What's Wrong With Racism?

[MountainPine]

You do know that the Northern Europeans had a writing system (Runes) that dates back before any Asian civilization, right? You have no proof that the Europeans were regarded as savages or "filthy brutes" by anyone, especially by the Amerinds, whom barbarically scalped people. FYI, the plague was brought to Europe by the Huns. It had nothing to do with hygiene. Don't accuse me of spewing out what you are spewing.

 

[Acim]

What's Wrong With Racism?

Thoughts? Opinions?

I'm racist. It's not something I choose to be. When I see a black person in public, I do my best to avoid them. Of course it's not fair, but why should I care? My dislike of black people hurts nobody.

*Added thread's title into quote, as it is part of overall inquiry in OP.

The "when I see a black person in public..." assertion, doesn't strike me as racism. I see nothing wrong (for society) by this chosen course of action. I would have inquiries about that type of situation that would I think lead you to seeing what is wrong or hard to stay consistent with it. Like, if the person is say half black, then what? I'm guessing, avoidance. What if it is really tan white person? Curious how you respond to that. What if it is black person that you desire something from, i.e. in a place of business and you have a need to fulfill? If suggesting you would not avoid, then I'm curious how a) that is consistent with what you are stating and b) what that encounter might be like for you?

If advocating that all others ought to be like you, and that avoidance of all black people is best for society, that would probably move into territory of racism. Even then, with free speech, I'd have no issues with that. If seeking some sort of political power to ensure that a person, say like me, would not have the choice to disobey such a policy, then I think it wouldn't be too hard to show what's wrong with that. Could just substitute it with say 'all white people' or 'all atheists' or whatever. If able to identify it as wrong for whole set of people, then likely not too challenging to see how it could be wrong for any set of people. Still might not change your stance (all black people ought to be avoided), but at least the titular inquiry will have been addressed/answered.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

You do know that the Northern Europeans had a writing system (Runes) that dates back before any Asian civilization, right?

Wrong. Runes aren't that old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes#Origins

Celts and Slavs didn't really write much, either.

Chinese writing dates back to about 1,500 BC.

You have no proof that the Europeans were regarded as savages or "filthy brutes" by anyone, especially by the Amerinds, whom barbarically scalped people.

You really need to stop spewing nonsense and go learn your history.

"You tell me then that I must perish like the flowers that I cherish. Nothing remaining of my name, nothing remembered of my fame? But the gardens I planted still are young – The songs I sang will still be sung!"
- Huexotzin, Prince of Texcoco, c 1484 (G. Jennings, Aztec)

The Europeans burned people alive, practiced hanging, drawing and quartering, threw people to dogs, had all sorts of imaginative torture instruments, practiced animal blood sports (bear baiting and so on), burned cats alive because of their stupid superstitions and so on and so forth. But you talk about scalping? LOL.

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1999/3/99.03.03.x.html
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...ry-of-americas-early-history-22739301/?no-ist
http://richard-hooker.com/sites/worldcultures/CHING/EUROPE.HTM

FYI, the plague was brought to Europe by the Huns. It had nothing to do with hygiene. Don't accuse me of spewing out what you are spewing.

And one of the reasons why it so devastated Europe is because the Europeans were filthy, didn't bathe and lived in squalor. The streets were filled with human waste because they would throw it out of their windows into the street.

 

[Acim]

I don't see blacks as less than me. I just don't like them based on experience.

This is clearly not racism. Reading more of the thread, you are not racist. You are expressing prejudice. You are pre-judging all people of a group that you identify as 'black' and suggesting a strong dislike that you have. Some of your remarks are racist, but you are justifying them based on your experience.

If coming into a forum and presenting certain stereotypes of black people, based on your past experiences, and then having others share with you their experiences which would counter your assertions (i.e. all black people are generally more rude), then you would be exposed to the idea that your notions are not true for ALL black people. You would actually have (indirect) experience that counters what you are purporting as accurate claim. If you wish to maintain the prejudice, that's fine. Entirely on you, but if seeking dialogue in open forum, what might you think could possibly change your prejudicial views? Please, present an example of what that looks like.

 

[VioletVortex]

I will make this statement very open to interpretation, but there is nothing inherently wrong with racism. In essence, it is the same as hating a banana because it is yellow and long, and preferring the shiny, round, red apple. People are like apples and bananas, except for the fact that they are conscious on levels that very from person to person. Now, consciousness should not obligate someone to treat the person a certain way, as everyone is conscious to some extent. Now, if someone is going to be racist against me for being white, I will be extremely mad at them, and I may fight depending on how I feel. But I'm not going to be a member of the PC minority protection here, and look out for races other than my own, simply because they are not my own. I have friends of different races, black, white, Asian, mixed, so don't go off on me for being "racist".

 

[zahra67]

Thoughts? Opinions?

I'm racist. It's not something I choose to be. When I see a black person in public, I do my best to avoid them. Of course it's not fair, but why should I care? My dislike of black people hurts nobody.

hello.
here the viewpoint of islam about it.
god almighty in the holy quran chapter 49, verse 11 until 13, says:

. O you who believe! let not [one] people laugh at [another] people perchance they may be better than they, nor let women [laugh] at [other] women, perchance they may be better than they; and do not find fault with your own people nor call one another by nicknames; evil is a bad name after faith, and whoever does not turn, these it is that are the unjust.
O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it; and be careful of [your duty to] Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning [to mercy], Merciful.
O you men! surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful [of his duty]; surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.

 

[Silverscale derg]

Thoughts? Opinions?

I'm racist. It's not something I choose to be. When I see a black person in public, I do my best to avoid them. Of course it's not fair, but why should I care? My dislike of black people hurts nobody.

If humans separate creatures such as brown and green anoles as different species then I believe humans should be split as a test, I personally have no issue with having intermingling with related species such as the green and brown anole. The only thing different is the scale color, same with humans. I want them to stop calling brown anoles invasive