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Whoever said Lupe Fiasco, definately on point there. Food and Liquor's a great album. Also Nas is a great rapper, Illmatic, Nastradamus... mmm well maybe not some on Nastradamus but still some great tracks. Hmm what else... Kanye West - Roses, anything by K-Os, Pharoahe Monch- Push, Slick Rick - Children's story, Talib Kweli... that's about all I can think of off the top of my head, I'll go through my itunes later and update.

Too bad you can't push the plug in! Maybe this is taking it too far...

Uhm I can always control my dreams if that counts, but not fully, I can control what I and others do, but surroundings and situations I only bother changing if I do not like them, otherwise I just carry on regardless of how boring it is. I've had many dreams just waiting for a bus, or trying to cycle on an endless white line. I'll only change them if they make me sad or scared, it's like a rewind button.

Yeah I was going to post about the ATP-CP system until I read this! All I'll add is a series of tests have proved creatine can increase your maximum power output, but enable you to exercise for longer (due to the fact creatine is used up in the first few seconds).

Did you bother to get the union's reasoning for turning it down? Of course we asked them, they said they didn't want an "Urban Music Night" and said they had to go and meet someone else, and left us there to ponder. I understand all of the points you have said, it is all very true in terms of it is not really a form of racism. But my new point is, lol sorry... if someone not familiar with another's culture made a comment on someone else's, and that person took offence to it, as would many from the same origin, would that have a impact on whether you would consider it to be "racist"? But then I guess the person that took offence is also ignorant to the other person's background and is kinda hypocritical... Ugh my brain is in a mess.

I don't see how thinking someone is another race because of skin color is racism. Are you making negative assumptions, or assumptions (negative or positive) about their character or personality by believing they are a race they aren't? See this is what I mean, I would take no offence at someone guessing my race because I am mixed it is difficult to tell anyways. But my friends take offence to someone saying to them oh I thought the only Caribbean island with black people on was Jamaica, so when you said you were Caribbean I thought you were Jamaican. So even though they did not mean offence, their ignorance offended someone due to their lack of knowledge, and in accordance to the nature of race, is this racism or ignorance? I am not necessarily talking about the assumptions made, just the initial thought. I just remember going to a friend of mine's house who happened to be Bengali, and I asked her mum when she would next be going back to visit her family in India, and if they rode elephants, and she had words with my own mum about it, saying how ignorant and racist I was. Seriously, I'm beginning to wonder what I'm talking about now, I apologise if it makes no sense, but I am trying my hardest to put into words what is manifesting in my head!

So for example, when I was 14 and I thought every person with brown skin was Indian, that was racist, despite me never having actually had any Asian friends or having none at my school? No harm was intended by it, even if it caused mild offence, and lack of knowledge would mean I didn't know that could even be understood as racist. So is racism just a perception of others? Isn't taking offence to that one person's comment just as bad as the person giving it, considering either side do not understand each other? I don't know if anyone understands me, lol I'm baffling myself.

