I sent a reply to this but now I can't see it, I sent it by private message I think. Did you get it?

I definitely agree with you about people here not having much of an idea. I've been on here a while and usually I find common ground on most issues with at least a few people but this is one issue I think people just plain don't get.

I guess they see people embracing equality and tolerence in the mainstream media, or even in their own social groups, and assume that bigotry and discrimination is not an issue of this era. They don't realise that just because they don't practice discrimination themselves, and just because the media pushes our ideals, doesn't mean the real world beyond their own scope is like that.

And I wouldn't worry about being new and worked up. The longer you spend here the more you'll realise that your post was pretty much cool, calm and collected compared to how some people can get. Including me :P

But your dad seems like an intelligent guy, it must be where you get it from. Seriously, when I read your post I was shocked to see you were 14... I wish I'd been able to write that eloqently and get my point across so clearly when I was 14! FR coming your way

Hi Marguerite, I felt kinda bad about flipping out like that, since I'm new here. It's obvious that some of these foks don't have a clue about the effects of past discrimination. But that's true of a whole bunch of people here in the states. My dad audited my posts last night, he said he was proud of me but not to get too worked up because if I'm defending people's rights to have different views I've got to expect that I'm not gonna always like those views. Appreciate the shout out. Can we be "friends?"

Hi, just wanted to say that I totally agree with what you said in your posts about scholarships. It's an argument I've has here a lot, but I don't think people will ever see the big picture.