5th grade speech on religion wins but ribbon is taken

[latraviata]

This, again, shows your lack of basic reading comprehension. I did not take you using the term "permenantly damaged" personally. Disagreeing with someone's analysis of a situation is not the same as taking something personally. I did not grow up in a remotely strict religous home. You insisted on using the term despite many people telling you it was not only offensive, but not accurate to their lives. I'm curious, do you know what snuff porn is? And would you think it is appropriate for a small child to watch?

Yes I know what is is and no I wouldn't encourage them to see it. Then again when they are unable to see it at home, without any doubt they see it with a friend or elsewhere. By the way what is your preoccupation with snuff porn, I know I never mentioned it, perhaps some issues?? About the 'damage' thing I suggest you read the entire thread and then ask yourself who has a lack of basic reading comprehension here. I am aware I get posters mixed up, that isn't very nice and I am sorry for that, but I understand damn well what is written. My English isn't that poor.

So, if you want the last word, go head, I am done.

[2xx1xy1JD]

Moving along past any bickering......

Yes, I could absolutely see it being traumatic - but I don't think that the thoughts that you had at age 9 were inappropriate. Yes, that level of hatred is appalling and unthinkable. Yes, it's normal and appropriate to make it personal and think "could the same thing happen to me?" And yes, the very thought of it should be disturbing, and should probably give us nightmares.

Like I said, I was raised in a community and at a time where 9 yr old kids weren't shielded. We were told how many of these things happened to people we knew. "Could it happen to us" wasn't just a silent fear of children - it was a very vocal fear of adults around us too. There was discussion and debate about the best way to address these fears - some said that we should focus on human rights advocacy and fighting hate groups, others said that we should be more insular and defend ourselves - but the idea that yes, it could very well happen against was never questioned. As an adult, I've come to realize that other people didn't grow up this way, and that this mindset is something that has to be explained.

Distancing ourselves from horrible events is a survival tactic. We do it because otherwise it would be hard to function, but the price of it is that we become a bit indifferent and distant, and that we tend to minimize things.

[latraviata]

Moving along past any bickering......

Yes, I could absolutely see it being traumatic - but I don't think that the thoughts that you had at age 9 were inappropriate. Yes, that level of hatred is appalling and unthinkable. Yes, it's normal and appropriate to make it personal and think "could the same thing happen to me?" And yes, the very thought of it should be disturbing, and should probably give us nightmares.

Like I said, I was raised in a community and at a time where 9 yr old kids weren't shielded. We were told how many of these things happened to people we knew. "Could it happen to us" wasn't just a silent fear of children - it was a very vocal fear of adults around us too. There was discussion and debate about the best way to address these fears - some said that we should focus on human rights advocacy and fighting hate groups, others said that we should be more insular and defend ourselves - but the idea that yes, it could very well happen against was never questioned. As an adult, I've come to realize that other people didn't grow up this way, and that this mindset is something that has to be explained.

Distancing ourselves from horrible events is a survival tactic. We do it because otherwise it would be hard to function, but the price of it is that we become a bit indifferent and distant, and that we tend to minimize things.

That's the whole point. I was raised in a time (I am from 1948) and community where this was a daily topic. To this very day, I can't watch a WW11 or Holocaust themed movie or documentary without being close to bursting into tears. Am I traumatised? Certainly not. Have I issues? You bet, but they have absolutely nothing to do with this subject.