Serena & Venus Williams: Russian fined for 'brothers' jibe

[englishoak]

These cute little jokes might be amusing to some.

Permit me to add some spice to this conversation:

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The total career prize money won on the Women's Tennis Association as of 10/13/2014 is:

Serena Williams - $61,003,779

Venus Williams - $30,203,596

Total career prize money - $91,207,375

Neither of them have ever failed a drug test.

Hehe really ? sok some champions get along on drugs fine all their careers without getting caught.. dosnt mean they arnt on them though

See Lance Armstrong....

There were always rumors about Armstrong's drug use. There was some disappointment when it was confirmed, but no real surprise.

Give me a link that indicates the Williams sisters have been linked to drug use in the past.

LOL rubbish he was the blue eyed boy until he wasnt

I dont care if they are or arnt tbh, all athletes are on drugs, its just a question of what is considered illegal or not, and the rules change all the time.

Anyways I have nothing against the sisters they are excellent sports people.

Couldnt care less about the brothers quip, it was in bad taste and clearly he is jealous of the wins the girls have had, he can afford the fine and tbh imo should have had a much heavier one.

[rajyindee]

There were always rumors about Armstrong's drug use. There was some disappointment when it was confirmed, but no real surprise.

Give me a link that indicates the Williams sisters have been linked to drug use in the past.

She was off her head on something at Wimbledon a couple of months ago.

[Lokie]

I've always fancied Serena.

I used to have impure thoughts about the ladies on the old East German Womens Olympic teams. They were BUILT!

Urrh.... me too, I would love a good Lob from Serena, sometime she looks H O T!! in an AMAZONIAN sort of way, yeah, all Woman, color don't come into it for me, or size, I just like messing about with women...

Olympic sprinters 100m - 400m bring it on, there are some smoking ladies there! Mmm.... BaBy!

[car720]

Their muscles no longer make these sisters men than my sensitive nipples make me a woman!

(Too much information? )

Mine hang too close to the ground now to be sensitive.

[daveAustin]

It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

I agree and those saying otherwise are blowing hot air. I'm not into PCness but this was out if order. The Ruskies are not known for their love of coloured folk and it was as much about their skin as it was their masculine look. But as for bros in that context, I must be gay because I would love to get among them!

[kamahele]

It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

you PC people ought to be drowned in a village pond by a big male negro wearing high heels and a rubber mini skirt

What person born in the last century or so still uses the term "negro"? The term wasn't even being used a half century ago when I was born.

[soalbundy]

It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

you PC people ought to be drowned in a village pond by a big male negro wearing high heels and a rubber mini skirt

What person born in the last century or so still uses the term "negro"? The term wasn't even being used a half century ago when I was born.

''What's in a name ? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet''

The word is an accurate description of a black man and can be found in the Cambridge dictionary

[chasntong]

It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

And where does it mention their colour?

[chasntong]

In America, brother is a term used to refer to an African-American male. cf the original film The Longest Yard. 'do you know why you call each other brother? Cause half of you don't know who your daddy is, and you just might be brothers.'

What has an American film got to do with a Russian comment on a chat show?

[soalbundy]

It's a racial slur. Punishment is well-deserved.

And where does it mention their colour?

and who cares ? Both of them have muscles in places where other women don't even have places

Edited October 20, 2014 by soalbundy

[JemJem]

I am an anti-racist person. And, I don't see anything racist in his comment.

But sexism ? Yes, sadly, his comment is sexist, I think.

[losworld]

These cute little jokes might be amusing to some.

Permit me to add some spice to this conversation:

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The total career prize money won on the Women's Tennis Association as of 10/13/2014 is:

Serena Williams - $61,003,779

Venus Williams - $30,203,596

Total career prize money - $91,207,375

Neither of them have ever failed a drug test.

yeah because there are none... Lance Armstrong never failed either...

[losworld]

These cute little jokes might be amusing to some.

Permit me to add some spice to this conversation:

-------------------------------------------------------------------

The total career prize money won on the Women's Tennis Association as of 10/13/2014 is:

Serena Williams - $61,003,779

Venus Williams - $30,203,596

Total career prize money - $91,207,375

Neither of them have ever failed a drug test.

