dissociation844

There IS a small portion of the Ukrainian society that are ultra-nationalists and neo-Nazis. This most definitely does not represent the majority of Ukrainians nor does it represent the majority of the protestors. I would not be surprised if this group was among those provoking violence. This is probably one reason that the pro-Yanokovich supporters in the East and South refer to the protesters as neo-Nazis.

After living in Ukraine, I can say that a lot of the racism in Ukraine is probably due to lack of exposure to diversity and true ignorance. Most children in my town had never seen a person of color in real life before and all they know they get from the media. They live in a very homogenous society and many villages and towns have no idea of diversity or any experience or knowledge of how to live with people who are different from them.

Also, the n-word is used quite often out of ignorance. The Ukrainian word sounds almost the same as the n-word and they do not place negative historical or cultural attachment to the word in most cases.

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This is my first time hearing about this and I'm super excited! I absolutely loved Roswell and y'all in it.

Have y'all thought about doing any convention circuits? We would love to see you at DragonCon in Atlanta one year.

Thanks for spreading the word! Slava Ukraini!