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How do you define racism?

cullennz said:
Shame I and loads of others can't comment on such an interesting thread.

But apparently the rest of the world's millennia of history on the definition of racism is irrelevant when you can just look at the US
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I can openly admint I am unaware of if the ongoing discussion on defining racism is happening globally. I specified the USA as that is where I see the current debate being held.

There is no reason not to give your opinion though, as I enjoy having my perceptions changed and opinions challenged.
 
fuelair said:
How do you define racism?
A silly and artificial assumption of inferiority of persons of different skin color and minor other features based purely on your ignorance of human evolution/micro evolution and the effects of sunlight as your ancestors stayed in or moved away from the equator - north or south either way (if you moved your skin got lighter over thousands of years the further North or South you moved). We have a thread or five already operating (no offense, they are not that obvious mostly). Note, the your above is being used as third person, not referring to you here.
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Ooooooor a deep desire to run against other people and win!!!!!:jaw-dropp:):thumbsup:
 
psionl0 said:
OP might say "only in America" but we know differently.

The belief that only white people can be racist is a racist belief in itself. It assumes that other races are inferior and so are incapable of racism.
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Indeed

White people have just had more practice
 
psionl0 said:
So all the SJWs and other "skeptics" on this forum are wrong? :eek:
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Racism has been going on for millenia.

Over many hundreds of cultures.

But this thread demanded it be only the US.

And the vast vast majority is white/black.

Not sure why you are asking stupid questions when it's obvious you know this and seem to be playing some weird word game
 
cullennz said:
Racism has been going on for millenia.

Over many hundreds of cultures.

But this thread demanded it be only the US.

And the vast vast majority is white/black.

Not sure why you are asking stupid questions when it's obvious you know this and seem to be playing some weird word game
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I'm guessing he is of the same opinion and having a laugh.
 
cullennz said:
Not sure why you are asking stupid questions when it's obvious you know this and seem to be playing some weird word game
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And I don't know why you are taking this thread seriously.

Everybody with half a brain knows that racism is not confined to any particular race or period of time. Yet many posting here seem to believe that only white on black racism exists.
 
psionl0 said:
And I don't know why you are taking this thread seriously.

Everybody with half a brain knows that racism is not confined to any particular race or period of time. Yet many posting here seem to believe that only white on black racism exists.
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As I said.

This thread demanded only the US and the vast vast majority is whites towards blacks

Other examples are in the US relatively minor.

And everything else irrelevant
 
psionl0 said:
So all the SJWs and other "skeptics" on this forum are wrong? :eek:
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As a cultural thing of mostly local import, racism/localism has existed - according to the work of anthropologists and archaeologists, since the time of the early humans...........
 
At the end of the day. In the US it's white on black.

Be it slavery

Jesse Owens having to ride on the front of the bus and use the freight lift to his own olympic celebration.

Personally makes me find the outrage at the BLM movement from whiteys quite amusing
 
psionl0 said:
And I don't know why you are taking this thread seriously.

Everybody with half a brain knows that racism is not confined to any particular race or period of time. Yet many posting here seem to believe that only white on black racism exists.
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What kind of argument would it take you to adopt the current social sciences understanding of racism as a power dynamic?
 
Molinaro said:
I find the following definition to be quite sufficient:

If awareness of someone's ethnic background causes you to speak with, act towards, or think about them in a way that differs from how you treat people of different eye colors, you are racist.
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Does this apply to attraction? Am I racist if I find one skin tone, hair colour, or whatever more attractive than another? If so, does it matter?

Let's not pretend that people treat those they are attracted to the same as those they find unattractive, on aggregate.

Also, aren't people on average at least a little bit racist by this definition since we all have our in-group, out-group preferences (biologically and culturally?)
 
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