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Focus on me, not my appearance

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 actions, appearance, CA, define, focus, gender, intelligence, peace, personality, physical appearance, Race, Shelby, social class, Sunnyvale, world

Shelby,
Sunnyvale, CA.

Too many people in this world focus on how we look when we should be focused on our character and our personality. We are too fascinated with our physical appearance when we should be fascinated with our words, our actions and our intelligence. Those are the things that should truly define who we are. Race, gender, social class, and social class should not define who we are and should not dictate our relationships with people. The idea of race was created by society and too many times has it caused wars and senseless acts of violence both physically psychologically. It’s time to stop looking at each other’s physical traits and start seeing what’s on the inside. We are all people and we are all living among each other. Why can’t we do it in peace?

Focus not on how we differ

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 CA, classify, culture, difference, Emily, focus, groups, Hispanic, mixed, San Francisco

Emily,
San Francisco, CA.

I love how there are so many different cultures, and I want for people to keep celebrating their cultures. However, when it comes to deciding who has it harder or who is to blame for present issues, I think that we should focus not on how we differ, but how we are the same. You can classify people in racial groups all day, but the truth is, each of those people is an individual who might be the complete opposite than another of the same racial group. I am of mixed race Hispanic and White, but first and foremost, I am a person. Just like you. 🙂

Liberals focus too much on race!

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 focus, liberals, MO, Race, St. Louis

Levi
St. Louis, MO

This question shouldn’t even be there.

December 28, 2013 america, CA, diversity, Eastern Europe, focus, labels, Los Angeles, Samantha D.

Samantha D.
Los Angeles, CA

I’m from Eastern Europe and I find America’s racial diversity very interesting and exciting. That being said America is entirely too focused on the label of race – from job applications, college applications, scholarships, to nearly every government form. The principle of the question really bothers me and I usually select “Other” or “Refuse to Answer”. I won’t be labeled by these simple terms. But then a doubt creeps in.. does it matter? How will it affect my chances of getting into my dream school or landing my dream job? I want to stick it to the man for asking but I don’t have enough confidence in our system that it won’t hurt me in return. This question shouldn’t even be there. It makes no difference.

Why do you want to know?

November 11, 2013 focus, GA, Powder Springs, Susan Payne

Susan Payne
Powder Springs, GA

Unsettling questions aimed at you or your relatives can be rude and unnecessary, so a soft response can even the playing field and often change the focus of the question.

Racism Always Rears It’s Ugly Head

March 27, 2012March 28, 2012 Black, focus, head, racism, rears, Rockhill, SC, ugly, white

Kim
Rockhill, SC

We are ALL different shades of brown, there is no “black” people or “white” people or at least I have never seen one. With so many physical things that make us unique, why is it that race has to cause such an uproar? My God, this is sooo old until its not even funny anymore. Let’s focus on something else already.

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