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wheelhomies
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well, i just wikied it.

"Within the world's Jewish population, which is considered a single self-identifying ethnic group, there are distinct ethnic communities, most of which are primarily the result of geographic branching from an originating Israelite population, and subsequent intermarriage.

An array of Jewish communities was established by Jewish settlers in various places around the Old World, often at great distances from one another resulting in practical, sometimes permanent, isolation from other Jewish communities. During the millennia of the Jewish diaspora the communities would develop under the influence of their local environments; political, cultural, natural and populational. Today, manifestation of these differences can be observed in Jewish cultural expressions of each community, Jewish linguistic diversity, and admixture among Jewish populations."
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"Generally, in modern secular usage, Jews include three groups: people who were born to a Jewish family regardless of whether or not they follow the religion, those who have some Jewish ancestral background or lineage (sometimes including those who do not have strictly matrilineal descent), and people without any Jewish ancestral background or lineage who have formally converted to Judaism and therefore are followers of the religion."
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""I thought scientists knew enough about gene sequencing, to be able to pick out the coding for structures that they use to determine race. ie the coding for specific bone structure types. ""

Nah. I'm pretty sure "race" can only be determined phenotypically.


""Either way, it said there is a disease, which only Jewish people can get. Just as blacks are the only ones who can get sickle cell.""

Yes, well, a disease can be more predominant in a particular community. For instance, sickle cell is generally found among people who descend from certain regions of the world. Not so much an indicator of race, unless you consider people of Asia and Africa to be of the same race.
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I have had people of my same race (african american) ask if I was mixed or where I was from because of my exotic look. I just laughed and told them. I also got this from Isrealis in Isreal, Ghanaians in Ghana and Ivorians in the Ivory Coast. They couldn't accept that I was black because of my skin color and eye color. Wierd. As African Americans come in so many shades and features.
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MsPisces

Remember when you described some of the looks you tend to get from white guys who stare you down? The looks that you say gross you out, and that you attribute to your biracial features?

Well, my guess is that the abovementioned guys viewed you as "exotic". It has less to do with your overall beauty than it does with the fact that you are something they've never tried before (hence, the use of the word), and therefore found desirable. It is objectification, plain and simple. People may not have the intention of being offensive, but that doesn't change the implications of the usage, or make it less insulting. The underlying meaning remains.

I'm not saying this is what SR meant. I'm saying the word is commonly used in this manner, which brought about my statements.
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""Like I said, if you've had some personal experiences that make you sensitive to the word,...""

- I can't think of any in particular.


""I was raised to not allow words to own me.""

- Yeah, you aren't the only one.



You will observe my world-wide crusade to stop ignorance dead in its tracks. It's been a tough journey thus far, but I'm in it for the long haul. 😉