Pic of me and my friends. =)

///Matt · 12-05-2006, 01:40 AM

Just wanted to share that I have a great group of very diverse friends, whom I appreciate. =)

TommyBahama · 12-05-2006, 04:26 AM

so you have friends who arent the same skin color as you? is that a big deal in LA?

BMW320i · 12-05-2006, 05:46 AM

where r u??

Nicholas · 12-05-2006, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyBahama

so you have friends who arent the same skin color as you? is that a big deal in LA?

I think its a big deal anywhere. People say there is no more discrimination, no racism, but its not true. Society will always judge a person based on how he/she looks.

Big thumbs up for people like Matt, people who value diversity

TommyBahama · 12-05-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicholas

I think its a big deal anywhere. People say there is no more discrimination, no racism, but its not true. Society will always judge a person based on how he/she looks.

Big thumbs up for people like Matt, people who value diversity

i guess we live in two different worlds. i've lived in various parts of the US and having friends of a different race is normal. at least for people of my generation.

canucklion · 12-05-2006, 09:22 AM

I agree, it's normal

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i guess we live in two different worlds. i've lived in various parts of the US and having friends of a different race is normal. at least for people of my generation.

typerlover · 12-05-2006, 09:25 AM

Saying that you have a group of "diverse" friends is a racial adjective, although in this case not negative.

Why not just say, here is my group of friends? Mentioning that they are diverse is reinforcing their differences when I assume what you are trying to do is show assimilation. The two just seem at odds.

Josh49 · 12-05-2006, 09:33 AM

IMO, I think you guys are looking way too far into this. I think him saying he has a diverse group of friends he means he has friends who are all different and cool in their own way. I don't think he means racially different, just personality-wise, characteristically (I don't know if that's a word, but it is now), and background-wise different. From different walks of life...

vladinecko · 12-05-2006, 09:38 AM

all my friends are blue, mystic blue.

Nikki · 12-05-2006, 09:39 AM

wow i wish i had that many friends..well i wish i had friends.

TommyBahama · 12-05-2006, 11:03 AM

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wow i wish i had that many friends..well i wish i had friends.

w/e you dont know what its like to not have friends, you have boobies hence there will always be someone willing to be your friend.

Josh49 · 12-05-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by vladinecko

all my friends are blue, mystic blue.

Cheers vlad!!

Ascension · 12-05-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by typerlover

Saying that you have a group of "diverse" friends is a racial adjective, although in this case not negative.

Why not just say, here is my group of friends? Mentioning that they are diverse is reinforcing their differences when I assume what you are trying to do is show assimilation. The two just seem at odds.

You hit the nail on the head

findtom · 12-05-2006, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TommyBahama

i guess we live in two different worlds. i've lived in various parts of the US and having friends of a different race is normal. at least for people of my generation.

Word.

findtom · 12-05-2006, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

wow i wish i had that many friends..well i wish i had friends.

Your e90 loves you.

canucklion · 12-05-2006, 11:39 AM

oh yeah, totally agree, I was just agreeing with the point, and that point alone, that having a group of diverse friends is normal

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Originally Posted by Josh49

IMO, I think you guys are looking way too far into this. I think him saying he has a diverse group of friends he means he has friends who are all different and cool in their own way. I don't think he means racially different, just personality-wise, characteristically (I don't know if that's a word, but it is now), and background-wise different. From different walks of life...

canucklion · 12-05-2006, 11:40 AM

someone had to say it first

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Originally Posted by TommyBahama

w/e you dont know what its like to not have friends, you have boobies hence there will always be someone willing to be your friend.

ynotony · 12-05-2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by typerlover

Saying that you have a group of "diverse" friends is a racial adjective, although in this case not negative.

Why not just say, here is my group of friends? Mentioning that they are diverse is reinforcing their differences when I assume what you are trying to do is show assimilation. The two just seem at odds.

Agreed. Someone who was oblivious to "race" or "colorblind" as we all learned in elementary school would say "Here is a picture of my friends". Why is their race significant to the picture? It didn't even stand out to me as being that diverse, just a group of kids. But now that it is mentioned, it's what i see.

this kinda stuff counter-intuitively perpetuates racial issues.

///Matt · 12-05-2006, 01:12 PM

You guys are reading into it incorrectly. They are diverse in ALL ways, not just skin color.

Josh49 got it dead on.

I'm not referring to "hey, look at the rainbow in MY picture! yay!".

This is supposed to be a positive thread about me being thankful for having great friends, and I felt the need to share.

SoYank · 12-05-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

someone had to say it first

Not really.

///Matt · 12-05-2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW320i

where r u??

Sorry, forgot to mention.

I'm the guy wearing the shirt that says "entertain me. I'M BORED"

LTO · 12-05-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Matt

Sorry, forgot to mention.

I'm the guy wearing the shirt that says "entertain me. I'M BORED"

funny everytime i read a post of yours, i think of agent smith from your avatar.

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