What are your opinions on race (and by this, I mean ethnicity, culture, colour, whatever)?

Do you think it's something one should ignore, or appreciate/tolerate the differences of others without trying to ignore them?

Would you consider Indians and Pakistanis similar? What about "all white people" or "all arabs" (e.g., middle eastern people)?

I figured since the other thread was closed we can continue here without it being off topic ^_^

Oh dear god..... please no.

I think this is a personal question that should be at the discretion of the individual, and people should be free to embrace their own thingy, in general.

IMO, I think that culture and ethnicity bring a wealth of engaging diversity into our interactions.
And by culture, I'm referring to whatever culture the individual identifies with, whether this is an Indian considering himself more Egyptian than Indian, or whether its a case of an immigrant considering his culture as everything beyond his skin tone, and simply calls himself "Canadian".

I personally love the differences between people - there's just so much to learn. I've met several individuals at Mac who have seen war, and riots and civil unrest in their countries first hand and consider those experiences part of who they are.

I also think it does add a lot of beauty to the world. Whether its chocolate skin, red hair or just a lot of freckles, we thrive on these differences if we can learn to celebrate them. These traits make us special, but we're all human and we're all pretty much experiencing the same human struggle. I think if we lose sight of that and begin glorifying ours over that of another person, ethnicity or country, we use our differences to divide us.

Accepting diversity doesn't mean being obsessed with it. It's looking into a garden, seeing flowers of all different varieties, taking the time to understand where they come from and how they work and appreciating the whole as beautiful. And it's also about paying individuals their due respect. We owe it to everybody to take the time to learn about their individual struggles. A tanned Caucasian growing up in a war torn region of Africa should have their experiences respected, and not just grouped into the oft propagated mindset of "white privilege".

...
It's really not hard to be a decent human being when it comes to race and diversity.
Ask respectful questions, take the time to examine your prejudices and biases and dare to challenge them, and take the time to understand people, as a whole and as an individual.

In other words:
Just.
Be.
Nice.

it was an okayy movie, not really a fan of katrina kaif

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

IMO, I think that culture and ethnicity bring a wealth of engaging diversity into our interactions.
And by culture, I'm referring to whatever culture the individual identifies with, whether this is an Indian considering himself more Egyptian than Indian, or whether its a case of an immigrant considering his culture as everything beyond his skin tone, and simply calls himself "Canadian".

I personally love the differences between people - there's just so much to learn. I've met several individuals at Mac who have seen war, and riots and civil unrest in their countries first hand and consider those experiences part of who they are.

I also think it does add a lot of beauty to the world. Whether its chocolate skin, red hair or just a lot of freckles, we thrive on these differences if we can learn to celebrate them. These traits make us special, but we're all human and we're all pretty much experiencing the same human struggle. I think if we lose sight of that and begin glorifying ours over that of another person, ethnicity or country, we use our differences to divide us.

Accepting diversity doesn't mean being obsessed with it. It's looking into a garden, seeing flowers of all different varieties, taking the time to understand where they come from and how they work and appreciating the whole as beautiful. And it's also about paying individuals their due respect. We owe it to everybody to take the time to learn about their individual struggles. A tanned Caucasian growing up in a war torn region of Africa should have their experiences respected, and not just grouped into the oft propagated mindset of "white privilege".

I totally agree.

Though...when I said essentially the exact same thing in the last thread that got closed I was hated on immensely, virtually called racist, and was told I was the problem with mac etc. lol

We should all just love each other, hugs, kisses etc. And of course world peace

It's a figment of our imagination.

Another attempt at making us feel better about the pointlessness of life by shoveling the "everybody is unique" notion down our throats.

And, such as, the Iraq.
Ah that clip never gets old.

Originally Posted by Alchemist11

Would you consider Indians and Pakistanis similar? What about "all white people" or "all arabs" (e.g., middle eastern people)?

Indians and Pakistanis, within my experience, smell of curry. Since my criterion of demarcation is food-smells, I do indeed consider Indians and Pakistanis alike.
Similarly, white people smell of stale beer, and Arabs smell of post-explosion smoke. So yes, I do also consider 'white' and 'Arab' to be races

There's something mysterious about being on-topic - it makes one not want to post seriously...

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Indians and Pakistanis, within my experience, smell of curry. Since my criterion of demarcation is food-smells, I do indeed consider Indians and Pakistanis alike.
Similarly, white people smell of stale beer, and Arabs smell of post-explosion smoke. So yes, I do also consider 'white' and 'Arab' to be races

What do my people smell like!?

Originally Posted by JEFF_CHAN

What do my people smell like!?

Fishsauce. Or MSG.

Originally Posted by JEFF_CHAN

What do my people smell like!?

Like melamine.

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Like melamine.

I get the joke.

But to sorta being a nerd here.

Does melamine even have a detectable odor? I did a quick Google and couldn't find anything.