[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by DeborahC

Well Wing, first of all I didn't say anybody was "asking" anything. I said I heard comments about it all the time.

Your exact words were "making disparaging remarks." I stand corrected. It still doesn't change the premise of my comment.

Now you say you haven't, and that's fine, but that could be for many reasons. Maybe you just hang out with mormons?

I live in the East, so, no.

Maybe you don't hang out with anti-mormons?

I try to avoid associations with anti-Mormons.

I live in Portland, Oregon where there are a lot of liberals -- I'm also in University -- maybe I'm involved in more religious discussions than you are?

I grew up in a highly integrated Southern California, where as a white girl, I was in the minority. In high school, I moved to Portland, Oregon. After high school, I lived in two different states in New England. Tell me where in the country you can find a more concentrated group of liberals that all of New England? I worked with a man once who, when he found out that I was LDS said, "Mormon? I didn't know they had those in Connecticut!"

Maybe I'm just twice your age and have had more time to hear them? Gosh, I don't know

You know what? This is the second time in a week on this forum that I have seen my opinions disregarded and/or shot down based on my age and therefore supposed inexperience. Frankly, I'm sick of it.

Could you tell us about the time you saw a burning cross?
I'd be interested in hearing that story?

I've never seen a burning cross. I have however, read a history book. Just because I've never seen it doesn't discount my belief that the image evokes strong emotions.

As far as raping, murdering, and lynching, I haven't heard much of that going on lately.
Last I looked we had a black president and the country had moved on...

I voted for a black president, so I don't feel the need to be reminded of his victory. The whole country hasn't moved on. For the last year and a half, I have had my email Inbox flooded with anti-Obama propaganda from my dear old grandmother. I never replied, I never commented. I think it just might send her over the edge to know that I supported him. I looked forward to the election when I was sure it would stop. The emails are still coming. I'm sure I'm not the only one still receiving them. Everyone has not moved on.

I fear if we live our lives constantly worried about offending someone, it will be a very sterile, boring, nervous life.
No thank you.

In this case, I would be only partly worried about offending someone, but also partly concerned with retaliation that might be taken against me if I were to put this in my yard. I currently live in a suburb of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County. I live in the Ohio 11th Congressional District, which is the 4th most liberal district in the country, and not un-diverse, either. There are at least as many black people living on my street as white people.