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Dear Larry: I think the conclusion reached by the librarian who asked a group of teenagers to line up according to their skin color is naive. When they lined up from the lightest to darkest, the librarian failed to recognize that there are two …Read more.
ETHNICALLY SPEAKING
Dear Larry: I discovered your column this past summer. I quickly became a devoted fan when I noted your ability to look at life without glasses of any color. This is so desperately lacking in this country. I am sorry I did not click on to you sooner.…Read more.
ETHNICALLY SPEAKING
Dear Larry: What does a parent do? My 10-year-old son is a very active young child who comes from an interracial family.
He recently went on a field trip with his school. A parent witnessed a teacher being abusive toward my son in front of his peers.…Read more.
ETHNICALLY SPEAKING
Dear Larry: I am a young adult librarian, and every year, I take part in a program designed to teach teens leadership skills. One of the classes we stress is how to prevent discrimination.
The class is always a very ethnically diverse group, …Read more.
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Ethnically Speaking, June 6Dear Larry: I would like to respond to one of your comments on President Obama. You mentioned that you want Obama to curtail the abortion rate because you think that a high percentage of aborted fetuses are black. While I understand and respect your opinion, I feel that abortion is not a killer of children, but a LIBERATOR of them! Every child has the right to be wanted. I've seen too many children of all colors who haven't gotten the love they've needed, all because the parents were pressured into "keeping" them. When a woman has an abortion, she is not terminating everything permanently. She simply is putting off having kids for a later time. She'll have enough eggs in her ovaries to fill a basket. I also think she should refrain from having sex. I even saw an instance involving a married Jewish American couple in which the wife got pregnant while the husband was cheating on her. She was pressured to stay with the husband and not have an abortion. As her son grew up, I cringed and flinched when I saw her being mean to the poor kid. She viewed him as something that trapped her. Abortion frees the mother to decide how many children she'll have. In the old days, abortion was less common, but there were also a lot of large families with a lot of unwanted kids. — Choice Dear Choice: I know you have heard it all before, so I will not give you much of an argument. I just want to state for the record that I believe "terminating a pregnancy" is "killing a child." Regardless of how you want to spin the issue, I will not agree with you. Dear Larry: I always enjoy your column because it is enlightening. Your insight gives me new admiration for the man and a better understanding of the times. I am old enough to have been a witness to the black revolution; I am very proud that we have a black president. I've been keeping company with a black man I met several years ago. During this time, I've found that our parents had the same values. My friend's parents taught their children to be responsible for their own actions, how to handle money, and to put in an honest day's work for the dollars. This information was no surprise to me, but I thought it might be to many other whites, who may have an unreal stereotyped image of black people. In addition, I've had very interesting exposure to black culture. I find it fascinating. It is somewhat like being around an Englishman — different perspectives, different words and different meanings. One last point: The Southern dishes are superb. Actually, he's from Texas. — Jean Dear Jean: Enjoy your experience. It is indeed fun to learn about other people and other cultures. Your experience will make you a more tolerant and enlightened person. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
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