A little history lesson:
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All marriages between a white person and a negro, or between a white person and a person of negro descent, to the third generation, inclusive...are forever prohibited, and shall be void. Maryland
All persons licensed to conduct the business of selling beer or wine...shall serve either white people exclusively or colored people exclusively and shall not sell to the two races within the same room at any time. Georgia
The officer in charge shall not bury, or allow to be buried, any colored persons upon ground set apart or used for the burial of white persons. Georgia
No persons, firms, or corporations, who or which furnish meals to passengers at station restaurants... shall furnish said meals to white and colored passengers in the same room, or at the same table, or at the same counter. South Carolina
[The County Board of Education] shall provide schools of two kinds; those for white children and those for colored children. Texas
Let's compare that to Berkeley MEChA's constitution:
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Homophobia: We will not tolerate the exclusion of Lesbian/Gay/Bi-sexual/Transgender (LGBT) Chicanas/os. Homophobic remarks, comments, gestures, and/or doctrines will not be tolerated during any Berkeley MEChA meeting or event.
Mutual Respect: Disruptions, threats, rumors, slanders, and the pitting of Mechistas against one another will not be tolerated since it breeds disharmony and division amongst the membership.
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Racism: Racist remarks, comments, gestures, and/or doctrines will not be tolerated during any Berkeley MEChA meeting or event.
Sexism: Sexist remarks, comments, gestures, and/or doctrines will not be tolerated during any Berkeley MEChA meeting or event. We need the contributions of women and men working together for the betterment of nuestra Raza.
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Gender Issues: To address issues of sexism and homophobia within our community by providing Chicana/o and Combined Caucuses throughout the school year which will establish an open forum and creates lines of communication
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Berkeley MEChA will not restrict membership based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship or status as a covered veteran; we will not haze according to California State Law.
I suppose they're almost the same.
Meanwhile, Arnold, cousin of convicted killer Michael Skakel, is still associated with US English.
As a wise man once said, "Sure, you can criticize ____ without being anti-_____. But when you criticize _____ for things you ignore in others, it raises certain doubts."