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Well Sjayne, good points there. But go back to what I said about bikers...
The majority of people in this world view bikers as nothing more than beer guzzling thugs that terrorize innocent people. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Sure there are some... there always is. But just because someone rides a Harley, does not make them a member of the Hells Angels. Yet people make this assumption every day of the week, and no one is complaining about THAT. I wear a black leather jacket with an embroidered eagle on the back. This makes me evil? No. But people still refer to me with the same terms as the guy that robs liquor stores and rides away on a bike.
I've traveled virtually every road in this country. I've literally had people shield their children from me simply because I'm tattooed. I've heard them tell their kids that I'm a freak. I wonder what those parents are teaching THEIR kids.
Do I MIND being called a freak because of my tattoos? No. Why? Because I know they simply do not understand. It's not personal... it's just ignorance. The same applies to the biker reference. I don't care what they say. I KNOW I'm not a thug. And I know they don't know any better.
I also can't be held responsible for the shit people fill their kids heads with. You're right. If people talk about "******s" around their kids all the time, then the kids will too. Some things are not meant for kids to hear. Kids are also not meant to see porn, but most of us don't condemn porn as evil because of that.
If anyone is lost in all this, my point is NOT to defend racism. My point IS that everything needs to be taken in context.
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