-- Posted by carr1620 at 7:35 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Hey is race and ethnicity really important? I am hispanic but not sure if race is really that big of a deal i think are country could do better without sometimes. -- Posted by L I F E S so G O O D at 7:35 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 its so important. its in my top 3 fav. forums. -- Posted by tink1o5 at 7:36 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 there is only one race and that is the HUMAN race. I could care less about the color of peoples skin. Its not importent -- Posted by Bittersweetoxox at 7:36 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 It's not important. -- Posted by Joke at 7:36 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 vry imp -- Posted by Lohrbas at 7:36 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Your second sentence makes no sense. But if I understood correctly, yes the U.S. would be much better off without Hispanics. -- Posted by lightskaylaction at 7:37 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 idk i'm white so it doesn't matter to me -- Posted by jamesish at 7:37 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 It calls for false bragging rights...If it meant anything, I would say I was born in Kenya like our soon to be president. -- Posted by agerask at 7:41 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 well now. i think you should try asking someone in their sixties or older that question and seeing what kind of response you get. lmfao if you're hispanic my g-parents probably wouldn't talk to you. they're horribly racist. -- Posted by Sarge at 7:42 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Not at all. People are people, whether they're White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, etc. -- Posted by jakelong at 8:16 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Race isn't impostant except for the race obsessed and those who want to do stats research for social studies. 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.   -- Posted by Bud2400 at 11:13 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Race and ethnicity is really only as important as you make it. For some, they identify with it so much that they cannot separate their individual self from their race or ethnicity, and as a result, have a very racially focused viewpoint on most things. For others, race or ethnicity has very little relevance, and as a result, they can get along fine without even thinking about it. Most, however, are somewhere in between the two extremes. Really, it's your choice on whether you believe race or ethnicity is truly important or not. -- Posted by Jazzy Jeff at 11:16 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Quote: from Bud2400 at 5:13 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Race and ethnicity is really only as important as you make it.   I think this is the best way to put it. -- Posted by Bud2400 at 11:21 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Quote: from Jazzy Jeff at 11:16 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 Quote: from Bud2400 at 5:13 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Race and ethnicity is really only as important as you make it. I think this is the best way to put it. 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. -- Posted by Jazzy Jeff at 9:01 am on Jan. 12, 2009 That depends on the person too. For instance...I knew a heavily obese girl who thought she was thin. Everybody told her otherwise; but she was persistant to believe she was sexy. I think there are people with the willpower to ignore race even in the chaos of it all. -- Posted by Forgot My Name at 10:39 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from LifesGood01 at 7:35 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 its so important. its in my top 3 fav. forums. Why is it your favorite? Let me guess you are an anti too. lol -- Posted by smartlake at 1:02 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Well the media seem to think it is of extreme importance when they mention the obvious fact that we are about to inaugurate our first black president. -- Posted by whoisabs at 5:18 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from smartlake at 1:02 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Well the media seem to think it is of extreme importance when they mention the obvious fact that we are about to inaugurate our first black president. All while trying to pretend that race doesn't matter to them. -- Posted by jakelong at 7:59 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Obviously it matters to a lot of ppl not just the media. Our whole country is into making race a big deal otherwise they wouldn't have made special laws to prevent blacks from escaping slavery and made race-based segregation laws. -- Posted by atomictastic at 7:21 am on Jan. 13, 2009 If only there was no color in this world.... -- Posted by carr1620 at 5:36 pm on Jan. 20, 2009 I think race and ethnicity helps us know where we come from, which allow us to move forward.