tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post3808727034665919278..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: The Prince Harry FussAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-60972248744913638492009-01-13T02:22:00.000+00:002009-01-13T02:22:00.000+00:00the 21st century? well first off we came a long wa...the 21st century? well first off we came a long way from say... oh every century prior.<BR/><BR/>what depresses me about the henry fuss is we now attach racism to things beyond itentions. racism is defined as hate, but we stick it on anything now. you said it, he wasn't even intending to be harmful. <BR/><BR/>we live in a world where intentions and context mean nothing if someone decides they want to be offended. that's depressing. the meaning behind things are now irrelevant. it's like we're getting dumber and instead of interpreting anothers thoughts, words, etc. we just decide what we want to feel about something.<BR/><BR/>honeslty i thought henry's remarks weren't offensive at all. <BR/><BR/>an example: i have a black friend who doesn't mind if we refer to him as black in a humorous and i don't care if he makes fun of me for being white. it's much like a bonding moment. <BR/><BR/>it's sad that someone on the outside could take one of our comments out of context and declare it something it's not. <BR/><BR/>i really don't think henry ment anything by his comments.<BR/><BR/>sure there might be some ignorance there, but nothing racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com