Hehe really ? sok some champions get along on drugs fine all their careers without getting caught.. dosnt mean they arnt on them though

See Lance Armstrong....

There were always rumors about Armstrong's drug use. There was some disappointment when it was confirmed, but no real surprise.

Give me a link that indicates the Williams sisters have been linked to drug use in the past.

Please put on your glasses. Do you think you can figure out pictures are "before" and those "after"? This is a serious issue that must be addressed in almost all sports to create a level playing field and for the health of the athletes.

[Jonmarleesco]

Unfortunate that he was so close to the mark.

[Jingthing]

I'm trying to think about an "issue" in the news that I care LESS about, and nothing comes to mind ...

(Now about those sensitive nipples ... )

[Publicus]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

My ancestry is exclusively European but I'm not a European American because my ancestors immigrated into the United States with their national passport in hand. African Americans are descendants of enslaved people brought here against their will. They did not arrive with a passport which could have identified them by nationality.

Mainstream American society has for 40 years used the broad description of a continent, Africa, rather than the specific description of a country such as SA, because American slave owners purposefully broke up ethnic groups and families and made their marriage illegal.

Given that it was also illegal in mainly U.S. southern states to teach an enslaved person to read and write, it became impossible for African Americans to pass down a literate history from their national homeland. That was 300 to 150 years ago so many national borders in Africa have anyway changed, often radically.

In the United States it is often acceptable for people to be aggressive, however, being aggessively offensive will bring its direct consequences which a precocious aggressor such as your Richards guy needs to realize, recognize, accept. When a person engages in civil disobedience, the person needs to accept time in jail if it comes down to that. So your hero Richards needs to accept his (two-day) suspension (which anyway occurred in 2004 so this issue has long since been settled).

.

To treat people with the common respect practiced by mainstream America means one cannot hide behind the bogus and often equally offensive phrase of 'political correctness.' The use of the term political correctness is a pretext and a ruse to be aggressively offensive so those who use it need to accept being dismissed by American society in general because of their conscious and deliberate, willful transgressions.

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.

[soalbundy]

I am an anti-racist person. And, I don't see anything racist in his comment.

But sexism ? Yes, sadly, his comment is sexist, I think.

You think, well think on,investigate it thoroughly and then tell us if your sensibilities have been violated. Jeez 1st world problems.

[Mzungu]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

My ancestry is exclusively European but I'm not a European American because my ancestors immigrated into the United States with their national passport in hand. African Americans are descendants of enslaved people brought here against their will. They did not arrive with a passport which could have identified them by nationality.

Mainstream American society has for 40 years used the broad description of a continent, Africa, rather than the specific description of a country such as SA, because American slave owners purposefully broke up ethnic groups and families and made their marriage illegal.

Given that it was also illegal in mainly U.S. southern states to teach an enslaved person to read and write, it became impossible for African Americans to pass down a literate history from their national homeland. That was 300 to 150 years ago so many national borders in Africa have anyway changed, often radically.

In the United States it is often acceptable for people to be aggressive, however, being aggessively offensive will bring its direct consequences which a precocious aggressor such as your Richards guy needs to realize, recognize, accept. When a person engages in civil disobedience, the person needs to accept time in jail if it comes down to that. So your hero Richards needs to accept his (two-day) suspension (which anyway occurred in 2004 so this issue has long since been settled).

.

To treat people with the common respect practiced by mainstream America means one cannot hide behind the bogus and often equally offensive phrase of 'political correctness.' The use of the term political correctness is a pretext and a ruse to be aggressively offensive so those who use it need to accept being dismissed by American society in general because of their conscious and deliberate, willful transgressions.

And how would a guy with Papua New Guinea call himself? African American PNGnian? His skin colour is more black than Williams.

And his ancestors do not come from Africa. Well, unless you count 2.3 million years old Lucy. But then we ALL came from Africa.

American political correctness expressions and policies have been made by mildly retarded politicians.

In fact, before they take any public office, they should be sent to England to learn the language first.

