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Rasism ... ?

A former student claims in a lawsuit that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey discriminated against him for the way he described his background in classroom discussions on cultural diversity.

Paulo Serodio said that in 2006, he told a professor and classmates that he was ``white, African, American,'' which he says accurately reflects the fact that he was born in Mozambique but later became a U.S. citizen.

He said some classmates and staff members at New Jersey Medical School found it offensive that a Caucasian man would call himself ``African-American'' and that the fallout led to harassment and eventually his suspension from the school.

Serodio, who lives in Newark, said some school employees and students told him not to describe himself as ``African-American.'' In the aftermath of his comments, Serodio said, flyers were hung around the school mocking him, he was assaulted and his car was vandalized.

E chiar Tom Waits.

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cateodata te plictisesti prea mult si iti fuge mintea. Uneori se opreste in alte lumi fictive, in care totul e minunat . Alteori citesti cate o carte .. mai buna .. mai rea . uneori se opreste in fata timpului . trecutul mereu pare mai frumos, povestile pe care le auzim despre trecut sunt mai frumoase, lumea din trecut e mult mai grandioasa si mai magica, parca ar fi o lume a basmelor in care totul e posibil. cand e vorba despre un trecut mai recent, acum cateva saptamani sau luni, lumea nu e prea schimbata, totusi multe erau posibile, mai multe decat sunt in prezent. Cand e vorba despre un trecut mai indepartat, acum cativa ani, zeci sau sute de ani, mereu pare o lume magica a trecutului in care nu ne-ar fi tare greu sa credem ca pana si oamenii zburau, sau cine stie ce alte povesti care in prezent le trecem cu vederea prea usor si par prea gogonate. In fond, cu cat ne intoarcem mai mult si mai mult in timp, lumea pare tot mai frumoasa. Frumos, si trist. Ieri a fost mai bine ca azi si alaltaieri mai bine ca ieri, deci de doua ori mai bine decat azi. Maine va fi mai rau decat azi, si poimaine mai rau decat maine, deci de doua ori mai rau decat azi.