My two cents, and I'm out: Someone made a statement about certain races being taller or more clever, and such. As for the physical aspect, I can understand (if you just generalise). Asians are short. Blacks are this. Whites are that. Hispanics are this way. I could argue, but it's kind of pointless.
It's the comment that certain "races are more clever" that concerns me. I believe that we are a product of our culture. If too much emphasis is placed on material things, you're going to be raised to be materialistic. If your family grooms you to be a scholar, you probably will be. If your culture is all about pick-up trucks and country music, that's who you'll be. There ARE cultural differences. It's when you take the time to learn about other cultures, that you learn how to appreciate other people.
I was born in Chicago, but I was raised in small town Georgia. If I hadn't gone into the military, moved to Texas, Atlanta, and Miami, -if I hadn't exposed myself to more of the world than whay I grew up around, I would be pretty one dimensional too.
I can fit in with the hip-hop crowd, the thug crowd, the rich, and the poor. It's not because I'm so awesome. It's because I had the chance to learn about so many different types of people.
Physical attributes can be overlooked. It's when people have preconceived stereotypes.....it's when people act like stereotypes, that feed racism.
Go watch the movie "Crash".
and I'm done.