[CBR650]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

What continent is Seth Efka, sorry, South Africa on?

He was born in Africa.

He became American.

He is African America. To deny him this based on his race is racist.

Plain and simple.

[Publicus]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

My ancestry is exclusively European but I'm not a European American because my ancestors immigrated into the United States with their national passport in hand. African Americans are descendants of enslaved people brought here against their will. They did not arrive with a passport which could have identified them by nationality.

Mainstream American society has for 40 years used the broad description of a continent, Africa, rather than the specific description of a country such as SA, because American slave owners purposefully broke up ethnic groups and families and made their marriage illegal.

Given that it was also illegal in mainly U.S. southern states to teach an enslaved person to read and write, it became impossible for African Americans to pass down a literate history from their national homeland. That was 300 to 150 years ago so many national borders in Africa have anyway changed, often radically.

In the United States it is often acceptable for people to be aggressive, however, being aggessively offensive will bring its direct consequences which a precocious aggressor such as your Richards guy needs to realize, recognize, accept. When a person engages in civil disobedience, the person needs to accept time in jail if it comes down to that. So your hero Richards needs to accept his (two-day) suspension (which anyway occurred in 2004 so this issue has long since been settled).

.

To treat people with the common respect practiced by mainstream America means one cannot hide behind the bogus and often equally offensive phrase of 'political correctness.' The use of the term political correctness is a pretext and a ruse to be aggressively offensive so those who use it need to accept being dismissed by American society in general because of their conscious and deliberate, willful transgressions.

And how would a guy with Papua New Guinea call himself? African American PNGnian? His skin colour is more black than Williams.

And his ancestors do not come from Africa. Well, unless you count 2.3 million years old Lucy. But then we ALL came from Africa.

American political correctness expressions and policies have been made by mildly retarded politicians.

In fact, before they take any public office, they should be sent to England to learn the language first.

Absurd drivel.

How many slaves came from Papua New Guinea and who in the U.S. ever even thinks of Papua New Guinea way far away down under over here....

The thread is presently a long way from a boor Russian tennis association leader bringing a negative focus to the sport and people he's supposed to be respectful of and advancing as best as he can.

Listen to the guy.....

"It's frightening when you look at them." Tarpischev said during the television program.

Asked whether he regretted his comments, Tarpischev told The Associated Press at the Kremlin Cup that the program on which he spoke was "a humorous show," adding: "I don't answer stupid questions."

Dave Haggerty, the president and chairman of the U.S. Tennis Association, also called on Tarpischev to issue a formal apology to the sisters.

"As the president of the Russian Tennis Federation and a member of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Tarpischev is expected to conduct himself with the highest degree of integrity and sportsmanship,'' Haggerty said in a statement. "Unfortunately, his comments do not embody either of these traits and in fact were reprehensible.''

http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/11718876/russian-tennis-federation-president-shamil-tarpischev-sanctioned-serena-venus-williams-gender-comments

So who gives a rat's arse about Papua New Guinea.

Trying to defend this klutz is a tough task but the reach fails.

[CBR650]

"Highest achieving African American student" complete racism in itself. Blacks only can apply. Why, that's not racist at all.

Oh right, better not use the word blacks, that would be racist.

Stupid Western PC retards.

[Publicus]

"Highest achieving African American student" complete racism in itself. Blacks only can apply. Why, that's not racist at all.

Oh right, better not use the word blacks, that would be racist.

Stupid Western PC retards.

One is free to fight and resist mainstream Western culture and society and to do it in a far away place in a standoffish and scolding way.

And to throw around explosive words.

So treating the Williams sisters with common respect means that one cannot hide behind the bogus and often offensive phrase “political correctness” or by using the word 'racist'

When Tarpischev said during the television program that, "It's frightening when you look at them," I could see in his eyes that his nads had shriveled right up and in. . .

[Tep]

"Highest achieving African American student" complete racism in itself. Blacks only can apply. Why, that's not racist at all.

Oh right, better not use the word blacks, that would be racist.

Stupid Western PC retards.