I just want to start this topic with a story, sorry if it is a long read. My good friend Edward and I were discussing the future of our University's Afro-Caribbean Society (ACS) and him being a very outspoken individual proposed a few things to me as to reasons why our society could not do the same things as other societies. Or appear not to do the same things as other societies.. Now our society proclaimed to introduce a night at our Student Union Bar that dedicated a whole night to Hip Hop, RnB, Bashment, Grime and Funky House music. We put this idea to the event managers and they turned it down, even though it had been planned out thoroughly. My reasoning for why they turned it down? Because unfortunately this type of music attracts large groups of boys and after copious amounts of alcohol, promotes fighting and just unnecessary violence. Although not all the time, but there is a much higher risk of this behaviour. Edward's reasoning for why they turned it down? They do not like the Afro-Caribbean race. Now I told him I thought it was a silly thing to say, and he is not Ali G and it is not "cuz he iz black". But he then announced to me that the following Monday the International Society had planned a night that had only consisted of RnB and Hip Hop, yet they could hold their night. We attended the night and it was nonetheless a good night and no fighting ensued. Thus concluded his arguement. I seriously can't be bothered to argue with him half the time because he's just one of those people that do not know when to close their mouths. And I left it at that. Today I was speaking to him and he told me how he met someone that thought the only island with black people on it was Jamaica. He finished with the sentence "People are just ignorant". I told him that when I was younger I used to think all people with brown colouring to their skin were from India, that Pakistan and Bangladesh were all in India. He laughed, but at the time I knew no one of this background and ok maybe my geography skills lacked, but how else am I supposed to know or tell the difference if I have no one to learn from? He told me he understood where I was coming from but people should learn these things themselves. Bah like I'm going to go home and search pictures of Indians and Bengalis to learn the difference. I suppose he meant just be more aware, but I became more aware without learning myself, just moving school provided me with that education. So if someone has no knowledge of a race and naturally assumes things learnt from TV are true then this to him would be misconstrued as racism. So for example if someone called him Jamaican when he is quite clearly Ghanaian, he would take offense to this. The next story happened when talking about ACS again. The Society had organised a party in a local club and me, Edward and some other friends were helping give out flyers to promote it. I decided I wanted to go home and upon saying this, Edward told me I had to help finish. I had work to do and told him this, and then said to him out of jest "Well only a fourth of me is dedicated to this society seeing as I am only fourth Caribbean". Hence came his next lecture. Edward: "You do know, anyone can join the society, it was just founded by an Afro-Caribbean guy." Me: "So why is it called Afro-Caribbean Society, surely that is an indicator of who is to join." Edward: "It doesn't matter about the name." Me: "So would you join the Jazz Society without expecting people who like jazz?" Edward: "That's music, this society is for anyone who is interested in the types of events we hold." Me: "So in the society, how many people are not from that origin?" Edward: "Only a handful, but that makes no difference, I would join Chinese Society if I was interested. It's just other races are scared of black people because of our behaviour in the past years. I would not feel scared to join a large group of White English people, yet they would be afraid of a group black people. I feel stereotyped for just standing there, someone once said to me when with a group of friends - control your people, as if for one we were all from the same country and two, we were some alien object. Me: Well yeah that was kinda rude but still... Edward: "When I am in Africa I am a Kofi, a Ghanaian, when I am in England, I am a black man." Yeah I'm really sorry that was so long, it's just bugging me. I know this is one example of one guy, but I know many people who talk like this, seemingly having a chip on their shoulder they won't let drop. He takes people's ignorance as a form of racism and it causes offence to him, yet he won't understand if people have not been exposed to this they would know no better. And I feel he is in turn just as ignorant as they are for not understanding their background as they have not understood his. This maybe due to people in the past discriminating against him, so now believes everyone is discriminating him on terms of colour, but I know myself and almost every one of my friends has been a victim of this and yet will not hold it against people. Now to be honest I think Edward takes things out of proportion, and reads in between invisible lines. My arguement I guess is that some people perceive ignorance as racism, but then is it? Are they the same thing or different things? Some things are said spitefully, such as racial slurs which no doubt would definately be considered racist. But consider someone with a lack of knowledge who then makes a judgement according to race, which could be perceived as rude and racist, but does their lack of knowledge excuse them from this?

I don't think anyone's going off-topic, at least they are more thoughtful than guns, fire and explosions. Deflecting laser into his eyes, pfft.

Nope, and I couldn't care less.

The last time I runecrafted (bearing in mind this was quite a while ago) I hardly ever got pked. My combat is 78, and most pkers I saw were 90+.

Meh, should it not consist of something other than combat if you are regarding the "best" players? If you aren't then excuse that comment :P.

If you could do Ordinary People by John Legend and not butcher it, I would love you forever.

I heard about this too, and then following that was a story about how a girl put a cardboard box next to a cardboard recycling bin, because the bin was full, and was asked to pay a fine, and if that wasn't paid, a six month jail sentence would be ensued. What the hell...

Sorry but this made me laugh seeing as if you follow Buddhism you are a Buddhist nonetheless! But yeah back on topic, I don't follow any religion, and don't have any particular interest in any. I like to ask people of different religions of their beliefs just to compare them to mine, but that's about it.

Meh, I think people are much more aware of each other in this forum than the others, but to call it a tight knit community... I just come here to post and leave. Doubt I add much to it.

