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fandomsecrets2011-07-10 03:51 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2011-07-10 03:51 pm
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I don't assume most people are Christian or even Republican (conservative/liberal is different, I think since they can exist in both parties) because it's been obvious since I've hit high school that's not the case. I don't see myself as privileged at all.
If someone said they didn't celebrate Christmas I'd ask why because I'd be curious. I don't care if people celebrate Christmas or not. For me, even if it's not about Christ (for some people I know it's not) then it's about family and friends.
So if you said 'I don't because of 'x'' I'd say 'oh, that's cool.' I think it's rather silly for someone to tell you you need/should celebrate something.
And it's okay, I accept your apology. I was just speaking from my own experiences. I can understand the needling feeling. It happens no matter where you are because we don't all believe the same thing.
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I understand, but you must understand that this gets tiresome to those of us who go through this questioning process constantly. That is what it is to be part of a marginalized group - you're constantly being questioned on why you're not part of the mainstream.
Upon reading some of your other responses, I'm not sure what you know what other people mean by marginalization. Some guy in Kansas - a majority Christian state - saying that Christians are dicks isn't marginalizing Christians. One person can't do that. It takes a whole society to marginalize minority groups. I get that you were offended, but you weren't marginalized.
OTOH, I am marginalized when I know that despite any other qualifications I might have, I would have a tough time running for elected office because I am not a Christian. There is one person in federal elected office who openly shares my beliefs.
If you live in the United States and are a Christian, you are privileged over all other religious groups, period. Your complaints that someone was mean to you do not compare to the society-wide exclusion that the minority religious groups experience.
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I know the reasoning why if that's true but there's always a chance to create a better understanding of something that doesn't get a lot of good press. For example I'm part of the gothic culture. A lot of Christians don't understand it. I get a lot of questions and am told what I'm doing is not Christian. But whenever I'm asked questions I try to help them understand that it's really okay.
It's not the same as religion, I know, but I know a bit about what you go through.
I didn't mean to say marginalized in the comments above. Sorry for that.
And no, it's not just about someone is being mean to me that prompted my responses. It's the fact that if I say I'm Christian I get a lot of bad looks and this is in a supposedly red state. There are more smaller religous groups than Christians that I've encountered. Such as Buddism, Muslim, wiccan and others.
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I'm sorry - eh, wait, what am I saying, I'm not sorry you occasionally get people questioning your motives. I'm glad, because maybe it will help you be a little understanding of what it's like to be a minority.
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I don't understand your sarcasm because I just said that I know what you feel like, even if it's not on the same level.
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