{"id":331,"date":"2008-10-21T02:35:09","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T02:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/switchingtime.wordpress.com\/?p=331"},"modified":"2008-10-21T02:35:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-21T02:35:09","slug":"karen-answers-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switchingtime.com\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Karen answers Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/switchingtime.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/21\/karen-answers-stanleykaren-answers-stanley\/\">Comment by Stanley L. on October 17, 2008 <span style=\"color:#cc0000;\"><span title=\"http:\/\/switchingtime.wordpress.com\/reviews\/#comment-279\">12:03 am<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;\">Karen, Was your past experience of abuse related to interracial relationships with different cultures and ethnicities that resided in your old neighborhood? Could this be reason for your father<span style=\"color:navy;\">\u2019<\/span>s prejudices in lieu of creating a black alter? How did your father<span style=\"color:navy;\">\u2019<\/span>s racism effect your view on all ethnicities? Of what race and decent are you? Stanley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\">Dear Stanley,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\">My past experience of abuse wasn&#8217;t related to interracial relationships. \u00a0My parents were both white and my abusers were white. \u00a0Abuse doesn&#8217;t happen in any particular culture or ethnicity; it can happen anywhere. My father and grandfather were the most prejudiced men I&#8217;ve ever known. \u00a0I chose to be different. \u00a0My mind created a black alter\u00a0to protect me from\u00a0being prejudiced. \u00a0As a child I believed I was part black.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\">I am not a prejudiced person.\u00a0 I believe we are all God&#8217;s children. \u00a0I believe my black alter was a blessing and taught me to be open to everyone. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\">Thank you for your questions,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color:black;font-family:Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:small;\">Karen<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment by Stanley L. on October 17, 2008 12:03 am Karen, Was your past experience of abuse related to interracial relationships with different cultures and ethnicities that resided in your old neighborhood? Could this be reason for your father\u2019s prejudices in lieu of creating a black alter? 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