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[ilbegone]

Originally Posted by LAPhil

A term like "Oriental" refers to racial characteristics rather than nationalities, and is therefore a valid term if one is referring to the racial characteristics of people from the Far East. This may be why it's no longer considered an acceptable term, even among so-called "Asians" who come from the Far East. The concept of race itself has become virtually a taboo subject.

The concept of race is not a taboo subject at all. For example, what is considered unbridled racism in one person is considered "cultural pride" in another. That's what all those "ethnic studies" classes are all about - minority racism masquerading as "diversity".

Thus, the diverse (and sometimes mutually exclusive) peoples from Asia somehow shed their diverse characteristics in the American imagination and become the same exact person when they come to America, and their American children and grandchildren are supposed to be that person as well.

As well, Mexicans; Guatemalans; Bolivians; Argentinans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and their American descendants are "Hispanic" or "Latino" and are somehow all supposed to wear Mariachi outfits and that all those "authentic" shit on a plate eateries somehow represents their "Hispanic" cuisine - notions born out of white American ignorance or clueless white American interpretation of brown American separatist agenda.

Take someone whose ancestors came from Ireland in the 1840's. He might be of a mind to go to an "Irish" festival once a year, put on a costume which would be silly in daily wear, and pretend he is Irish for a day. If he were to go to Ireland and proclaim himself to be Irish, the American would be laughed at.

But, there are some Americans with Mexican ancestors who pretend to be "Mexican" every day of their life, and it flies in America - reinforced by white Americans.

I knew a man whose parents are Irish, yet he himself grew up in London. He is not accepted by Irish to be be Irish, nor by Britons to be English.

There are Millions of Americans with Mexican ancestors who are not accepted by Mexico as being Mexican, nor by much of America as being American. Thus the concept of "Aztlan", with its fabricated "culture" of far left American ideology and selectively incorporated Latin American elements - just as silly as a white American man who wears a kilt and carries around bagpipes he doesn't know how to play everywhere he goes on a daily basis, but somehow it flies in America. It runs right through from the local university "to film at eleven".

[LAPhil]

Originally Posted by ilbegone

The concept of race is not a taboo subject at all. For example, what is considered unbridled racism in one person is considered "cultural pride" in another. That's what all those "ethnic studies" classes are all about - minority racism masquerading as "diversity".

OK, maybe taboo isn't the right word. Race has become a sensitive subject for a lot of people. I was using the example of "Asians" with Oriental racial features who no longer refer to themselves as "Orientals". I can't explain why, but I assume it has to do with a certain racial sensitivity.

[Jeanfromfillmore]

Wisdom From The Farm
Farmers can be really wise. They learn a lot by making their living from the land, or from raising livestock on their property. Here is some wisdom from the farm.
• “Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”
• “Keep skunks, lawyers and bankers at a distance.”
• “Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”
• “A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.”
• “Words that soak into your ears are whispered…….not yelled.”
• “Meanness don’t just happen overnight.”
• “Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.”
• “Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.”
• “It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.”
• “You cannot unsay a cruel word.”
• “Every path has a few puddles.”
• “When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.”
• “The best sermons are lived, not preached.”
• “Most of the stuff people worry about, ain’t never gonna happen anyway.”
• “Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
• “Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
• “Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
• “Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none.”
• “Timin’ has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.”
• “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.”
• “Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
• “The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.”
• “Always drink upstream from the herd.”
• “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.”
• “Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.”
• “If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.”
• “Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.” “Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”