Sorry to break this to you but clearly no body told you. You are white. Whites don't get to play the race card. Not socially acceptable at all. You are part of the power elite. A very insignificant part admittedly but as such you don't get to claim racism against you because you are white. Neither do whites from South Africa. Most people who are socialised understand this. Most people who are socialised understand why the comment about the Williams' Sisters was racist. Most people who are socialised respect other people no matter their skin colour, gender, sexual identity, physical or mental challenges or whatever.

The Williams' sisters are models for their gender and race and will have inspired countless youth around the world, particularly youth of colour. Well done.

[H1w4yR1da]

"Highest achieving African American student" complete racism in itself. Blacks only can apply. Why, that's not racist at all.

Oh right, better not use the word blacks, that would be racist.

Stupid Western PC retards.

Sorry to break this to you but clearly no body told you. You are white. Whites don't get to play the race card. Not socially acceptable at all. You are part of the power elite. A very insignificant part admittedly but as such you don't get to claim racism against you because you are white. Neither do whites from South Africa. Most people who are socialised understand this. Most people who are socialised understand why the comment about the Williams' Sisters was racist. Most people who are socialised respect other people no matter their skin colour, gender, sexual identity, physical or mental challenges or whatever.

The Williams' sisters are models for their gender and race and will have inspired countless youth around the world, particularly youth of colour. Well done.

Sorry but who are you to say what's socially acceptable? That's like saying only whites are racists. Idiocy of the highest order. Maybe on the campus of some leftie college like UC Berkeley people think like you but out in the real world it's different. And you know where you can stick your 'socialised' BS, don't you?

Your post is just more extreme liberal PC 'black-good, white-bad' thinking that's running rampant in places like Ferguson at the moment.

But thankfully, as shown by recent elections in Europe, the loony left are stiil a (albeit vocal) minority.

And speaking of 'respect other people no matter their skin colour'. I guess that's only a one-way street in your mind?

"I don’t think Venus or Serena was ever accepted by tennis. They never will be. But if you get some little white no-good trasher in America like Tracy Austin or Chris Evert, who cannot hit the ball, they will claim this is great."

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_tennisblog/2008/03/richard-william.html

Makes uncomfortable reading, doesn't it?

Edited October 21, 2014 by H1w4yR1da

[Tep]

"Highest achieving African American student" complete racism in itself. Blacks only can apply. Why, that's not racist at all.

Oh right, better not use the word blacks, that would be racist.

Stupid Western PC retards.

Sorry to break this to you but clearly no body told you. You are white. Whites don't get to play the race card. Not socially acceptable at all. You are part of the power elite. A very insignificant part admittedly but as such you don't get to claim racism against you because you are white. Neither do whites from South Africa. Most people who are socialised understand this. Most people who are socialised understand why the comment about the Williams' Sisters was racist. Most people who are socialised respect other people no matter their skin colour, gender, sexual identity, physical or mental challenges or whatever.

The Williams' sisters are models for their gender and race and will have inspired countless youth around the world, particularly youth of colour. Well done.

Sorry but who are you to say what's socially acceptable? That's like saying only whites are racists. Idiocy of the highest order. Maybe on the campus of some leftie college like UC Berkeley people think like you but out in the real world it's different. And you know where you can stick your 'socialised' BS, don't you?

Your post is just more extreme liberal PC 'black-good, white-bad' thinking that's running rampant in places like Ferguson at the moment.

But thankfully, as shown by recent elections in Europe, the loony left are stiil a (albeit vocal) minority.

And speaking of 'respect other people no matter their skin colour'. I guess that's only a one-way street in your mind?

"I don’t think Venus or Serena was ever accepted by tennis. They never will be. But if you get some little white no-good trasher in America like Tracy Austin or Chris Evert, who cannot hit the ball, they will claim this is great."

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_tennisblog/2008/03/richard-william.html

Makes uncomfortable reading, doesn't it?

Well aren't you just the all purpose, equal opportunity, ecumenical bigot then. Don't like Muslims. Don't like coloured people. Let me guess, you're not a member of GLAAD either? Not surprising you don't understand the context of the word socialised. Clearly a long way to go for you on that score.

