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Post by betahat on Oct 25, 2009 0:41:45 GMT -5
I don't think Einstein watched the baby Einstein videos. Anyway, what use would another Einstein be now anyway? We already know about relativity.
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Post by alisa on Oct 25, 2009 5:35:48 GMT -5
^A measure of tiredness? I think they might control for that. By the way, as far as the initial comment you made, personally I feel it doesn't, in fact, take much intelligence at all to raise a child. We're dealing with human instinct at its most basic! Fine, it takes quite a bit of intelligence to raise functioning and successful offspring. To do that requires control--otherwise there's junk food and the television. I can't think of anything more mentally exhausting than trying to get one of those terrible creatures to do something you want without ever having to lay a hand on them! This is where they say coercion comes natural to human beings. True, true, but I'd almost consider that more laziness than anything! Even an intelligent mother could give in to the convenience of junk food and tv, whereas a less intelligent mother may have more patience to sit down and play with their kids and prepare healthier meals!
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Post by milkman's baby on Oct 25, 2009 13:19:13 GMT -5
It's interesting that from what I read in this thread, it seems like the experiences folks have is of people looking down on their Asian blood, and other Asians. Growing up it was always the other way for me, as in I didn't particularly care for white folks. I didn't really have white friends growing up, and didn't really live in a neighborhood with a lot of whites. I don't know if I would say I am or was racist towards white folk, just didn't really like white people or want to be around them. Mmm nope, it's not just you on here. I always acknowledged my Asian heritage before my white blood. Unlike you though, I grew up around mostly white people so perhaps our situations are different in that it would be rather difficult for me to be racist toward whites. I also found it funny that many of the users here, usually females, attest to denying their Asian heritage. Some stories I've read here say it was because they experienced racism living in mostly white areas. That is truly funny. I've experienced a lot of anti-Asian racism and the only result was that I've identified even more as an Asian-American - probably more than many full-blooded Asians I see around here (usually the same AA women who only date white guys). I could never call myself a white woman, because I've taken way too much racism toward my Asian heritage to ever deny it.
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Post by cm on Oct 25, 2009 15:45:31 GMT -5
You would think that if you experienced racism from a certain group, you would detest or at least avoid that very group.
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Post by palaver on Oct 26, 2009 13:02:09 GMT -5
True, true, but I'd almost consider that more laziness than anything! Even an intelligent mother could give in to the convenience of junk food and tv, whereas a less intelligent mother may have more patience to sit down and play with their kids and prepare healthier meals! Intelligence without foresight. I wouldn't even consider it--unless they planned on compensating for being a bad parent on later date. Some people sacrifice parenthood for their work or a higher cause and get nothing in return. Sometimes it's fulfilling to succeed where so many people have failed and no great mind has ever presented a solution to the uncertainties of parenthood. Baby Einstein videos being the most recent failure. I have a friend, who in my opinion is quite the genius. He's a classically trained pianist who also has degree in biology. He was also a martial arts instructor with the Army Rangers. He said that the best development tool was human interaction. He would walk around everywhere with his infant daughter strapped to his chest and strike up conservations with strangers so that his daughter could observe. It was such a throw back to primitive cultures with their offspring wrapped in swaddling clothes and strapped like stiff packages on their back. But there is something to be said of their bright minds and social charisma.
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Post by nobrakes on Dec 7, 2009 21:53:56 GMT -5
a lot of chinese people generally see me as racist towards them. it gets to me hearing comments like that. I end up ignoring them, solidifying their thoughts on me.
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Post by toyomansi on Dec 8, 2009 5:50:44 GMT -5
You would think that if you experienced racism from a certain group, you would detest or at least avoid that very group. I have heard of EAs growing up with racism from whites for looking Asian, who counciously choose to have kids with white guys so that their kids will look as white as possible and not experience the same racism. I understand that they want to protect their kids, but to me it feels wrong. I wouldn't feel that comfortable having my kids 'belong' to the same group who were racist towards me. I would rather turn to my Asian side and teach my kids Asian pride and to not take any crap from racist people.
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Post by s on Feb 8, 2010 22:18:32 GMT -5
You would think that if you experienced racism from a certain group, you would detest or at least avoid that very group. I have heard of EAs growing up with racism from whites for looking Asian, who counciously choose to have kids with white guys so that their kids will look as white as possible and not experience the same racism. I understand that they want to protect their kids, but to me it feels wrong. I wouldn't feel that comfortable having my kids 'belong' to the same group who were racist towards me. I would rather turn to my Asian side and teach my kids Asian pride and to not take any crap from racist people. Well, teaching your kids 'Asian pride' makes them racist by definition. Racism in itself isn't a bad thing. However, what makes racism bad is discrimination against individuals. Asian pride also implies discrimination against non-Asian individuals. Therefor, by doing so, you're only proliferating what you claim to be against but from the opposite side. To see what I mean, imagine that you're a white person in a society with >50% of Asian people that openly engage in 'Asian pride'. That'd be the equivalent of a >50% society believing in white pride that discriminates against you. Right now, <10% of whites follow 'white pride'. The type of racism that you endorse is even worse than the racism that you hated growing up. I mean that literally; by teaching your kids Asian pride, you're on the level of neo-nazis from the opposite end of the spectrum. The only difference? As a minority, your kids won't have the raw numbers (<10% of ~70% of the population) to make white kids feel bad about their race as (some) whites did to you.
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Post by hypeforlife91 on Feb 11, 2010 0:34:07 GMT -5
^ I'm sure that toyomansi doesn't mean "asian pride" as in "racist against all other races besides asians." She means "asian pride" as in "proud of being asian", "embracing asianess instead of resenting it", or "not caring about what racist people say or do to them." I am sure that she doesn't mean the equivalent of the "white nationalist" crap. There is an EXTENT when things become "negatively racist." There is NO HARM in being proud of one's race, religion, culture, nationality, or other beliefs. It is only to be hated when you give others a hell of a time because of what you believe in.
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Post by conorsoccr23 on May 20, 2010 9:43:59 GMT -5
furbob its prob cuz asian guys dont know how to talk to girls
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