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[aerdran]

I just got through watching an episode of Third Watch on tape, and it was an interesting and pretty thought provoking one. Racism loomed large. It started with the paramedic partners, Doc (black) and Carlos, going to a shooting at a restaurant. Some people died and Doc worked on a young black waitress. Got her to the hospital, yadda yadda, and all

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[triplee]

Yeah, it really is an issue that's gone from the obvious to the subtle these days. Admittedly, there are some places where it's still pretty blatant, but for the most part, it's one of those things that gets done quietly, and on both sides of the fence[1

[aerdran]

Yeah, I sure know about the racism thing being reversed. When I was working to adopt my two boys, their mother decided to make a reappearance. After having abandoned them at the ages of 11 and 13 after years of emotional abuse and some physical as well as subjecting them to her drug use, she decided to come back into the picture. She'd apparently "straightened out" and gotten engaged to some guy and wanted her kids back. Her reason to the judge for letting her have them instead of me? I'm white. Nevermind that the younger one was really stressed and quite scared about the thought of going back to her. She threw that line in that black kids should be raised by black parents. Such bullshit. Luckily, the judge, the black judge saw past all of that and quickly discounted her claims. It didn't help her case that everyone in her past told of her drug use and abuse. My brother hunted these people down as soon as he heard she was going to jump in, and I really appreciate his efforts. I now have my kids and she doesn't get so much as