DWTS: The Final Three and a lesson in tolerance! Hate the Hate!

Okay, just in case you have been living under a rock for the past couple of months this is season 10 of 'Dancing with the Stars' or DWTS, and it is now down to the final 3 contestants. Nicole, Erin and Evan. Or  as I am fond of pointing out a PCD, an ESPN, and MFS (male figure skater). Erin Andrews of ESPN, Evan Lysacek US Olympic Gold Medalist in Mens Figure Skating and Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussy Cat Dolls. Who will win the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy? My guess is Nicole, thru PCD she has proved she can sing and dance and she is lithe, limber & lovely (Erin Andrews is also lovely but more like the girl next door). Nicole's only problem is she is a perfectionist, she throws herself completely into what she is doing, the trouble starts when she melts down because of her frustration. One thing I have noticed is that Nicole is a very down to earth woman, in previous episodes of DWTS her family has been there to give support and you can tell she is very close and family oriented, she is especially close to her aunt who happens to have Downs Syndrome. Seeing Nicole dance to her aunts favorite song and to dedicate her dance to her was really touching. It touched me and made me get all choked up and believe me I not one to get all weepy and emotional. But I do have a soft spot for the developmentally disabled (growing up I had several friends along with a cousin who at the time were called 'retards', even today that word still pisses me off to no end. I spent time re-educating several classmates including friends, well former friends. Growing up I was taught by my family that we are all equal, that no one is above anyone else and this applies to all people regardless of skin color, race, ethnicity, education, gender, sexual orientation, religion. As members of the human race God made us all and that is all that matters we are all his children!) When people judge, label and hate their fellow man based on any of the above we all lose! When we hear someone else belittle another and keep silent we silently condone their actions wether we agree or not! As members of a society and nation that was built on freedoms we are still chained to hate! Yes I am white in my appearance but when I was born I was adopted, my birth mom was Jewish and being born of a Jewish mother makes me Jewish! Even though I don't practice Judaism I am still Jewish. I have spent a lot of time researching my heritage, rich in tradition, color and character. I have read about their struggles & their strife, and thru it all they never gave up. The Nazi's attempted to and came very close to wiping us off the earth yet here we still are! Before moving  to Texas I lived in Missouri and Oklahoma. Texas has the reputation of being full of bigots, haters, and highly intolerant of those not white, yet never have I encountered a more open, caring and tolerant state than this so-called hate state. My opinion of Texas is one of best examples of a true melting pot of racial harmony. This goes all the way back to its fight for independence from Mexico in 1836. When Sam Houston needed volunteers for his Texican army he didn't ask for only those whom were white, if you were able to fight you were needed, this meant that anyone and everyone joined in, including blacks, whites, hispanics, jews, Catholics, Protestants, Yankees, Europeans, ANYONE could and EVERYONE did join in for the cause! Jews fought at Goliad with Fannin and the battle of San Jacinto, Dr. Albert Levy became a surgeon to Texas forces in 1835 and was present during the capture of Bexar, later joining the Texas Navy the following year1. Source url'shttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/JJ/pxj1.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_history_in_Texas 
After the war when Texas was independent and it's own Republic these same people stayed, they weren't asked to leave, no they were welcomed and honored as the heroes that they were! Heroism is not  limited to any one group of people it is something anyone can share in and participate in. In fact you can be a hero today right this minute! How? By choosing to not discriminate, by speaking out against those who hate, by being a voice of reason and showing your human side. The side of us all!

FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT http://www.splcenter.org SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT! STOP THE HATE!