This post will deal with contentious issues of the way race is perceived and how that perception directly impacts the treatment of various ethnic groups, specifically as I have experienced it in Japan. Please understand that the following is my way of looking at such topics, and I understand it is not the way of everyone. My education is comprised primarily of evolutionary biology, behavior studies, and neurobiology, so I am in no way able to look through a sociological or anthropological lens. If you are qualified (like one of my sisters), please feel free to comment for the benefit of everyone reading this blog. First, I think it's necessary to state that I believe bigotry and racism exist everywhere, in everyone, to greater or lesser degrees. According to The American Heritage Dictionary online at answers.com, a bigot is someone "who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intol...
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