Diversity Quotes

Mikhail GorbachevPeace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.

James T. EllisonThe real death of America will come when everyone is alike.
Anne FrankWe all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

William Sloane Coffin, Jr.Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without.

Ola Joseph
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.
Friedrich NietzscheAt bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.

John F. Kennedy
The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men.

 

Food For Thought

The girl in the video makes a good point. Black and white interracial relationships draw the most attention of the interracial relationships controversy. It makes sense to say it could possibly stem from the history between Caucasians and African Americans. Why is it Asians dating African Americans, Asians dating Caucasians, Middle Easterners dating Caucasians, and so on is not part of the discussion nearly as much as Caucasians dating African Americans? What most people fail to recognize interracial dating is not just about Caucasians and African Americans. Interracial relationships by definition means "Marriage or sexual relations between individuals of different races."

 My question is "Why is interracial relationships a controversy in the first place?" Does my life or the life of other interracial couples have a direct effect on the lives of others? Why are white women who date black men stereotyped? When reading the comments under the video, one of the comments says, white women who date black men act like teenagers, I highly doubt that statement is true. That is the same as saying we are less intelligent, because we chose to be with an African American male. I think it is more fair to say, we don't believe in separating the races and we believe we are all the same regardless of skin color. A person can not be judged by the color of skin their mate is.

Racism is ignorance and there shouldn't be a debate about interracial relationships. There is no superior race. We are all the same and God created us in his image. If you are racist, then you are questioning your faith and you are questioning that God created man in his image. There are bigger fish to fry than to waste time debating over interracial relationships or which race is superior.

Love Is Love

Why is there so much controversy surrounded around interracial couples and alternative lifestyle couples? Why do people even care about who we love? When did someone who doesn't know you think they have a right to judge you for who you love? Honestly, wouldn't it be a better world if people didn't see color when they look at people. It would be a better world if we saw people instead of color.
Couples in interracial relationships see people when they look at them. Regardless of the color of your skin, you are beautiful. There is no dominant race. It's an illusion that racists have created to give themselves superiority and if you buy into it, you are buying into racism. Interracial love is something a lot of people will never understand. The thing I don't understand is, why is it an issue. Everybody has their preferences.  No one should have to settle for something they don't want to make anyone else happy. Love people for who they are.
The same goes for gay couples. They have every right to love who they want to love regardless of what other people think. They are the ones who have to go home everyday and fall into the arms of their lover. So, shouldn't they go home who they want to? Love hard and love who you want to love. That is the only way you will ever be happy. When someone gives you a long stare or a dirty look, give them a big smile and lean over and kiss your lover.

Diversity Is Strength

You can not determine what people are like simply by looking on the outside. You must experience them one at a time to enjoy their unique qualities.