Xenophobic backlash

[Katie]

Originally Posted by Purple Kraken

People can get along. It CAN be done. Iceland is an example.

You can't pick an example country where 93% of the country is all the same ethnicity and the country is sparsely populated.

Its nice to think that people can get along. But you want to know my opinion on it? ( I know no one cares what I think but bare with me). We spend way too much time trying to shield kids from the bad stuff in this world. You aren't going to ever fully eliminate it. So, you have to let kids see the ugly parts of life so you can teach them how to deal with those ugly things.

Like...did you hear Carrie Fisher on the Slave Leia controversy? Some dad wants toys of Leia in the metal bikini banned because how does he explain that to his daughter. Well, you can't stop the objectification of women by eliminating a toy. Why not teach your kid that this thing exists and guess what, people who think things like that are ignorant and don't give them any of your time.

Instead we want to take away all the bad stuff and not give anyone the tools to deal with the real world and you end up with places like Tumblr where everyone is "triggered" by everything.

You can't get rid of everything that offends someone. Its impossible. Instead, teach people how to deal. THAT'S the only way to ever get people to be civil.