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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

The Fish Ponders the Ethical Dilemma of Racial Profiling

If you are a sea or tank dweller like I am, you have to 
think about your basic needs. There is food to find,
appropriate sleep to catch, and the ever present problem of boredom.

You also have to consider your safety.  Suppose your owner decides to create a diverse, almost multicultural collection of fish.....fish of every size and color.....fish of every temperament...you know what I mean.   Some fish are able to live in community with others.  These are tolerant and even friendly, but there are some fish you do best to avoid.  

Because of my goldfish persuasion and strongly held fish beliefs, I have noticed that some fish consider me to be less of a fish.  The Grouper, for example.  If I come near a Grouper, it would be the last think I would ever do!  There are few fish that are able to live under the oppressive  dominion of the Grouper peacefully. And these are cowardly fish indeed.  
They even give their own hatchlings to the 
Grouper for their feed The rest are considered mere fish food.   

We fish carefully note the physical characteristics of the Grouper....and avoid them like the plague!  If our owner is wise, he will also racially profile the Grouper and keep him in his own tank where he can cause little to no damage to the rest of the fish.

Humans would be wise to note the Groupers among them and take special caution so they do not become part of the food chain.  The will do irreperable damage!

There is no need to be afraid of the gentle angel fish, the diligent snails, even my phlegmatic plucustomus buddy is no danger.  But the Grouper will try to kill me and anything larger and smaller than itself 100% of the time and I will be certain to watch for them.

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