evolution is bogus

[wolf_Q]

LOL

[wolfsoul]

Sorry for the word, it's just that last year there was a huge presentation about racism, and the people had said that racism includes being prejudiced towards colour, sexuality, gender, religion, origination, and probably a few others I don't remember. I agree though, that I used a harsh word. "Prejudiced" is just fine, I'll use that word

[wolfsoul]

Wait, I just looked up race in the dictionary, and it included: a group, class or kind of people having some feature or quality in common.

Also, I looked up racism, and it included this : prejudic or discrimination against a person or group because of a difference in ethnic or cultural background.

These do not nessecarily speak of the colour of skin?

ps, am I a racist because I am racist against racists? Always wondered...

[RICHARD]

i am a big fan of racism.



I love NASCAR and FORMULA 1.....i don't care too much for drag racing,,,too short

[catland]

Originally posted by RICHARD
I love NASCAR and FORMULA 1.....i don't care too much for drag racing,,,too short

You don't like to see racing that involves men in short skirts? (I know, too easy - but what the heck)

[lbaker]

catland you are just too fast for me.... i was just about to say the same thing
Laurie

[RICHARD]

"a man's gotta know his limits...."

drag racing......lol...

out here in lost angeles it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle.......

does that qualify for evolution???

[lotrfreak]

whoa! Back up the buck. I never said i only read books by Christian authors. Where in the world did you get that from. plus when you said that the first time, i thought i had explained myself. Do you not even listen to me? This is the third time I defend myself and you keep going on telling me how horrible I am. if you are going to be in a debate, at least listen to the other side of the argument. Geez i am guilty unless proven innocent....

[Desert Arabian]

if you are going to be in a debate, at least listen to the other side of the argument.

EXACTLY!

[lotrfreak]

pardon?

[GoldenRetrLuver]

posted by lotrfreak:

if you are going to be in a debate, at least listen to the other side of the argument.


I agree

[wolfsoul]

whoa! Back up the buck. I never said i only read books by Christian authors. Where in the world did you get that from. plus when you said that the first time, i thought i had explained myself. Do you not even listen to me? This is the third time I defend myself and you keep going on telling me how horrible I am. if you are going to be in a debate, at least listen to the other side of the argument. Geez i am guilty unless proven innocent....

I apologize if I offended you, but it seems now that you are trying to twist what you said. You said that you don't read Harry Potter because it is about magic, spells, says nothing about the bible, and is not written by a Christian. Yet you also told us that you read lotr, which is about magic, spells, says nothing about the Bible, and is written by a Christian. You are contradicting what you just said before.

And this may be for another topic, but Nom's statement got me to thinking... Is there heavy connotations/associations carried w/ the word 'racist' or is it so (justly or unjustly) over-used that it's become cheap? Just curious on people's thoughts....

Here in Kelowna, racism is an issue that is taken very seriously. It's a sensitive thing, and people in schools that have now been called "racism free" will expell students who are prejudice against pretty much anything..

In my old middle school, I remember when we had many presentations because people kept saying phrases like "That's so Jewish" and calling people with different coloured skin names, and saying "That's gay" or "you homo," and it became to much to bear. I still have friends who say things like that, and I sometimes need to remind them. Ecspecially one in particular *sigh*

[yorkster]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
I You said that you don't read Harry Potter because it is about magic, spells, says nothing about the bible, and is not written by a Christian. Yet you also told us that you read lotr, which is about magic, spells, says nothing about the Bible, and is written by a Christian. You are contradicting what you just said before.

YUP, that's what I understood Lotrfreak to be saying also.
I'm a little confused

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
Here in Kelowna, racism is an issue that is taken very seriously. It's a sensitive thing, and people in schools that have now been called "racism free" will expell students who are prejudice against pretty much anything..

In my old middle school, I remember when we had many presentations because people kept saying phrases like "That's so Jewish" and calling people with different coloured skin names, and saying "That's gay" or "you homo," and it became to much to bear. I still have friends who say things like that, and I sometimes need to remind them. Ecspecially one in particular *sigh*

That's pretty interesting!! I've never heard of "racism free" schools.

I was just curious on how people view it. Personally, I feel that it's a cop out for many things (ie used unjustly or in the wrong context). For instance a person of xyz race being stopped for a speeding ticket and blaming the cop for being racist/prejudiced. (Yes, it has happened in this town... city's in a law suit right now.)

When it is "true" racism, I do think it's a SERIOUS issue. But again, it has become a bit of a "cheap" phrase. It's tossed around pretty lightly these days and I wonder if the "true" instances of racism are overlooked because of it. Sort of a "don't cry wolf" issue...

[Cheshirekatt]

Originally posted by zippy-kat
That's pretty interesting!! I've never heard of "racism free" schools.

I was just curious on how people view it. Personally, I feel that it's a cop out for many things (ie used unjustly or in the wrong context). For instance a person of xyz race being stopped for a speeding ticket and blaming the cop for being racist/prejudiced. (Yes, it has happened in this town... city's in a law suit right now.)

When it is "true" racism, I do think it's a SERIOUS issue. But again, it has become a bit of a "cheap" phrase. It's tossed around pretty lightly these days and I wonder if the "true" instances of racism are overlooked because of it. Sort of a "don't cry wolf" issue...

I think you present a good point. It's the same thing with sexual harrassment. Here's a good example. A client I have works at a law firm so she was involved in the whole thing:

A women works in the office of a construction company. One day she comes in wearing all purple. Purple shirt, purple skirt, purple hose, purple shoes, purple earrings. So one of the guys says to her, "hey, you must be wearing purple underwear, too."! She filed and won $50,000 for sexual harrassment. What a shame. First off all, if should be illegal to wear a butt ugly outfit like that. Secondly, when you wear something like that you have to know you're making yourself a target. Especially at a construction company. And the lady had to bring the outfit to the lawyers office and my client said it was the most purple outfit she'd ever seen. LOL

My point is that it seems like there are more legit sexual harrassment cases out there and this one was just a waste of time and I think it de-values (is that a word?) the truly important issue.