I did not intend to be hurtful or lessen the Civil rights movement. I was in high school in Arkansas in 1957. I know what it was like, I only wanted to show how appalling it is to be entrenched in any form of racism whether it was the Nazi's the southern whites the even the romans against the Christians. hurting someone for being different and not fitting into a mold is very limiting. We should learn from each other, not condemn each other. It's ok to be different, it's not ok to strike out at that difference. What I said was historical and factual, fear drives racism, time has shown there is no reason to deny or fear differences. The dogs are important to me, they may pale in context of the Civil Rights movement, but they are important to me. I will respect your feelings and not bring up that analogy again Ann ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================