He's sexist too. Mostly I try to steer away from anything, which means a lot of "So, how's the tractor?"(Some men get convertibles... he got a tractor) or talking about the weather. I used to talk to him about work, but he'' start talking about how shaniqua will default on her cable bill and then lashequa at the same address will sign up as a new account.... /sigh Mostly I just don't talk to him. I don't live at home, thank god.

I am white. My ex fiance was Spanish. I thought my family accepted who I chose to love. (He cheated so its over) I HATE that he cheated, and I HATE that they think its because he is Spanish. Now I am single and very open minded. I just hope that my family will one day see the light. Otherwise just be welcoming to whomever it is that I may marry one day because then he is my family too. I deal with it. Just annoying because I will fall in love with someone for who they are, not because they are what my family wants. I have a feeling they will be unhappy if I choose someone that is not white and will feel like they win if I choose someone that is white. I won't choose based on race. Just do what makes you happy. If you find happiness hopefully your family will be there for you.

yes, just about the whole generation before mine is. and I don't deal with it at all, if they say something I don't like, I just ignore it. if they ask me my opionion on something that somehow relates, I give my opinion, and if they disagree, I just let them know that they might as well save their breath. I am not going to change their opion, they are not going to change mine.

Apparently evolution determines all sorts of attributes. It is why pit bulls are more violent than other varieties. It is what makes a dog brain different from a human brain. However, if you bring up the fact that these same genes control human brains, propensities to violence, etc and that different groups of people have different genes then you are a racist. It doesn't matter if it is true. If you say that height is effected by our genes everyone agrees with you but if you say IQ then you are the scum of the earth. Since I simply prefer the truth I am proudly racist. I won't give up reality just to make you happy.

my little sister is rscist... she rarely has sex with men of her own race... but had to test 18 black men before she found the father of her child.

well im probably the most open minded person in my whole family. i got problems with no-one unless they annoy me. i have freinds who are from different countries and i have friends that are gay. my parents arent racist but they are homophobic even though they deny that when i say to other people in front of them. i just say times change and this aint the olden days.

yes.. my parents are somewhat racists and homophobics as well as previous generations, but the thing is, we are mexicans AND jewish so i dont think it is our place to be racists.. i am very openminded and i deal with it by just letting them know that i dont care.. my best friend is gay and i dont even care what my family thinks of it, it will not change, and I wont change becuase of them.

I was raised in an environment like that. With everything you can imagine negative and against anything not like us. My dad and mom... looked, acted like and sounded like Archie and Edith Bunker. To a tee. It was a long hard road escaping that kind of narrow minded mindset. A long time indeed. They had a 6th grade education between them. it is ignorance and a lack of education and breeding that produces that attitude in all races.

Most of my family on my mother's side is racist, sexist, homophobic, or all three. My parents themselves are closet homophobes, and their prejudices really stood out when they found out about my girlfriend. I deal with it by not dealing with it; I moved out of my parents' house last May and I try to distance myself from that part of my family if I can help it.

I admit, I myself dislike gays. I wouldn't call it homophobia, as I'm NOT afraid of anything, including homos. I just flat out dislike it. I come from a very conservative background, and I disapprove of people being gay, as well as interracial relationships. Although that's what I believe, I don't push my views on anyone, or make them feel uncomfortable. I just choose to stay away from people like that, and keep my thoughts to myself.

My Dad woulds sprout out sexually and racially suggestive slurs when driving. Out of the car he was a gentleman.

Yeah homophobes and racists unfortunately. Luckily for me though I don't associate with them and haven't seen them for years. Last time I saw them was my grandmother's funeral, we went to a restaurant in Virginia and one of my uncles said there were too many n!66ers in there and left. Then we went to the hotel to check in and he asked the hotel clerk (who was black) if they had a KKK discount. Later on asked my mother if she was ok with me dating a korean (well he called her a chink and he made sure to make lots of jokes to me about her vag being sideways). I had been smart enough not to bring my gf with me because I knew how they were. It's very shameful to have people like that in your family that are so stupid and degenerate white trash alcoholic inbreeding mouth breathers. The best thing my mother ever did was keep me away from them growing up.

Nah!

I doubt it.

My parents aren't too bad, though my dad is a bit of a homophobe and they both harbor some racial issues from their era (born in the 50s). The rest of their families are very homophobic and a bit racist and my dad's father is evangelical and thinks that his god is the one true god and that everyone else is going to hell. I actually just had a great discussion over easter with them. My uncles were up in arms over Vermont's gay marriage, spouting off crap about how 'all gays just stand on the street corners making out' and how 'all lesbians are ugly' and 'i don't want gay issues discussed in school and converting my kids'. As you can imagine I was HORRIFIED at the ignorance and BULLS--T that these comments exposed. Many of my closest friends are gay, lesbian or bi. And I am lucky to have a lovely rainbow of races, religions, cultures, spiritualities and other differences amongst my friends. I feel like it makes my life more full and colorful and challenges me to see the world through different prisms. It is very difficult to change someone else's beliefs, but it is very important to work on changing your own if there are issues there to change. In terms of dealing with my family, I understand that it is simply ignorance and fear that drives their beliefs. They use bad stereotypes because they can not see reality. If each had one very good gay friend or one very close friend who was of a different race, they would be embarrassed by their stupidity. But as this is not going to happen in my hometown (it is all white and christian, diversity is the one jewish family) I feel that it is my duty to at least counter their comments with my own experiences from my friends. My uncle said it disgusts him to see two men kissing and that he thinks that gays will teach his sons to be gay. I asked him where he learned to like women and to feel disgusted about men kissing. He said that it was simply a part of himself. I asked him how that developed and he said that it was just natural. I then explained that perhaps it was exactly this way for the homosexual population. That no one taught them to be this way, that they aren't choosing it, that it is simply a part of them as is eye color, the way we sing, and our athletic ability. Luckily my family is open to some good heated debates and no one walks away with hurt feelings. Though I desperately wish my family had different beliefs. If I were you, I would look deep at my own biases, figure out where they came from, make efforts to leave them behind, stand strong in my own ability to accept and enjoy differences and not allow others in my presence to put anyone down. And if it happened, I would use that opportunity to act as a 'goodwill embassador' and thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the person to think differently about it. If you are accepting, your children will be as well, and their children will be and so forth. Eventually this world will change, it unfortunately takes a few generations to do so.

