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To: JohnM who wrote (49792)	6/10/2004 6:30:14 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793978

The definition of who is one's "kind" is a social one. And, of course, the fact that they socialize by skin color has nothing to do with it. When it comes to the subject of race, I find it hard to believe that you are a Social Scientist.

To: JohnM who wrote (49792)	6/10/2004 6:32:58 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793978

Nor is it human nature. The definition of who is one's "kind" is a social one. It is human nature as social animals to congregate in groups of others like ourselves. That the group identification is social, ie cultural, is obvious and doesn't help your argument. That a middle class Vietnamese kid from Houston does not identify with a middle class black kid from the suburbs of Philly is not evidence of the inherent racism of American society. Different does not correspond to unequal. You want diversity, but you don't like the result. Earlier you bemoaned that racial intermarriage is possibly stymied by increasing racial and ethnic identification. But who encouraged it? Unintended consequences, John. Derek