Sorry but it is not the same. One issue your are in control while the other one you are not in control. I can change clothes and fit right in with society rule on dress code but I can not change my skin or being human (even as light as Michael is, he is still black and the DNA will still say it).It's the same premise terrell. It's the victim being blamed for the attackers actions, plain and simple. I used an extreme example so you would get it. It was a choice to go against the grain in the 60s for civil rights, just as it is a choice to act in public as you want, even if it doesn't fit in. People being prejudiced against because of how they look or how they dress or their race is all based in the same principle. If you get beat up for fighting for civil rights, it's the same thing in a less sever form if you get called a freak because you act or dress differently. In fact, being attacked for having a differing perception is the base prejudice in which almost all others are born from. And that's the basic reason for why Michael is attacked. Because he thinks differently, which just takes form in differnt ways of his lifestyle.
I was born at the end of that era and experience some of it even when the laws on the book were there (the laws were not always enforced), I understand VERY WELL (and I am black). There is no comparison to CLOTHES to COLOR/RACE treatment.That's not the point terrell. The point is that those people CHOSE to fight against the laws and they payed the price. It was a choice. It's not about their race, it's about choosing to be different and then getting blamed for being attacked when they are. It's the same principle, you just aren't understanding it.
No, you don't understand my point. I'm not talking about them being black. I'm talking about them choosing to go against the grain and speak their minds on a particular subject. It's the same premise as choosing to live your life differently or act differently then what is the norm. I'm not talking about being born black and being unable to change your race, I'm talking about the chose to not conform to what is deemed appropriet out of fear. It IS the same, you just are taking it as the broaching or racial issues and taking the discussion away from the initial point. Prejudice is prejudice, in any form. Michael is attacked because he doesn't do what everyone else does or is supposed to do. Civil rights activists were attacked because they didn't do what they were supposed to or act like they were supposed to.
And what's more, if you THINK differently, you can do no more to change that then to change your race. Should Michael have to cover up the fact that he may see things a little differently simply because it doesn't go with what everyone else thinks?
Thanks for GeniBottle and laurenjayne, by the way. I'm glad you got what I meant.