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Kristian · 12-17-2004, 06:15 AM

I had promised to leave this thread alone; not, on the contrary, to prevent my panties getting bunched (when in fact I wear boxers), but because I feel expressing my opinion here is an act in futility. When I see that I have been grossly misunderstood, however, I must break my promise and clarify myself.

I do not believe the government has the right to brainwash citizens via education or any means. You mistook my use of the word educate for connoting brainwashing. I do believe it is the responsibility of goverment to provide adequate educational facilities, wherein citizens are able to rise above their base instincts, and become a more socially enlightened people.

I still insist that rap or hip hop form a harmless sub-culture. There are many people who would have you believe that movies and music influence people in a negative way. This promotes censorship in a way that can cripple these artistic mediums. If you believe nothing I say, I truly hope someone will remember that watching a movie, or listening to Eminem will not turn you into a modern day Norman Bates. Poverty and lack of adequate education have, throughout history, proven to cause near as much social unrest as the battle between religius faiths. It might be argued that music and movies can actually educate people in a positive way.

This leads me to my last point. Our definition of racism. Maybe I define racism wrongly. My phd is in economics and not social studies (although it is a social science). Racism, to me, is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races. I feel strongly about this subject because I've had friends killed in the name of racism.

So, I'm not a facist, I'm just someone who thinks racism - in all its many forms - is a bad thing. I'm also not a bible-basher. Believe me, I'm not the world's nicest guy. Among other things, I loan money and erect/rent out buildings -- these activities do not allow me to be entirely pleasant. I also don't like to condescend, but there is no nice way to tell someone you believe them to be wrong.

Let me leave you with something. Babies come into the world as innocent lambs. They know nothing of racism and it's consequences. It is society that teaches racism. Ask yourself, would the world be a better place if our babies were never taught racism? There is nothing wrong with a white guy calling a black guy names, if that is okay with both parties. The problems arise when name-calling is done through hate. Words have a habit of turning to violence.

My point, throughout this, has been remove the hate. It wont happen, I just believe it's what people should strive to achieve.

12-17-2004, 06:15 AM
Kristian Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,733	I had promised to leave this thread alone; not, on the contrary, to prevent my panties getting bunched (when in fact I wear boxers), but because I feel expressing my opinion here is an act in futility. When I see that I have been grossly misunderstood, however, I must break my promise and clarify myself. I do not believe the government has the right to brainwash citizens via education or any means. You mistook my use of the word educate for connoting brainwashing. I do believe it is the responsibility of goverment to provide adequate educational facilities, wherein citizens are able to rise above their base instincts, and become a more socially enlightened people. I still insist that rap or hip hop form a harmless sub-culture. There are many people who would have you believe that movies and music influence people in a negative way. This promotes censorship in a way that can cripple these artistic mediums. If you believe nothing I say, I truly hope someone will remember that watching a movie, or listening to Eminem will not turn you into a modern day Norman Bates. Poverty and lack of adequate education have, throughout history, proven to cause near as much social unrest as the battle between religius faiths. It might be argued that music and movies can actually educate people in a positive way. This leads me to my last point. Our definition of racism. Maybe I define racism wrongly. My phd is in economics and not social studies (although it is a social science). Racism, to me, is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races. I feel strongly about this subject because I've had friends killed in the name of racism. So, I'm not a facist, I'm just someone who thinks racism - in all its many forms - is a bad thing. I'm also not a bible-basher. Believe me, I'm not the world's nicest guy. Among other things, I loan money and erect/rent out buildings -- these activities do not allow me to be entirely pleasant. I also don't like to condescend, but there is no nice way to tell someone you believe them to be wrong. Let me leave you with something. Babies come into the world as innocent lambs. They know nothing of racism and it's consequences. It is society that teaches racism. Ask yourself, would the world be a better place if our babies were never taught racism? There is nothing wrong with a white guy calling a black guy names, if that is okay with both parties. The problems arise when name-calling is done through hate. Words have a habit of turning to violence. My point, throughout this, has been remove the hate. It wont happen, I just believe it's what people should strive to achieve.