Honesty Poll: Are You Racist?

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[QUOTE="greenprince"]95 people admitted that they were racist.:?LJS9502_basic

They're honest. Most people have some form of bias whether it is obvert or subconcious. There are very few people that are truly objective. Most people don't tolerate overt racism, but hidden forms of bias exist everywhere. I feel safer knowing that people at least acknowlege that as opposed to stick their heads in the sand and tell everyone how open minded they are.

Well....some people are that open minded.;)

It's possible, but unlikely. I think humans tend to lean toward familiarity and shared values. We are dividers by nature - it's how we organize thing. We perceive differences. Now certainly there is a difference between being racist and being biased. I think most people aren't racist - in the sense that they aren't members of the KKK or view other groups as being less than human. But I think people do have some subtle or subconscious biases about different groups. It may be as simple as being uncomfortable around a group of youths of a different race to disliking certain forms of culture that seem different to you.

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[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]LJ, do I need to acquiesce to society's standards of 'good' and 'cool' as well?LJS9502_basic

No...those are subjective...not objective. Regarding race....pigment, physical characteristics, and geographical ethnicity are all used to determine race. Not the same as fads.

I don't personally like racial cIassification. However, you asked about society. I think humans are merely human.

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"] There is some criteria for determining if someone is emo. Would you say that a dissenting opinion of what an emo is would contain less truth because it is not a mainstream belief?LJS9502_basic

I believe there is some science behind racial cIassification....but not emo.

It's possible, but unlikely. I think humans tend to lean toward familiarity and shared values. We are dividers by nature - it's how we organize thing. We perceive differences. Now certainly there is a difference between being racist and being biased. I think most people aren't racist - in the sense that they aren't members of the KKK or view other groups as being less than human. But I think people do have some subtle or subconscious biases about different groups. It may be as simple as being uncomfortable around a group of youths of a different race to disliking certain forms of culture that seem different to you.

sonicare

Actually, I like diversity. I find other cultures fascinating and I like learning about them. I'd always wished to have the money to travel and experiene the differences on a day to day level. Being emersed in the experience so to speak.

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[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"] There is some criteria for determining if someone is emo. Would you say that a dissenting opinion of what an emo is would contain less truth because it is not a mainstream belief?CptJSparrow

I believe there is some science behind racial cIassification....but not emo.

Fashions change, (the same individual can change fashion daily)....genetics not so much. While it may be superficial...it is categorized differences. And as you know...mankind needs labels.

Yes I see everyone that isn't human as inferior. Mercenary848

I feel the same way.

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Because one deals with superficial genetic variation and the other by fashion trends? These are merely different by different replicators and science can be used to describe variation by either mechanism -- the meme or the gene.LJS9502_basic

Fashions change, (the same individual can change fashion daily)....genetics not so much. While it may be superficial...it is categorized differences. And as you know...mankind needs labels.

angry hill billy: all these imgrants do is steal our jobs!

educated funny guy: oh im sorry sir. did you want to drive a cab? did you want to open up a dollar store?

Nope.

I think the question of "are you racist" ultimately boils down to: do you care about other human beings enough so as to disregard each individual's differences from yourself and condemn what you deem to be their faults compassionately. And this is on a universal scale, not "forgive so and so a race for such an such a characteristic".

Why did you bump this kurama?rockguy92

lol i was shocked to see how many racist people are on here, i just couldnt believe it. But sorr for bumping it.

I'm not racist, but I do stereotype. Everyone does when they first meet a person, it's one of the basic mechanisms of the human brain, drawing on previous experience when dealing with a new situation.

I don't, however, hold an irrational disregard or hatred for an entire race of human beings.

Not really but. I had this Korean boss when I worked at DQ and he would take behind my back in Korean about me and he was clueless to what went on in his own store. So I quit and ever since I quit there Korean people piss me off. Otherwise no.XFull_MetalX

[QUOTE="XFull_MetalX"]Not really but. I had this Korean boss when I worked at DQ and he would take behind my back in Korean about me and he was clueless to what went on in his own store. So I quit and ever since I quit there Korean people piss me off. Otherwise no.XFull_MetalX

i used ot work with a korean person, i was telling him what a zoo was and he kept saying "jew" instead of "zoo" >___>

This is a trick question. Everyone is racist, to a degree.

There are three types of people in this world pertaining to racism.

1. The people who claim they are not racist. These people are just lying to themselves, plain and simple. See type number 2 to demonstrate why I think these people are somewhat ignorant.

2. "casual" racists. I hesitate to call these people racist because they never act on it, but these are the "grey" thinkers out there. They realize that stereotypes, like rumors, are all true at some level. They might have never ever used the word n***** or s**** to describe a black or hispanic person respectively, but they do realize that such stereotypes do exist.

3. "actual" racists. These are the people that act on it. KKK members, business owners that dont hire minorities, and your grandma that locks the car door when a black male walks by. They likely have legit reasons for their racism, but it is none the less unfair on their behalf.

I put myself in category 2. While I have never thought or called someone a n***** or any derogatory term for a race, I do not lie to myself. When I see a 1983 honda accord with rims that cost more than the car, aluminum sideskirts, and a mismatched paint job, I say to myself "I bet thats a hispanic person driving the car" and thus far I have yet to be proven wrong. Now this may seem wrong to you Type Ones out there (see above), but that fact is its true...some people (not all) fall into the stereotypes that describe their race.