle]

How can someone be racist to a white person? I mean it's like a grade F student going "Haha, you're a grade A student". Get me g's?

[Jewbert]

How can someone be racist to a white person? I mean it's like a grade F student going "Haha, you're a grade A student". Get me g's?

Black guys used to always pick on me....so anyone of a race other than "WHITE" can be racist. And then again, a lot of the more
"popular" white people back in high school used to say I needed to tan. WTFever, you know?

[cara]

People always say Im too damn pale too. My picture's in my profile if you need any proof of that. Although I look darker w/e. /shrug

And plus, on another note, white are all the colors put together and black is an absence of color. So yeah. o.o

And I saw that on opera. We did it in moral ed a month or so back. My teacher was idioitc, she was asking questions like go to the other side of the class if youve been raped, abused physically, if youre bisexual, hetrosexual, lesbian/gay, etc. Rather personal shit. And really, the only one I answered truthfully was the one asking if youve ever done anything to hurt yourself and know it during the time of action. I mean, good god, she was forcing us to do it, and half the class are just faces that attempting conversation with me in the halls between periods. I didnt answer the sexuality one, and when she had said in the middle of the next question saying she had noticed that I didnt step forward, she asked my sexuality, and I said it shouldnt make a difference because frankly all this is doing is separating us and teaching us to treat others differently.
She gave me a one hour detention.

Edited by cara, 27 January 2007 - 04:08 PM.

[Jewbert]

People always say Im too damn pale too. My picture's in my profile if you need any proof of that. Although I look darker w/e. /shrug

And plus, on another note, white are all the colors put together and black is an absence of color. So yeah. o.o

And I saw that on opera. We did it in moral ed a month or so back. My teacher was idioitc, she was asking questions like go to the other side of the class if youve been raped, abused physically, if youre bisexual, hetrosexual, lesbian/gay, etc. Rather personal shit. And really, the only one I answered truthfully was the one asking if youve ever done anything to hurt yourself and know it during the time of action. I mean, good god, she was forcing us to do it, and half the class are just faces that attempting conversation with me in the halls between periods. I didnt answer the sexuality one, and when she had said in the middle of the next question she had noticed that I didnt step forward, she asked my sexuality, and I said it shouldnt make a difference because frankly all this is doing is separating us and teaching us to treat others differently.
She gave me a one hour detention.

I can't believe they are actually doing these things in schools. When I was in school they would ask a question but request it not be
answered out loud.....
And really, I can't recall many questions like those above stated being asked too often at all. How bizarre.
About the detention thing, that's totally retarded. You shouldn't be forced to reveal such personal information....

[hoju]

So, who were the ones that were left out of the circle?

Because I'm sure I would've been.

[Raui]

Knowing me and those situations i'd simply go sit in the dead middle of the circle on the first thing being called out although thats just me and my random ways to cure boredom, either that or tell the teacher where to stick that circle of his/hers just depends on my mood lol.

I've never been in a situation like that though.

[Greeny]

i think thats a dumb idea, a fricken circle?

[Nick]

This activity was supposed to help create pluralism (www.dictionary.com) at our school. I honestly didn't see the point either, and complained about it afterwards. But, to put it lightly, there's a lot of racism, sexism, homophobia, and economic differences where I go to school, and because it's a boarding school these things are all increased twenty fold, and I didn't want to bring this up, but after someone spraypainted Fags Die on my locker and Nig`gers Hang on another, that's when they decide to hold the meeting.

[Apilot]

I was made a fool by my friend. or at least i thought he was my friend, but it was all part of a trick to embarase me in front of entire school, because i was going out with his ex girlfriend and didnt know it. It was gay. He panced me in the middle of the hallway and shoved me into a wall i was realy pissed but i couldnt do anything. cause, i still thought he was my friend. I never lived that down till im in the school I am now.

It was worth it though cause that girl was smokin. Meg jordan was her name. hot damn.

[Nick]

That was a nice story.

[Greeny]

hmm, urban yuo got to a pretty messed uop school, and umm what a gay friend.

[bjquick]

cara u got detention for speaking your mind ... thats pretty bad . i havent ever been in that situation but i would hate to be in that situation .

apilot there was a girl at my old school called meg jordan .

[Sweeney]

And plus, on another note, white are all the colors put together and black is an absence of color. So yeah. o.o

Only in terms of light, not in terms of pigments, for example paint.
A fact which could be used by someone more eloquent than I to argue for racial equality

[Eeyore]

Only in terms of light, not in terms of pigments, for example paint.
A fact which could be used by someone more eloquent than I to argue for racial equality

Well if you mix enough colours together you get horrible mankey green/brown/grey shades. Think that could be used? Just giving the eloquent person who might come along some writing material *firm nod*.

[Fatal]

meh i would hate the circle just causes more problems IMO