kerry-is-my-prez
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Sat Nov-20-04 10:51 PM
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| 42. When I was 6, I told my grandmother off for using the "N" word. |
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in front of all of my relatives. They were stunned....
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| -Were you raised around people who had racist views? |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:05 PM |
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Not really but I too come from an eastern european family |
JohnKleeb |
Nov-18-04 08:06 PM |
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my dad had very particular views regarding people |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:10 PM |
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that sounds a lot like my mom's dad |
JohnKleeb |
Nov-18-04 08:22 PM |
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hee hee...I have heard the Trieste argument .... |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:25 PM |
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Mother was in Hitler Youth, Father hated blacks |
hnsez |
Nov-20-04 02:34 PM |
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Yes.... |
ohio_liberal |
Nov-18-04 08:08 PM |
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Yes.... |
jeffrey_X |
Nov-18-04 08:10 PM |
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Here in the South, racism is alive and well - underground - but still very |
patricia92243 |
Nov-18-04 08:11 PM |
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The north is even scarier... |
jeffrey_X |
Nov-18-04 08:13 PM |
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Here's the thing |
Bill McBlueState |
Nov-18-04 08:12 PM |
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Not raised around |
Fleurs du Mal |
Nov-18-04 08:13 PM |
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My grandparents were so racist....yet |
taps |
Nov-18-04 08:17 PM |
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That isn't uncommon |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:19 PM |
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Yes but luckily, I was an avid reader... |
Aunt Anti-bush |
Nov-18-04 08:22 PM |
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my mom's views are completely different today |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:26 PM |
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My Mom and Dad ("pale blue" white folk) were in the NAACP in the 60's |
Career Prole |
Nov-18-04 08:28 PM |
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that is cool |
bleedingheart |
Nov-18-04 08:32 PM |
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Thanks! |
Career Prole |
Nov-18-04 09:44 PM |
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That's great. My mom in the 60's use to sometimes take me to |
RFK2 |
Nov-21-04 01:54 AM |
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My paternal grandmother was horribly racist |
Straight Shooter |
Nov-18-04 08:31 PM |
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YES |
libpunkmom |
Nov-18-04 08:31 PM |
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Oh by golly YES |
chookie |
Nov-18-04 08:34 PM |
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My family... |
wysi |
Nov-18-04 08:37 PM |
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yup..."those god damn muslims" |
IronLionZion |
Nov-18-04 08:52 PM |
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Oh, my! I am so sorry that you have to deal with this |
Rhiannon12866 |
Nov-20-04 08:42 AM |
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Not at ALL |
Sparkly |
Nov-18-04 08:58 PM |
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I didn't notice it until I was older. |
LeftyMom |
Nov-18-04 09:00 PM |
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anti-Irish |
bobbieinok |
Nov-18-04 09:15 PM |
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I was a victim of racism |
Doncha_know |
Nov-18-04 09:27 PM |
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You were "a white boy... |
tishaLA |
Nov-20-04 02:42 PM |
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bwahahahaha |
salin |
Nov-21-04 08:39 AM |
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My father was from the south and was a racist. |
Digit |
Nov-18-04 09:43 PM |
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I remember KKK |
Tennessee T |
Nov-18-04 09:55 PM |
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I remember KKK |
Tennessee T |
Nov-18-04 09:58 PM |
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my mother was ignorant, my father counter acted it |
recoveringrepublican |
Nov-18-04 10:30 PM |
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Not at all for me. In fact, nobody ever mentioned anything |
Rhiannon12866 |
Nov-19-04 11:13 PM |
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I was raised in Texas by Texans. What do you think? |
spenbax |
Nov-19-04 11:17 PM |
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I was raised in Kentucky by Kentuckians and despite how some may |
Carson |
Nov-20-04 08:52 AM |
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My grandmother was an irrational racist |
greekspeak |
Nov-20-04 02:47 PM |
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No, I was raised by Roosevelt Democrats. |
MissMarple |
Nov-20-04 02:47 PM |
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A little |
anti_shrub |
Nov-20-04 02:59 PM |
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Yes... |
DemGirl7 |
Nov-20-04 08:58 PM |
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Yes - Raised in Georgia |
malmapus |
Nov-20-04 10:49 PM |
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When I was 6, I told my grandmother off for using the "N" word. |
kerry-is-my-prez |
Nov-20-04 10:51 PM |
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For some people there always has to be some group to scapegoat |
bloom |
Nov-20-04 11:03 PM |
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Absolutely not! |
IMModerate |
Nov-20-04 11:13 PM |
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Hooboy, I guess so! My father was as racist as they come. |
karlrschneider |
Nov-20-04 11:19 PM |
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Heavens no my parents would slap the crap outta ya |
RFK2 |
Nov-21-04 12:01 AM |
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Does Grandma count? |
UdoKier |
Nov-21-04 12:03 AM |
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Dad was a ass face racist and a lot more |
oldgrowth |
Nov-21-04 12:52 AM |
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yes. |
iamthebandfanman |
Nov-21-04 02:31 AM |
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I lived in a small Ohio town |
OnionPatch |
Nov-21-04 02:32 AM |
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Yes, unfortunately |
jsw_81 |
Nov-21-04 02:39 AM |
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My dear old gran didn't mean anything by it, |
bezdomny |
Nov-21-04 03:51 AM |
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My parents were Ignorant (vs hateful) racists |
mandyky |
Nov-21-04 07:22 AM |
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No- I Never Heard The N-Word In My Household.. |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Nov-21-04 07:29 AM |
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Yeah, especially after the race-riots |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-21-04 08:36 AM |
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In my immediate family I |
FlaGranny |
Nov-21-04 08:54 AM |
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