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Originally Posted by DaveWRX
I went to a school where about half was either Asian or middle eastern. In fact some of my very good friends were middle eastern. None of them were ever picked on because most kids grew up with the diversity. Right now my cousin goes to North Valley High and he has let me know that there are not many Asians or middle eastern ppl. So the chances they get picked on are greater because kids around here arn't used to seeing them.
Also I agree that it is a parents fault if ur kid is out saying he is going to kill a minority or even a person in general. That's straight redneck right there. Teach ur kids that all ppl are equal no matter what race skin color sex etc. The list goes on. But a right upbringing can solve most of these problems
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Dave hit the nail on the head. It's almost entirely about how and where you were raised. If you're raised by or around a bunch of redneck neanderthals that have an ignorance fueled hatred of people based on stereotypes... you tend to be a redneck neanderthal yourself... and you tend to have children that also become redneck neanderthals.
And to wrxkidid's point, it is in fact natural to be uncomfortable around people you have been conditioned to be uncomfortable around. But what separates the true neanderthal from a useful member of society, it the ability to intentionally look past the stereotypes you may have been raised with and stop judging people on things that are out of their control, like the color of their skin. No matter how often a stereotype may ring true, it's never 100% right, and therefore to judge someone based on their superficial attributes is wrong and unfair.