Gwynyvyr
09-08-2009, 05:54 AM
Not sure where to put this, so mods, stick it where it is most appropriate!
My question to all is:
What did you learn about race from your parents? Which parent influenced you the most?
My father was not a mean or hateful man, yet he had strong feelings about race.
He was career military. He never once used the *N* word in my presence. Not in my entire life.
He trained recruits and was a range and sniper instructor which means he had to deal with every ethnic group that was in the Army. He never got further than 10th grade and belatedly got his GED when he was in his 40s.
He had no problems with his children attending school or having friends of other races.
BUT...he in no way, shape or form would have allowed one of his 3 daughters to date or marry someone of another race. I honestly think he would have shot any guy of another race and gone to prison for it before allowing that to occur.
Now, you can laugh...but here are some things my father told me while I was growing up (his understanding of race, evolution and all of it):
The different races evolved differently. Because Whites went north, they needed to eat more animal fats and proteins, so they developed larger brains.
Negros, living in Africa, ate lower quality proteins, thus developed smaller brains.
In fact, the different races all evolved differently due to diet and environment.
"Mixed race" children were to be pitied as they would inherit the worst aspects of both races and would have physical and mental health problems all their lives. To have a child with someone of another race was a cruel act that would produce an inferior human who would never find total acceptance and could never fully enjoy life.
Negroes evolved to be violent. My father firmly believed that Negroes did not have the mental capacity to control their behaviors vis-a-vis rape, assault, murder, etc.
Never trust a Negro. Ever.
The ethnic groups from the Middle East, including Jews, Arabs, etc. all carried diseases. Some of this was due to their environment and cultural/religious customs, but some of it was also due to their ancestry. To marry or co-habit with one was guarantee of an early death for any woman foolish enough to do so. (And honestly, the 3 White women I know that married a middle-easterner--two married Jewish men, one married an Arabic man---all three died of cervical cancer before the age of 40!)
That's just a few of my fathers opinions...
My mother also did not approve of "race-mixing". My mother, who at age 81 is a speed demon--still racking up tickets:rolleyes: --is one of the sweetest ladies you would ever want to meet. She is unfailingly polite to everyone she encounters. She has also never said the *N* word...heck, I have only heard her say TWO cuss words in my entire life! (She burned her hand on the stove...I heard her say "DAMN!" and when she dropped the pan "SHIT!") She also has pronounced "Negro" as "Nigra" her entire life. Including in front of *Nigras*.
Go ahead and chuckle at my parents....what did you learn from yours?
And the header was supposed to be AT my fathers kneee...can someone fix that for me?
My question to all is:
What did you learn about race from your parents? Which parent influenced you the most?
My father was not a mean or hateful man, yet he had strong feelings about race.
He was career military. He never once used the *N* word in my presence. Not in my entire life.
He trained recruits and was a range and sniper instructor which means he had to deal with every ethnic group that was in the Army. He never got further than 10th grade and belatedly got his GED when he was in his 40s.
He had no problems with his children attending school or having friends of other races.
BUT...he in no way, shape or form would have allowed one of his 3 daughters to date or marry someone of another race. I honestly think he would have shot any guy of another race and gone to prison for it before allowing that to occur.
Now, you can laugh...but here are some things my father told me while I was growing up (his understanding of race, evolution and all of it):
The different races evolved differently. Because Whites went north, they needed to eat more animal fats and proteins, so they developed larger brains.
Negros, living in Africa, ate lower quality proteins, thus developed smaller brains.
In fact, the different races all evolved differently due to diet and environment.
"Mixed race" children were to be pitied as they would inherit the worst aspects of both races and would have physical and mental health problems all their lives. To have a child with someone of another race was a cruel act that would produce an inferior human who would never find total acceptance and could never fully enjoy life.
Negroes evolved to be violent. My father firmly believed that Negroes did not have the mental capacity to control their behaviors vis-a-vis rape, assault, murder, etc.
Never trust a Negro. Ever.
The ethnic groups from the Middle East, including Jews, Arabs, etc. all carried diseases. Some of this was due to their environment and cultural/religious customs, but some of it was also due to their ancestry. To marry or co-habit with one was guarantee of an early death for any woman foolish enough to do so. (And honestly, the 3 White women I know that married a middle-easterner--two married Jewish men, one married an Arabic man---all three died of cervical cancer before the age of 40!)
That's just a few of my fathers opinions...
My mother also did not approve of "race-mixing". My mother, who at age 81 is a speed demon--still racking up tickets:rolleyes: --is one of the sweetest ladies you would ever want to meet. She is unfailingly polite to everyone she encounters. She has also never said the *N* word...heck, I have only heard her say TWO cuss words in my entire life! (She burned her hand on the stove...I heard her say "DAMN!" and when she dropped the pan "SHIT!") She also has pronounced "Negro" as "Nigra" her entire life. Including in front of *Nigras*.
Go ahead and chuckle at my parents....what did you learn from yours?
And the header was supposed to be AT my fathers kneee...can someone fix that for me?