Poll:Are you Racist ?

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sxr7171

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Originally posted by: chrisms
People would call me racist. I don't understand people, lets use Mexicans as an example because I've experienced this recently, who are extremely proud of their culture. They listen to tons of latino rap music, talk constantly about how things are done "in Mexico," etc.

I think Jerry Springer said it best: 'How can you be proud of something you had no control over?' He used this at the end of a show about members of the KKK.

I see how you'd be proud of what your ancestors have done, such as great grandparents, but as a European-American I am not proud of what one of my people, Leonardo Da Vinci, did. I regard him as a great man, and I respect him, but the only way I am proud of him is in admiring what humans are capable of. I feel the same way about Ghengis Khan, a non-European.

And as someone who is constantly around people of hip-hop styles, I can say that I am starting to be racist towards some black people. I understand they're not all like this because I've seen it, but there are tons that are extremely loud, dishonest, aggressive, and sheeplike in their following of what the media tells them to do. Those people piss me off, and yes I discriminate against a guy wearing a huge Fubu shirt, sideways cap, baggy pants, and the newest Nike shoes. Because in my experience, 99% of the time he is a jackass.


Yeah, 99% of the time they're jackasses, but I've seen black people, white people and asian people who do the whole sideways cap, baggy pants, Fubu shirt thing.

Most of the black people I know are not like that.
 

sxr7171

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Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
Anyone who voted no is a liar. Everyone has stereotypes, I'm not saying I'm all white power, sieg heil, neo-nazi stuff, just saying that everyone has little stereotypes. i.e. Asian's can't drive.

It's "eg" not "ie."



Just like in "Get Shorty."
 

Ausm

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Amused
I'm not a racist. But I am a raging culturalist. People's cultures are NOT inherent traits.
You Yankees and your opinions. :roll:


:p

Hey now, I spent over ten years living in the South. I'm more Southern than Midwestern... by a long shot.



That is nothing to be proud of ;)

Sysadmin
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: Sysadmin
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Amused
I'm not a racist. But I am a raging culturalist. People's cultures are NOT inherent traits.
You Yankees and your opinions. :roll:


:p

Hey now, I spent over ten years living in the South. I'm more Southern than Midwestern... by a long shot.



That is nothing to be proud of ;)

Sysadmin

...says the cheese head. :p

Seriously, I like southerners better than midwesterners. Much more friendly.
 

Linflas

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Originally posted by: XZeroII
Anyone who says they aren't are lying. Everyone is racist to some degree.

racist

adj 1: based on racial intolerance; "racist remarks" 2: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: antiblack, anti-Semitic, anti-Semite(a)] n : a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others [syn: racialist]

Based on that definition I can most definitely state I am not a racist. Believe it or not, I don't really care.
 

tahoe1

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Nope. I'm Asian-Pacific. But, I hardly fit the stereotypes that's associated with being one.... I drive a domestic sedan and minivan, I like guns, I listen to mostly alternative music (even though my 8-year old think I'm too old for it), and despite being 40 years old, I can hold my own quite well when playing front yard basketball with the neighborhood teens. Having been a navy brat, I got used to meeting different people of different races at an early age.

Having become a successful weatherman and living in a nice home in a nice neighborhood, I felt compelled at times to help those less fortunate than I, and I do. But, make no mistake, I'm quite aware that there are those people who resent my kind. I don't hate them or anything. I just avoid them and make sure I'm well equipped to handle any situation.....

I don't really have any stereotypes although my mom did have a few. I do have a beef with those who abuse the welfare system. Several years ago, I was in a Lucky supermarket in Florida. My cart had maybe 14 or 15 small items on it. I was walking to the checkout counter when a big lady with two carts overflowing with groceries cut me off. I'm sure she knew I had much less groceries than her's. But, she ignored me anyway. I let it go seeing that she's paying with foodstamps. I thought nothing more of it until I saw the same lady loading her groceries in a brand-spanking new Lexus....I just had to shake my head.....
 

DWW

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Hey fredtam did you get that from Eric Raymond? He caught a lot of flack for his blog entry that reads the same as your statement pretty much. It goes on to say that the "average IQ of African blacks is not far above what is considered the threshold of mental retardation in the US. And yes, it's genetic; seems to be about 85% heritable"

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That is a pretty bold statement though I wouldn't disagree that some groups of people are different than others. We are different in appearance so it is only reasonable to expect some are further developed with respect to general intelligence. Whites have higher instances of many cancers where Blacks have sickle cell so we must think that there is a difference with other parts of the body (brain).

A very large amount of the famous scientists and mathematicians from the period of mid 1800s to mid 1900s were Ashkenazic Jews too which kind of reinforces what Eric said.
 

fredtam

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Originally posted by: DWW
Hey fredtam did you get that from Eric Raymond? He caught a lot of flack for his blog entry that reads the same as your statement pretty much. It goes on to say that the "average IQ of African blacks is not far above what is considered the threshold of mental retardation in the US. And yes, it's genetic; seems to be about 85% heritable"

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That is a pretty bold statement though I wouldn't disagree that some groups of people are different than others. We are different in appearance so it is only reasonable to expect some are further developed with respect to general intelligence. Whites have higher instances of many cancers where Blacks have sickle cell so we must think that there is a difference with other parts of the body (brain).

A very large amount of the famous scientists and mathematicians from the period of mid 1800s to mid 1900s were Ashkenazic Jews too which kind of reinforces what Eric said.

No didn't get it from there. There are quite a few studies on the subject most of which are a little old. You can find more in the book The Bell Curve. It is not PC to have such theories and there are always people that will say the test are flawed. You can read arguments against the results in The Mismeasure of Man.
 

rh71

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I say "WTF" to the things asians do more than any other race... so what does that make me ?
 

tahoe1

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" I say "WTF" to the things asians do more than any other race... "

Ummm. Like what, besides having a much wider array of what's considered edible? ;)
 

rile0161

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From my experience, minorities tend to be more racist towards non-minorities then vice versa.
 

DAPUNISHER

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There is only one race, the Human race, now get through your denial and deal with it :)