Reply #3: I've had many black and other Muslim friends all my life... [View All]

[SmileyBoy]

My father (a Turk) displays hints of anti-Jewish rhetoric, and being brought up with that type of thinking, for a long time, I had felt inwardly uncomfortable around Jewish people, who exist in large numbers in the town I grew up in in my adolescence. To sum that up, I wish I could learn more about the Jewish faith, but I still am still stridently anti-Zionist, and that's a platform I stand by. It doesn't mean I have to be prejudiced against or uncomfortable around Jewish people. I don't hate Jews, but I felt very uncomfortable and prejudiced around them or a long time.

My father is another story, he seems to be more anti-Jew than anything. He's a staunch Palestinian sympathiser (as am I), but I try to find he good in all ethnic groups/races/religions.

As far as black/latino/asian/native, etc. people, that's no problem. I was raised into a very diverse environment by the time I moved to Minneapolis from Fargo, and made many black,latino, etc. friends. Also, the black guys on the football team that I work with now seem to be the nicest guys I know on the team.

On edit: I should say that even though I'm Turkish and Muslim in this country, it doesn't mean that I'm immune to racism and prejudice towards other groups, even though I and other Muslims I knew were picked on a lot after 9-11.