I just came in from walking my dog "The Mic-maq Attack" and was taken with a thought. As soon as I exited the building in which we live we (the dog and I) were greeted with loud talking, laughing etc...(alcohol sounds) from across the street. It seems there was a gathering of sorts and a celebration was at hand. I began to think how awful it would be if I was their neighbour. It pisses me off to no end when I am kept awake by unthoughtful people. Then I thought "Well, what if they invited the neighbours. That would be cool." Then I thought "What if they didn't invite the neighbours. What if they just said the neighbours could go fuck themselves." Maybe it was more like "Lets party. Who gives a crap about them white assholes." or any ethnic slur that comes to your mind. It struck me that people do tend to objectify those of another race much more than they would their "own". We see it on a daily basis and every society has a long list of rationalizations for feeling and saying the things they do. This is of course a generalization. There are people in this world who are colour blind and tolerent of other ideas, but I think overall its a rarity. Of course you could shove my whole premise out the window by just stating "It was just a fucking party" and you wouldn't be wrong for it. Of course, you wouldn't be right either.