I no longer want to be considered a Caucasian. I am not from Asia nor Caucas. I do not want to be considered a “white” person as actually the melanoma in my skin gives me more a beige color. I know there is a lot of German ancestry in my blood and some other nationalities, but I do not consider these to be what identify me. So, in order to fall into the politically correct and tolerant category, please label me as a “Texan-American.”
Why all the fuss? We live in a world that makes a lot of this thing we label as “race.” The fact of the matter is that all humans in the world can be traced back to one woman, so even the evolutionists say. Which is interesting because some of the greatest damage done to our world concerning races was by the evolutionists who believed that the different races (suggested by skin color) were people groups who evolved at different rates. Since all humans are of like ancestry perhaps we would do well to change our language to speak in terms of cultures instead of races. And instead of speaking in terms of skin color we can remind ourselves that skin color only amounts to various amounts of melanoma in ones skin.
And we might also add to this discussion the problem with the “dash” in the hyphenating of words we consider one’s race. To add something to one being an American, such as an African-American, or a German-American, or a Texan-American, does more to divide than to unite. Notice that the little “dash” is either a minus sign or a division sign, of sorts. I suggest it is a division sign because the cry for unity in diversity is a misnomer. To unify anything is the exact opposite of dividing anything and the word diversity has the word divide right at the start. When we celebrate diversity we are celebrating division. Remember the cliche, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Remember the adage that America is a melting pot. Now certainly that does not mean that we do not or cannot celebrate the various cultures of our ancestors, but it does mean that these rituals are less important than what unifies us. And what unifies us is our Creator God and the similar DNA He created in each of us. Just my two cents!
Why all the fuss? We live in a world that makes a lot of this thing we label as “race.” The fact of the matter is that all humans in the world can be traced back to one woman, so even the evolutionists say. Which is interesting because some of the greatest damage done to our world concerning races was by the evolutionists who believed that the different races (suggested by skin color) were people groups who evolved at different rates. Since all humans are of like ancestry perhaps we would do well to change our language to speak in terms of cultures instead of races. And instead of speaking in terms of skin color we can remind ourselves that skin color only amounts to various amounts of melanoma in ones skin.
And we might also add to this discussion the problem with the “dash” in the hyphenating of words we consider one’s race. To add something to one being an American, such as an African-American, or a German-American, or a Texan-American, does more to divide than to unite. Notice that the little “dash” is either a minus sign or a division sign, of sorts. I suggest it is a division sign because the cry for unity in diversity is a misnomer. To unify anything is the exact opposite of dividing anything and the word diversity has the word divide right at the start. When we celebrate diversity we are celebrating division. Remember the cliche, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Remember the adage that America is a melting pot. Now certainly that does not mean that we do not or cannot celebrate the various cultures of our ancestors, but it does mean that these rituals are less important than what unifies us. And what unifies us is our Creator God and the similar DNA He created in each of us. Just my two cents!
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