Posted by AuntieMel on December 9, 2005, at 12:11:53
In reply to And all a little weird to me... » AuntieMel, posted by Gabbix2 on December 8, 2005, at 16:40:20
"But I do want understanding that appearances are not the entire story, I'd like that for everyone though."
So true, so true. That is actually the point of one of the books I was recommending. Those who really *do* amass money don't look wealthy at all. And everyone I ever knew with the big house, new car, designer clothes was actually in credit card debt up to their eyebrows and one paycheck away from homelessness.
Never judge a book by it's cover.
I had precious little when I was growing up, but you couldn't tell much difference by looking at me. I got the latest jeans used for $2.00 and made a lot of my own stuff. Even now I am cheap and drive a car 'till it drops, etc.
"And on top of that, by not being consistant you're being just as insulting toward the minority culture.
You're saying one should know better, and that the other is unequal and therefore we should "be extra nice to them"Indeed. If you have to be nice to some and not others, what you are really saying is that you are superior to those you are being nice to. You're not being sensitive, you're being magnanimous.
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