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Originally Posted by Picara
I'm sorry, but we were discussing specifically flying in and out of Southern California. Did you have bad experiences there as well Pacific Breeze? My posts were limited SPECIFICALLY to that area. If you go back and read the post, you'll be aware of that little fact. Also, clueless or not, I still contend that the way you treat people can greatly affect the way people treat you. Of course abuses in power happen all the time, in many different situations. So I'm not contending that it NEVER happens. But in Southern California, which my post addressed, which we were SPECIFICALLY discussing, I have NEVER had an instance of someone treating me badly based on the color of my skin. Again, if you carefully read the posts, Pacific Breeze, this is what Mira was contending. So while I may be clueless in your eyes, I happily travel in and out of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. And I have yet to be harrassed by any hispanics who hate me because I'm a white woman.
Whatever.
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I've never been harassed either and I've traveled a lot. As has my mother (Spanish and Hispanic) and my father (French and Caucasian). Neither of them were treated badly. I traveled before and after 9/11 and yes, security has gotten tougher but not many people I know were treated badly. Well, some people I know were but in my opinion, they deserved it a little bit because of their attitudes. I'm not saying that's the case here, but people don't
truly know how they act or the vibe they give off.
Of course, some people abuse their power. That's for sure. But not always and not always in one area. I mean, after a while when more than two or so people at the airport are a little pissed off with you, isn't it time to look at yourself and see if it's not you who's the problem?