What's your nationality?

[kitty]

I think Ireland is part of the "Axis of Not Evil-Fascist-Anarchist-Maybe-Terrorists", so we haven't tried to kill them all and annex their territory yet.

No, they're "New Europe", so they get to be friends. "Old Europe" types are commie sympathisers who support terrorists as well by not invading foreign countries.

~Simone.

Well we are "neutral" but thats only because we are to chicken to take a stand and army is too backwards to do anything. In reality we are not neutral we just stand back and see what happens. Also at the moment old Europe hate us over Lisbon.

[lady amarant]

Also at the moment old Europe hate us over Lisbon.

ROFL. There's always something huh?

~Simone.

[Goldy]

I'm from Pitcairn Island and you'd better watch out, all 50 of us are going to take over the world.

Just kidding!!

I'm from the better known Land From Down Under.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Island

[sarahb]

I'm from Pitcairn Island and you'd better watch out, all 50 of us are going to take over the world.

Just kidding!!

I'm from the better known Land From Down Under.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Island

Wow, interesting read.

There are allegations of a long history and tradition of sexual abuse of girls as young as 7, which culminated in 2004 in the charging of seven men living on Pitcairn, and another six now living abroad, with sex-related offences, including rape. On 25 October 2004, six men were convicted, including Steve Christian, the island's mayor at the time. See Pitcairn rape trial of 2004. After the six men lost their final appeal, the British government set up a prison on the island with an annual budget of NZD 950,000. The men began serving their sentences in late 2006, and all are expected to be freed by December of 2008.

So have they been freed yet?

[Godot]

I was born in the USA and I'm white. And my parents say I have a German background

Guten Tag 

[Annwyn]

Wow.

This pole started out at 100% US, and now it's only 58%.  Seems like the longer this this goes on, the smaller my country becomes:(

[whatsername]

I'm from the USA and I'm black.

Like, OMG I'm white, that's such a big deal cuz skin color is SUCH a big deal!

Actually race is a big deal.    Especially as it interacts with nationality.  It's going to effect the lived reality of being a resident of the U.S. quite a lot.


Kaitlyn, what makes you a loser about living in Ireland?  I absolutely loved it there.

[Cindy]

I thought that every one eventually came from Ireland. They left because the pubs were full


LOL
Cindy James

[Annwyn]

Actually race is a big deal.    Especially as it interacts with nationality.  It's going to effect the lived reality of being a resident of the U.S. quite a lot.

Actually you'll find the further south and east you go, the less the color of your skin matters.
Most people down here don't even register someone's skin color.

Race isn't a big deal unless someone makes it a big deal, as in someone pops in and says, "I'm white," or, "I'm black" as if that's an overly important part of one's nationality or self identity.

[soldierjane]

Actually race is a big deal.    Especially as it interacts with nationality.  It's going to effect the lived reality of being a resident of the U.S. quite a lot.

Actually you'll find the further south and east you go, the less the color of your skin matters.
Most people down here don't even register someone's skin color.

Race isn't a big deal unless someone makes it a big deal, as in someone pops in and says, "I'm white," or, "I'm black" as if that's an overly important part of one's nationality or self identity.

Um.. sure. I'm almost as South and East as it gets and I can tell you here it matters a lot. Sadly, race-based tribalism is not gone, just gone under.

[whatsername]

Actually you'll find the further south and east you go, the less the color of your skin matters.
Most people down here don't even register someone's skin color.

I've heard quite the opposite from people who also live there myself.

Race isn't a big deal unless someone makes it a big deal, as in someone pops in and says, "I'm white," or, "I'm black" as if that's an overly important part of one's nationality or self identity.

I don't know what "overly important" means, but it is intrinsically important, just as much as class or gender or dis/ability etc., so I'm going to have to disagree.

[Annwyn]

I currently live in the south, and I rarely encounter racism.

The only times I've encountered it face to face are from black people, who seem to think they can blab all they want about us crackers but if we even mention anything condescending about someone of color(regardless if it has anything to do with that or not) then the double standard is slammed in your face and you're suddenly a racist.

I only have a view from my age group, but from my age group and my college experience and my professional experience, I've never encountered racism from an institution or of a violent kind.

[je]

To be honest, I agree with Annwyn. I live in Louisiana. How much more southern can you get than that? Oh what am I saying!! Even through I'm from the south and have been here all my pathetic life, I guess I can't possibly have an opinion about it.

As far as I know living here, I see plenty of "black" people daily when I go to places. I don't really notice them nor care unless they are trying to be noticed. I talk just as easy with a "black" person as I do with a "white" person -- which isn't much at first. I tend to take quite a while to open up to people.



Don't believe this post if you don't want to. I live a fairly sheltered life as it is. So, I could very well be wrong in many ways.

[tekla]

Seems like the longer this this goes on, the smaller my country becomes:(

No dear, the longer it goes on, the bigger the world gets.  It is after all, The World Wide Web.  As John Cleese says talking about the American World Series "When England hosts a world championship, we actually invite teams from other countries."

And that South is less racist because a) only black people down here are racisists, or b) I talk to black persons, so that can't be true.  Ya'll so cute.

[Annwyn]

And that South is less racist because a) only black people down here are racisists, or b) I talk to black persons, so that can't be true.  Ya'll so cute.

Go eat some raw chicken and get salmonella.

-_-

[tekla]

Raw fish maybe, sushi yeah.

[whatsername]

I currently live in the south, and I rarely encounter racism.

No offense meant here, but since you're white, exactly what sort of racism would you expect to experience except from races other than yours? 

[tekla]

It's almost a clichie that white people never notice racism down South.

[whatsername]

It's almost a clichie that white people never notice racism down South.

*crosses out the "down South"*

It's definitely a cliche. :\

[tekla]

I say 'down South' as opposed to South, because where I live, if I say 'south' everyone assumes LA, not Mississippi.  Remember, for most of us on the West Coast, America ends pretty much at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mtns.  Except for New York is out there beyond that somewhere.