its in my top 3 fav. forums.

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I could care less about the color of peoples skin. Its not importent

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But if I understood correctly, yes the U.S. would be much better off without Hispanics.

Ethnicity is interesting if you want to explore your heritage and the culture of your parents and grandparents. But even ethnicity isn't a big deal overall for individuals. Its all about the past and it is interesting because history for groups of people is interesting. But it doesn't have to a have an impact on each individual.

What is important for each of us really is who you choose to be yourself and what you do and what your own future is about.  

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Post edited at 11:14 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 by Bud2400

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Race and ethnicity is really only as important as you make it.  

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I think this is the best way to put it.

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Quote: from Bud2400 at 5:13 am on Jan. 12, 2009

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Race and ethnicity is really only as important as you make it.

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I think this is the best way to put it.

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That said, though, one should bear in mind that you can't exactly ignore it if everybody else pays attention to it.  Just because something is socially contructed doesn't make it any less real.  If a particular group tends to hold their race as an integral part of their identity more than most others, this will have ramifications and they would have to be addressed one way or another.

I think there are people with the willpower to ignore race even in the chaos of it all.