Hello Bj”rn.

18 Nov 06 22:02, you wrote to me:


 JS>>     Actually there are several levels of concern that come to
 JS>> mind. First is the concern of what attitude that the twins will
 JS>> have towards each other. Then there is the concern on what
 JS>> attitude that the parents might have regarding the twins. And
 JS>> then lastly is the concern on what attitude that the surrounding
 JS>> society may have about the twins. I am not suggesting that these
 JS>> concerns are guaranteed to occur. The surrounding society has a
 JS>> way of influencing peoples attitudes towards each other.

 BF> I think the society will be the worst. We have difficulties with
 BF> things like this. We tend to look down on everything that isn't
 BF> "normal".


     But what is "normal"? How many people does it take to decide what
"normal" is? In this scenario the twins didn't have a say in the color
of their skin. Actually they are who they are and not what they are.
Maybe I am abbynormal but I try to look beyond a person's color or
nationality. Good and bad comes in all colors.

     As you say the surrounding society would be more to blame for either
of the twins aquiring a bad attitude. People are quick to notice if someone
is 'different' be it in color or speech or handicap or sometimes nationality.
People are also quick to think that that difference equates to something
bad or not as good.

    Many years ago we lived in a neighborhood in Minneapolis (Population:
200K at the time) where we were the only white family for about a half
mile. I
tried to treat my neighbors as people instead of as black people. I kept
color out of the equation and I think that they respected that as I had
very little trouble with my neighbors.


 BF> ---

Jeff

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