tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29954804.post6591563033501033078..comments2023-09-20T06:48:39.392-05:00Comments on Murph's Place: Divided AmericaMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06895352238099535302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29954804.post-75988307919342704382010-02-20T06:32:36.887-06:002010-02-20T06:32:36.887-06:00Amiable brief and this mail helped me alot in my c...Amiable brief and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Thanks you on your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29954804.post-67908290250769293292009-08-05T08:03:37.299-05:002009-08-05T08:03:37.299-05:00Thanks Jeannette. Thoughtful comments. Appreciat...Thanks Jeannette. Thoughtful comments. Appreciate your taking the time to respond.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895352238099535302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29954804.post-69430958103025256582009-08-04T21:52:20.267-05:002009-08-04T21:52:20.267-05:00Thank you Mike!! You are so right, it is so easy w...Thank you Mike!! You are so right, it is so easy when you are on the side of the privileged to forget about the issues others have to face every day. I am not trying to blame anyone because I do understand that it is hard to walk in other peoples shoes. I am German and I grew up in Germany but I am mixed (half Italian). I was a minority. Italians in Germany can be compared to Mexicans here in the U.S. I did experience a lot of racism, even in my own family and as a kid it is very difficult to deal with that. I believe that is one of the reasons why I left Germany. <br />I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first moved to the U.S. about six years ago. To my surprise I didn’t encounter any difficulties here even though my accent was very heavy which definitely made me “different”. I felt for the first time totally accepted and at “home”. Soon however I had to realize even though I personally didn’t experience racism that there was still a lot of racism going on. Much more underlying and not as openly as in Germany though.<br />I heard a lot of comments like “they are all lazy” and “they just have to work harder”. I also agree with you that it is partially ignorance that leads to comments like this. Looking back in history especially to African American history and how people have been treated and still are treated then the current social situation for many African Americans is no surprise. It has been and it is still much more difficult for minorities like African Americans or Hispanics than it is for Caucasians here in the U.S. I think ongoing segregation and racism is shameful for a country which was built by immigrants. <br />However, I believe that fear is the root of racism; the fear of the Unknown and the Different. My boyfriend is African American and especially in the beginning my white friends didn’t really know how to react. I think they’ve tried to make me feel comfortable (or themselves) by saying things like “you know we have other African American friends” and things like “we hope you know that he is always welcomed at our house”. I was hurt and I felt really bad for him because I know that I would have never heard any of those comments if he would have been white. <br />It just saddens me to know that so many people still judge others by the difference of their skin color or culture. It is a shame that we have to have conversations like this in 2009 … How many more years of racism and how many Holocausts do we have to live through until we finally understand and accept that we are ALL THE SAME!! <br />I hope and pray that people will understand and appreciate the gift God gave us by creating us in so many different shapes and colors … what an exciting and beautiful world we are living in … We could learn so much about God by accepting his creation … accepting each other!!! … Hopefully some day we will. <br />Thank you again Mike for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us … JeannetteJeannettenoreply@blogger.com