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Comment on: Should we embrace or reject our differences?

Bigthink — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:42:40 +0100

I don't think it's as cut and dry as either reject or embrace. I think people, in general, should be more open-minded. I don't think differences make people better, I think open minds make people better. Mark is different from Matt, because Mark has a temper - we shouldn't embrace that, not at all, but we shouldn't reject it, either. Not just that, but embrace vs reject isn't exactly a common thought or choice in the human mind when it comes to differences. Just because we should do something, doesn't mean we can, and/or doesn't mean it's that easy to just start.

Comment on: Should we embrace or reject our differences?

Bigthink — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:05:23 +0100

Embrace our differences...multiculturalism has been encouraging this and it's a nice concept but it's more about accepting difference. Rejecting difference means getting everyone to be the same which is dull.
I like the word embrace. I wish that could be the case that we can love each others differences, much like the original Star Trek show was teaching.
My fear is from other cultures wanting me to accept their differences by making me take them on as mine.
I agree with Rofflcopter that there interesting and nice ways to highlight our differences in our identity.

Comment on: Should we embrace or reject our differences?

Bigthink — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:41:37 +0100

Well, if you look at 'Everyone should go and embrace each other because we are all human' Is not how human beings are programmed to act. If T.V, books, and life have taught me anything, people always want that 'Gold Star Sticker' Or to be in the spotlight. Therefore (Ergo) we, humans, always differ, as compare ourselves to eachother. (How much do you weigh?
Do you like this artist?)

If you like a band, let's say... Heavy German industrial, you want people to know, which makes you have an 'Identity'. Have you ever said, 'Remember that one kid?' 'Who?' 'The kid who liked Heavy German Industrial!' 'Oh.' People want to be known for their best, or favourite character trait. They don't want to be known as 'That fat kid' Or that ugly kid. So we should instead, keep on going the way we are, just give the people a nice 'Nickname' Or 'Identity' Instead of 'Fat kid'.