Waldorf--Ghetto????

TexasPride77

TexasPride77

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morganj614 said:
Ghetto is not a color, it's an attitude. Just by saying you have black friends and you are married to a latino makes you racist. Why aren't they just friends and you married a nice man ?:duh:
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Thats an interesting perspective. Webster describes racism and the point of view of a racist as:

racism
One entry found for racism.
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-
Function: noun
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
- rac·ist /-sist also -shist/ noun or adjective
[ www.webster.com]

I cannot agree enough that "Ghetto" is an attitude BUT I disagree that just because someone states that they are affiliated with a person of another race - that they are racist. My reasoning is justified (I think) by the definition of racism. The fact that we all have friends of different races and we are able to identify those races in various conversations - does not mean we are racist - imo. By doing so is not stating one race is more dominate over another.

If am missed something, please, set me straight...
 
morganj614

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nitwhit3286 said:
damn people piss on what I do say and if I try to correct it you piss on it again. Wow....must have a lot of extra urine today
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I see we also have a pile of steaming poop here too :huggy:

:cueVV:
 
morganj614

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TexasPride77 said:
Thats an interesting perspective. Webster describes racism and the point of view of a racist as:
racism
One entry found for racism.
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-
Function: noun
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
- rac·ist /-sist also -shist/ noun or adjective
[ www.webster.com]
I cannot agree enough that "Ghetto" is an attitude BUT I disagree that just because someone states that they are affiliated with a person of another race - that they are racist. My reasoning is justified (I think) by the definition of racism. The fact that we all have friends of different races and we are able to identify those races in various conversations - does not mean we are racist - imo. By doing so is not stating one race is more dominate over another.
If am missed something, please, set me straight...
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Nope, I think that rectal thermometer is clenched :lmao:
 
CMC122

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CandyRain said:
The word "ghetto" was coined to describe an area where Jews lived.
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I thought it was coined to describe an area where one ethnic group predominated over the others. Be it either Irish, Italian or Polish didn't matter. And the wealth of the neighborhood didn't originally matter either.
 
CandyRain

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CMC122 said:
I thought it was coined to describe an area where one ethnic group predominated over the others. Be it either Irish, Italian or Polish didn't matter. And the wealth of the neighborhood didn't originally matter either.
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I think that's modern day. :shrug: It started in Europe, from what I understand.
 
mainman

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Etymology

The word "ghetto" has been used in numerous contexts and carried various meanings in its history, yet the first use of the word is somewhat unclear. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term is of uncertain etymology but is probably Italian in origin and was perhaps used for the first time in Venice, circa 1516, to describe a neighborhood on the site of the city’s foundry.
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Early in its history, the word "ghetto" denoted a walled-off and gated section in a city to which Jews were restricted. The word was chiefly used in Italy, especially in port cities like Venice in which large populations of Jews—many of whom were traders and money lenders—lived. Because they were viewed as cultural minorities due to their non-Christian beliefs in a Renaissance Christian environment, Jews were placed under strict regulations throughout many European cities. They were forced to live together in the ghetto to prevent their roaming about at night (Calimani 1). In addition to migration laws, sumptuary laws forced Jews to wear a star-shaped yellow badge and a yellow beret, identifying them as outsiders and making them open to taunts and various other social cruelties (Calimani 11).
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http://kpearson.faculty.tcnj.edu/Dictionary/ghetto.htm


Candy, you're just a vat of useless knowledge...:lol:
 
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