X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,b8b1a663c4829ea5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-24 18:58:21 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!proxad.net!proxad.net!easynet-quince!easynet.net!news1.carrier1.net!amsnews01.chello.com!nlnews00.chello.com.POSTED!tanya. From: ppunk@chello.balls.nl (Donderfliegen) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Mr.Genius Organization: Total Disorganisation Message-ID: References: <9vv7pt$i1q7i$1@ID-79724.news.dfncis.de> <2k992us122g7dnn8n78l46ni5ur7fumnga@4ax.com> <3c252255$0$46364$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.168.0.8 X-Original-Trace: 24 Dec 2001 20:25:47 +0100, 192.168.0.8 Lines: 49 X-Authenticated-User: donderfliegen Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 19:19:33 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.93.74.225 X-Complaints-To: abuse@chello.nl X-Trace: nlnews00.chello.com 1009221573 213.93.74.225 (Mon, 24 Dec 2001 18:19:33 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 18:19:33 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12749 On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 01:43:02 +0200, Mel provoked the following text: >>No two people are alike. >>Not everyone are racists. > >what you say doesn't matter... there are plenty of Europeans and Americans >who regard Africa as a junk pile and write us off... > >if that is not racist, then I don't know what is... Here's your clue-by-four: rac�ism n. 1- The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. 2- Discrimination or prejudice based on race. and racism n 1: the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races 2: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race Now about the situation you describe; that is: 1- Prejudice based on geography. If you want to put a name to it, call it geographism. 2- Ignorance, brought forth from the belief that all (or at least most) of Africa is underdeveloped. 3- Africa is for a large part a politically unstable continent, that's why many people don't take that continent seriously. >Annie is only one of many who think like her... > >In Britain South Africans are not even allowed to donate blood because they >think we are an AIDS ridden cesspool... which of course is again racist... No, it is fear caused by the many reports about the fast pace AIDS is spreading on the African continent. A lot of those reports come from South Africa, which gives them cause to fear south african blood. -- __ ___ / ) _/_ _(_ /'_ _ _ /(_/()/)(/(-/ / (/(-(/(-/) _/ Castrate me to reply by e-mail If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. -- Muhammad Ali