10-29-2004, 03:11 PM
Zagatto Wrote:I agree, I find racist statments like that to be very offensive.
If a person chooses to behave a particular way to fit in with a peer group or to express an opinion I'm ok with that as long as that behaviour doesn't infringe on others abilities to express their opinions.
So if a green wants to act mauve or a beggar wants to act rich then I'm all for it. Let people be who they choose to be and don't peg them into a stereotype based on where they grew up or what colour their skin is.
Call me naive but I understood Takumi25's comment exactly as he wrote it, that some caucasian people are trying to look black, you know, physically, through surgery and stuff. That's why I mentioned people doing the opposite, like Michael Jackson, although it was kind of a joke because it seems he's white due to a skin disease. I don't believe there's such a thing as a behaviour typical of black people, being black is a physical characteristic, behaviour differs from person to person and is independent of physical appearance.