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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 9396812" data-attributes="member: 27897">Being the pasty White guy, from a family that was heavily peppered with racists, I've seen the other side of that. It generally comes down to one of two &quot;reasons&quot;:1) &quot;They're one of the good ones.&quot;2) &quot;I can't be a bigot. I have a (insert race/colour/creed here) girlfriend.&quot;In other words, racists be racist.-----When presented with an opportunity, I'll generally try to actually meet up with people I seem to have an online connection with. I arranged to swing by the home of an online friend I had met on a rather large motorcycle message board, years back, on a drive back from visiting a RL friend in Alabama. Seems we were both pretty much exactly as we portrayed ourselves and kept in contact after that. Sadly, cancer got him the third time around, some years back.It's also how I ultimately met and made RL friends with many of the folks involved with Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. I've also met a number of other fans the same way. Now Seattle/Tacoma is my usual choice of vacation spot, so I can make the rounds visiting. There are actually some good things about the 'net.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 9396812, member: 27897"] Being the pasty White guy, from a family that was heavily peppered with racists, I've seen the other side of that. It generally comes down to one of two "reasons": 1) "They're one of the good ones." 2) "I can't be a bigot. I have a (insert race/colour/creed here) girlfriend." In other words, racists be racist. ----- When presented with an opportunity, I'll generally try to actually meet up with people I seem to have an online connection with. I arranged to swing by the home of an online friend I had met on a rather large motorcycle message board, years back, on a drive back from visiting a RL friend in Alabama. Seems we were both pretty much exactly as we portrayed ourselves and kept in contact after that. Sadly, cancer got him the third time around, some years back. It's also how I ultimately met and made RL friends with many of the folks involved with Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. I've also met a number of other fans the same way. Now Seattle/Tacoma is my usual choice of vacation spot, so I can make the rounds visiting. There are actually some good things about the 'net. [/QUOTE]

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