Ethnic pride = happiness and health, says study (1 Viewer)

[Anti-Racism]

Ethnic pride can help teenagers maintain happiness when faced with stress, a Wake Forest University study showed.

Teens with positive feelings about their ethnic group said they were happier than those who have a more negative attitude about their ethnicity, Wake Forest University said.

"Adolescents with a high ethnic regard maintained a generally positive and happy attitude in the face of daily stressors and despite their anxious feelings," said Lisa Kiang, lead author of the study.

Based on the study's results, researchers said parents should encourage strong ethnic identity within their families.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061020-063518-8644r

 

[-Demosthenes-]

Maybe some kind of sense of culture, but "racial pride" is kind of dangerous. White supremacy not only enslaved other cultures, but cause hundreds of years of discrimination and now "white people" aren't allowed to even have a culture. Bad stuff happens.

 

[Binary_Digit]

Maybe some kind of sense of culture, but "racial pride" is kind of dangerous. White supremacy not only enslaved other cultures, but cause hundreds of years of discrimination and now "white people" aren't allowed to even have a culture. Bad stuff happens.

True, there needs to be a clear line between pride and arrogance.

 

[Diogenes]

If ethnic pride is the only thing they have to feel good about, they are probably insufferable losers. And it's not just white supremacy, it's any attitude of racial superiority - the Japanese occupation troops in WWII were just as hard to get along with as the Nazis.

 

[Joby]

I can see how having pride in your ancestors and specific culture can make you feel better about how you fit in society.

But saying that your heritage is superior to someone elses, making you superior, is simply ridiculous and let's not start that again.

 

[-Demosthenes-]

Yeah, feeling that your culture is unique and important, and a positive thing. But a lot of "racial pride" is just racism.

 

[Morrow]

These people are obviously idiots.