A white bigot quoting a black bigot is evidence of nothing except ignorance. Best you go back to your wet dreams about a right wing Europe and UK. You know keep to those fantasies of yours where you don't have to face real life challenges like having black, muslim or gay people next door.

[Tep]

Do you?

...or these culture-enrichers are for 'other people'?

Serious question? I will take it at face value. My heritage made a serious racist growing up. Good old British influence. I had to face this when I worked with Aboriginal people in Australia, muslims in Afghanistan, Indonesia and Malaysia and Asian people. I had the benefit of training in these issues. There are cultures that make me uncomfortable still. I try to deal with that. What I object to though is the way entire groups are tarred or assumed to be a certain way because of the actions of a few or because of the fears of a few.

In the mid 80's I worked as a civil servant in Australia. I organised a visit by a person with HIV to a school for a talk and discussion. It was at the height of the hysteria. Kids with HIV were being denied entry to schools. People were on the streets screaming and shouting. I was roundly attacked by many. A lot of them objecting because they assumed the guy was gay and demanding to know how he got it.

I have come to embrace diversity. It wasn't easy. I am certainly not at the point of full self actualisation. Maybe never will be. I try to deal with my impure thoughts rationally and maturely.

[samran]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

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http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

What continent is Seth Efka, sorry, South Africa on?

He was born in Africa.

He became American.

He is African America. To deny him this based on his race is racist.

Plain and simple.

No doubt then in apartheid era South Africa his parents would not have been using the toilets, parks and beaches reserved for 'Europeans'.

[Mzungu]

What's racist is that if a black person said it, it would be perfectly fine.

Racism: White South-African (or Seth Efkin) student settled in America applies for an African American award, gets expelled.

\

http://www.discriminations.us/2009/05/nj-med-student-expelled-for-calling-himself-%E2%80%9Cwhite-african-american%E2%80%9D/

Insulting to African-American students (blacks) apparently, even though they've never been to Africa?, so why not call it an award for negrito students or black students? oh no, that would be racist.

PC BS nonsense.

In respect of your link, the white guy who described himself as a "white African American" lost his lawsuit in federal court. So he filed another and lost that one too, also in U.S. District Court. This argument doesn't have a leg to stand on. The major reason is that mainstream America rejects it too - only the fringe people and politicians throw up the pc argument in instances such as these.

Which is why your hero in the photo above, the young Trevor Reichards is a loser too.

Richards is not an African American for a number of reasons. One is that when he (with his parents) immigrated into the United States his passport said he was a national of South Africa, which is a country not a continent. Because your guy in the photo is white, he is most likely in one way or another a descendant of the former colonial occupiers from Netherlands.

What continent is Seth Efka, sorry, South Africa on?

He was born in Africa.

He became American.

He is African America. To deny him this based on his race is racist.

Plain and simple.

No doubt then in apartheid era South Africa his parents would not have been using the toilets, parks and beaches reserved for 'Europeans'.

Not so long ago similar rules were in certain US States. Unless we are to conveniently overlook and forget that?

[Mzungu]

Do you?

...or these culture-enrichers are for 'other people'?

Serious question? I will take it at face value. My heritage made a serious racist growing up. Good old British influence. I had to face this when I worked with Aboriginal people in Australia, muslims in Afghanistan, Indonesia and Malaysia and Asian people. I had the benefit of training in these issues. There are cultures that make me uncomfortable still. I try to deal with that. What I object to though is the way entire groups are tarred or assumed to be a certain way because of the actions of a few or because of the fears of a few.

In the mid 80's I worked as a civil servant in Australia. I organised a visit by a person with HIV to a school for a talk and discussion. It was at the height of the hysteria. Kids with HIV were being denied entry to schools. People were on the streets screaming and shouting. I was roundly attacked by many. A lot of them objecting because they assumed the guy was gay and demanding to know how he got it.

I have come to embrace diversity. It wasn't easy. I am certainly not at the point of full self actualisation. Maybe never will be. I try to deal with my impure thoughts rationally and maturely.

Almost experienced enough to get a job in Detroit slums...