My parents aren't too bad, though my dad is a bit of a homophobe and they both harbor some racial issues from their era (born in the 50s). The rest of their families are very homophobic and a bit racist and my dad's father is evangelical and thinks that his god is the one true god and that everyone else is going to hell. I actually just had a great discussion over easter with them. My uncles were up in arms over Vermont's gay marriage, spouting off crap about how 'all gays just stand on the street corners making out' and how 'all lesbians are ugly' and 'i don't want gay issues discussed in school and converting my kids'. As you can imagine I was HORRIFIED at the ignorance and BULLS--T that these comments exposed. Many of my closest friends are gay, lesbian or bi. And I am lucky to have a lovely rainbow of races, religions, cultures, spiritualities and other differences amongst my friends. I feel like it makes my life more full and colorful and challenges me to see the world through different prisms. It is very difficult to change someone else's beliefs, but it is very important to work on changing your own if there are issues there to change. In terms of dealing with my family, I understand that it is simply ignorance and fear that drives their beliefs. They use bad stereotypes because they can not see reality. If each had one very good gay friend or one very close friend who was of a different race, they would be embarrassed by their stupidity. But as this is not going to happen in my hometown (it is all white and christian, diversity is the one jewish family) I feel that it is my duty to at least counter their comments with my own experiences from my friends. My uncle said it disgusts him to see two men kissing and that he thinks that gays will teach his sons to be gay. I asked him where he learned to like women and to feel disgusted about men kissing. He said that it was simply a part of himself. I asked him how that developed and he said that it was just natural. I then explained that perhaps it was exactly this way for the homosexual population. That no one taught them to be this way, that they aren't choosing it, that it is simply a part of them as is eye color, the way we sing, and our athletic ability. Luckily my family is open to some good heated debates and no one walks away with hurt feelings. Though I desperately wish my family had different beliefs. If I were you, I would look deep at my own biases, figure out where they came from, make efforts to leave them behind, stand strong in my own ability to accept and enjoy differences and not allow others in my presence to put anyone down. And if it happened, I would use that opportunity to act as a 'goodwill embassador' and thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the person to think differently about it. If you are accepting, your children will be as well, and their children will be and so forth. Eventually this world will change, it unfortunately takes a few generations to do so.

My parents aren't too bad, though my dad is a bit of a homophobe and they both harbor some racial issues from their era (born in the 50s). The rest of their families are very homophobic and a bit racist and my dad's father is evangelical and thinks that his god is the one true god and that everyone else is going to hell. I actually just had a great discussion over easter with them. My uncles were up in arms over Vermont's gay marriage, spouting off crap about how 'all gays just stand on the street corners making out' and how 'all lesbians are ugly' and 'i don't want gay issues discussed in school and converting my kids'. As you can imagine I was HORRIFIED at the ignorance and BULLS--T that these comments exposed. Many of my closest friends are gay, lesbian or bi. And I am lucky to have a lovely rainbow of races, religions, cultures, spiritualities and other differences amongst my friends. I feel like it makes my life more full and colorful and challenges me to see the world through different prisms. It is very difficult to change someone else's beliefs, but it is very important to work on changing your own if there are issues there to change. In terms of dealing with my family, I understand that it is simply ignorance and fear that drives their beliefs. They use bad stereotypes because they can not see reality. If each had one very good gay friend or one very close friend who was of a different race, they would be embarrassed by their stupidity. But as this is not going to happen in my hometown (it is all white and christian, diversity is the one jewish family) I feel that it is my duty to at least counter their comments with my own experiences from my friends. My uncle said it disgusts him to see two men kissing and that he thinks that gays will teach his sons to be gay. I asked him where he learned to like women and to feel disgusted about men kissing. He said that it was simply a part of himself. I asked him how that developed and he said that it was just natural. I then explained that perhaps it was exactly this way for the homosexual population. That no one taught them to be this way, that they aren't choosing it, that it is simply a part of them as is eye color, the way we sing, and our athletic ability. Luckily my family is open to some good heated debates and no one walks away with hurt feelings. Though I desperately wish my family had different beliefs. If I were you, I would look deep at my own biases, figure out where they came from, make efforts to leave them behind, stand strong in my own ability to accept and enjoy differences and not allow others in my presence to put anyone down. And if it happened, I would use that opportunity to act as a 'goodwill embassador' and thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the person to think differently about it. If you are accepting, your children will be as well, and their children will be and so forth. Eventually this world will change, it unfortunately takes a few generations to do so.