Neither of my parents was born in England, and I think Russell Peters accurately described them when saying "If your parents weren't born in this country, you're gonna get your a** whooped." Lol, but that's what my parents grew up with, and I did too. Guess it was a little more then spanking, but nowhere near child abuse. I think it's necessary for children growing up to have some act of physical punishment rather than sent to your room, where all your toys and such are... Everyone I know has been spanked as a child, nothing became of it.

but predujice is more about sexuality[/b[ kinda like my x is...why o why...='( but meh...if she dont like it tough on her but on topic] Prejudice is judging someone before you know them, not necessarily just about sexuality, it can be anything, clothes, hair, race. The thing is, everyone judges people before they know them, it's just what they do with those judgements that is the clinching factor.

I know myself I am very stereotypical when it comes to certain people. But I keep it inside, I only think these things. My stereotypes would never stop me from approaching someone or from being their friend, I just have a prejudgement of them in my head before I speak to them. I am sometimes wrong, which should probably prove to me that I should stop, but I can't help it. The thing is my stereotypes are not always a negative thing, just a guess at who the person is, and what their interests are based on looks. I don't think it is bad unless acted upon in a negative way, as some stereotypes I don't even believe to be offensive, just a means of simplifying people's behaviour.

Wouldn't that sting? I used to use toothpaste on my spots back when I used to get them, just apply some to the spot before you go to bed and when you wake up, there's no redness and it has been lowered. It tingles, but doesn't hurt. I would suggest going to the doctor, if you are a girl there's a form of the contraceptive pill that you can go on, it's called something beginning with a "d"... Otherwise he can prescribe like a roll-on thing to put on your face, or pills called "tetra...something or other...". Yeah um not too clear on names as I have never used them, but my sister has an acne problem on her back and I'm just trying to recall what she uses! But so far, the contraceptive pill has been most beneficial to her.

I must have been about level 20 ish. I got bored of free to play verry quickly...

The best 18ths I went to consisted of some sort of hall hire, rather than going to a club or bar or whatnot. Maybe give the party some sort of theme? Doctors & Nurses, Black tie, Film characters etc. Just a suggestion mind, I know for one I don't particularly enjoy dressing up, but all of my friends love it! :?

Hmm I love: My family, obviously... My boyfriend My cat, who yes I miss the most when I leave home Chicken My music Clubbing ( more exclusively getting into them for free.. hehe) My job, when people stop being idiots My friends, don't know why they're so far down the list..! DJing Studying Sports Badminton My friend DeRoe when he puts on accents, jesus the guy can do anything, best one being his Ghanaian or the posh English child with grandma... When there is a clear night with all the stars out and a full moon Presents Uhh that's all I can think of right now!

I don't think its stupid. It can lead to some productive discussion. Do you really think everyone has been replying like - 'I don't conform, because i'm better than you and conformity is stupid.'? I don't think so. I didn't mean for it to sound in that particular manner, but in all honestly reading the majority of posts in this discussion comes the response, "No I don't conform" I didn't put any other slant on that fact just stating that this is what people are saying. I didn't mean offense by what I said, simply stating my opinion. Sorry if I offended you.

Name - Emma Age - 20 next week... Country - England City/Town - London Sports played/followed - I play county level badminton, and enjoy swimming, running and netball. Music Taste - Bashment/Ragga/Dancehall (depends on which one you understand...), Reggae, Soca, a little Garage, Old school hip hop, touch of RnB, Soul, Motown. Some favourite bands - Mmm the music I listen to doesn't consist of bands as such, but some of my favourite artists are, Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Eek-A-Mouse, Tami Chynn, Slick Rick, Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Nas, Mase, Dr. Dre, Stevie Wonder, Tony Matterhorn, Warren G, Gregory Isaacs, LL, Aswad, Maxi Priest, Lionel Ritchie, God I could go on forever but I'll spare you! :XD: Instruments played - I played piano up to Grade 8 (Royal Associated Board of Music or something along those lines) but gave it up on approaching university. Belief Inclination - Atheist Hobbies/Other Interests - Learning to DJ at the moment! Haha, ummm listening to music, going out, clothes, jewellery, you know the deal. Ideal Travel Location - Probably somewhere in Africa, love to visit Ghana and Ivory Coast. Japan's always fascinated me as well. Future Aspirations/Career Aspirations - I am currently in my second year of University studying Sport and Exercise Science. On from this I hope to become a Sport Psychologist for Olympic athletes. In my spare time I hope to coach badminton to kiddies!