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loneleeb3:

--- Quote ---words such as "Prairie N*gger" and "Injun". Terrible words! Like I said, discrimination hurts. 

--- End quote ---
I can't believe that!!
I guess being in the south there aren't many Native Americans in my area.
I have always been proud of my native American Heritage! My Granny always said thats where I got my coloring from was from that bloodline. It's my understanding (I may have posted this before so sorry if I'm repeating) that my grat grandmothers Grandmother was a Blackfoot Indian from Montanna. We've tried to document it but there just are no records that we can get our hands on and not many left who even know the names of the generations past. It's sad really. I have seen pictures of My great Great grandmother and you can see the native American features she has. She was a beautiful dark skinned woman with long black hair put up in a big victorian bun.
She kinda looked out of place wearing that high collared victorian dress.
Anyway, I think even if we were all black or all white, people would still find somthing to discriminate each other for.
I think that is just a sad part of human nature.
I hate hearing your story though David. That just breaks my heart. People can be downright evil sometimes!

Shakesthecoffecan:
In Virginia we have Indians, remants of large populations who carry on the identity of their ancestors, The Pamunkey and The Mattaponi live on reservations near Richmond and still pay their yearly taxes to the Govenor in the form of game, as per the treaty of Middle Plantation , 29 May 1646.

There are also the Rappahannock, Nandsmond, Chicahominy, Eastern Chicahominy and Upper Mattaponi, they were all memners of Powhatan's Confederation. Additionally there is the Monacans, near Lynchburg. They are all recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia but not the federal government.

In the early 20th century white folks often would not want it known they had natives in their background. Natives had also bended with Africans and that added to the taint of being anythingless than 100% white. Those with native features would often claim to be descendants of Pocahontas, since she was so famous it sort of made it okay. That is what my family did, and in the process lost all memory of who they were, like Lees, it is not documented.

And there was Plecker, heard of the vital statistics bureau for 60 some years who refused to allow any birth or death certificate to list a person as an Indian, circulating lists of surnames to local registrars of family to be designated as "Colored". the SOB was run down by a truck crossing the street in Richmond in 1957. Today the vital statistic bureau will reissue those certificates corrected to read "Native American". 

Rayn:
Let's talk international a bit.  Did you hear the President of Iran say today that "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like you do here in the US...."  words to that effect...that 's not an exact quote.   Well, did you also know that in South Korea, "There are no gays." ???  Yes, that's what many will tell you here and even though the younger people are starting to change, discrimination still runs deep.  One famous TV actor who came out some years ago was fired and never heard from again.  Don't know what happened to him, but you can be sure he 's not working as an actor here anymore. 

I have to be careful too.  I am not out on the job, I can't be. I could lose my job.  Oh, they say they have a free country, a democratic country, but there's discrimination everywhere and not just against gay and lesbian people.  There are many forms of it in society. 

But homosexuals are a big joke.  Men can dress up in women clothes for a laugh on TV, but real gay men or lesbians have a very tough time here.  Please remember this when you think of me and send up a prayer to heaven for us all. 

People in the USA have it so much better, remember that too, and count your blessings. 

Wishes:
I can't believe they even let that so called president of Iran in the country. I think it's an insult. I had to turn the channel last evening because I could not listen to his rhetoric another second.

I actually think every day how lucky I am to have been born in the U.S. Life is far from perfect but I have a roof over my head, food and clean water to drink. Things many people in this world do not have. I also have a profession where I will always be employed.

Regarding discrimination I want to mention how important it is to never be a bystander. I always speak up when I hear someone saying a racial or gay slur which has happened at work several times. I have heard the "n" word twice. I was appalled and told one co-worker "I don't ever want to hear that word coming out of your mouth again!"

underdown:
Hello people,
It is interesting to note that, so far, in the 'Pet Peeves' Poll, the highest votes are for things people do that annoy.
There are no votes against people who are fat, thin, tall, short or immigrants.
It's nice to know that Bettermost folk do not discriminate on appearance.  :)

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