As a supplement to my rant about Chic-Fil-A the other day, I wanted to make a comment about tolerance. In this politically correct age-we have developed plans to educate our children about diversity and we call this teaching tolerance. I have no problem with this-but I think we really need to broaden the word tolerance to acceptance.
Just think about it. We tolerate babies crying on planes and other public places. We do this because we all understand that babies can't help crying. They communicate their uncomfortable circumstances by crying. We tolerate this-but we don't like it.
I personally grew up in a very isolated world. I didn't know any openly gay, African American, Hispanic or Asian people. I went to college in Atlanta and was introduced to the world of diversity. There were a few students that were very close- minded at my school. I learned how much everyone just wants to be accepted. Isn't it a shame that many of us don't understand that we are racists or bigots until we become friends or have family members that are gay or black and then we learn they are just like us and crave a life of acceptance.
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