Is racial discrimination less prominent today then it use to be

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#1 mastercleft
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today in US history class the topic of racial discrimination came up and a few comments that were said by me and others made me think is there really less racial discrimination today then there used to be. what do you think and why.
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#2 Boring_Bland
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It's just as common if not more.
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#3 Shadow_Spinner
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Less prominent...but it still exists
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#4 Ze_ALEX
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civil rights...well basically none
among society...the same or slightly less
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#5 soldier-dark
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It's just directed more towards white people now by the ignorant, that's the thing.
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#6 ognen
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I think it is!
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#7 GTA3_Darkel
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It's just directed more towards white people now by the ignorant, that's the thing.soldier-dark

Ive been discriminated before and im not white.

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#8 Boring_Bland
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It's just directed more towards white people now by the ignorant, that's the thing.soldier-dark

yeah, whites definitely drew the short straw this time around....

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#9 Boring_Bland
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[QUOTE="soldier-dark"]It's just directed more towards white people now by the ignorant, that's the thing.GTA3_Darkel

Ive been discriminated before and im not white.

Good for you. He's not saying that it's only directed towards whites, just more of it is nowadays.

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#10 soldier-dark
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[QUOTE="soldier-dark"]It's just directed more towards white people now by the ignorant, that's the thing.GTA3_Darkel

Ive been discriminated before and im not white.

Well, my statement may not be completely true, but if you live in certain areas it is. Many black kids in my school hate white people because they're white. It's ignorance and hipocracy at its best when this happens, and it's becoming common unfortunately. Apparently it's impossible to destroy racism in the modern world.
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#11 KingOfKonging
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Is this a serious question?

Anyone who believes it is is an idiot.

Dude,SLAVERY used to be a cultural institution.

You used to not be able to obtain certain rights because of the color of your skin. not be able to vote, used certain public transportation, drinking fountains, eat in certain restaurants, live in certain places, work in certain places - it goes on and on. The color of your skin used to completely determine the amount of freedom you were granted.... and if was of African heritage the amount used to be "none at all."

Does it still exist? Of course.

Anywhere close to what it used to be? No.

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#12 SolidSnake35
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I've learnt to keep my mouth closed. You can't say anything without being racist, and until people stop being so quick to accuse, racism will never go away.
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#13 Boring_Bland
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I've learnt to keep my mouth closed. You can't say anything without being racist, and until people stop being so quick to accuse, racism will never go away.SolidSnake35

Same, i've just learned to never talk(except for on the interwebs). Especially to black people. Anything you say to them is either racist or offencive in some way, shape, or form.

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#14 Kalionix
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To the OP.Not according to the NAACP.

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#15 Serial-No_3404
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its still prominent but its just not as blatant
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#16 iArab
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Not in my school. All the hate is directed to the Arabs and the Jews. :(
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#17 deactivated-5e97585ea928c
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Not in my school. All the hate is directed to the Arabs and the Jews. :(iArab
Same here
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#18 Autobon
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No its really not that big of a problem anymore. I do laugh at the people that get pulled over by a cop and then accuse he/she of being racist. Seriously, that crap has to stop.

A lot of people who claim they are victims of racism, are full of crap, and just say that so that they can get out of trouble with the law, or benefit from it.

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#19 EboyLOL
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Yes.

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#20 Autobon
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Not in my school. All the hate is directed to the Arabs and the Jews. :(iArab

What i found most of the time, is that the hate goes both ways.

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#21 Myrkan
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I'm white, but I'm not going to be afraid expressing my feelings in public about other races. I would never disrespect a black person by saying the N word in their face, but if your going to tell me that stereotypes aren't true and I shouldnt talk about them because their racist, then I'll just create another stereotype that will quickly describe a person like you. And someone give me one stereotype in society that isnt true. The black and latino society have more gangs and usually cause more violence thanmost otherraces. I understand that the white people who are violent and commit crimes are usually stupid and annoying, but try and tell me that stereotype isnt true. I know I sound like a bigot, but trust me, I have respect for all races. I respect them by expressing myself in front of them, and not making them feel awkward because I'm afraid to talk about them in a certain manner. Sorry if I offended anyone.
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#22 spacedog1973
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No its really not that big of a problem anymore. I do laugh at the people that get pulled over by a cop and then accuse he/she of being racist. Seriously, that crap has to stop.

A lot of people who claim they are victims of racism, are full of crap, and just say that so that they can get out of trouble with the law, or benefit from it.

Autobon

This is why racial discrimination will take ages to die; Ignorance.

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#23 Autobon
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Ignorance.spacedog1973

Please explain how i am wrong.

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#24 greenprince
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Actually in the area I live its about discriminating a person based on their beliefs system. Whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim or Atheist -I always find people who hate on other people simply because of their belief system.
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#25 1005
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Around this time last year a friend of mine was invited to the house party of someone he went to college with and he was allowed to bring as many friends as he wanted. It was a "bring your own bottle" party so we all popped into Tesco on the way there and i saw a deal for some 8.4% volume cans of cider that were priced at £1.50 for 4 cans. So i bought 8 of them and was well chuffed because i had only spent £3 on enough cider to have a good time when buying other brands would of cost a helluva lot more for 8 cans.

So we arrived and cracked open the drink and got down to business when all of a sudden a guy at the party calls me out. Having consumed a few cans i wasn't fully with it and so i didn't respond or say anything since i was happily drinking and joking with my mates. Then the guy thinks im ignoring him on purpose and gets in my face shouting stuff about me being a racist because the cider i was drinking had a red "K" on each side of the can. So it looked like i was drinking "KKK" cider, and considering the can is black he got even more angry about this.

Eventually i realised what he was trying to say and i told him i just bought it for the price and that he misjudged the situation, i wasn't ignoring him because i'm an "ignorant white boy" as he called me. Some of his friends and my own calmed the situation down and took him outside to chill out and my friend who is south american just laughed so hard as he sat rolling a cigarette.

But ever since that party i swear the world has taken political correctness to a whole new extreme level of madness when someone accuses another person of being racist just because they are drinking cheap cider which happens to have a K logo printed on three sides of the can. Needless to say ever since then i have never bought that cider again for fear of encountering a similar situation.

I'm white and i'm not racist at all but i actually feel uncomfortable talking about racism since everyone scrutinises what you say and takes it out of context in todays society.

Wiki link to the cider i was talking about.

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#26 Proobie44
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I've learnt to keep my mouth closed. You can't say anything without being racist, and until people stop being so quick to accuse, racism will never go away.SolidSnake35
Exactly, my school makes fun of anything. In history when we're learning about Christianity they were asking dumb questions like "Was Jesus a Homo "Was Jesus a virgin?". I was offended big time :?
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#27 --Anna--
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A little less.
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#28 dipper145
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It is more common to hear words like n**ger j*p c**nk and cr**ker, especially around peers,but now a days they hold less meaning. To me at least, I barely see the racism in such words. Some racist words are just ridiculous and I dont see how they are even offensive. I haven't heard a person called one of the racists word in a negative manner in years.
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#29 Thyeora
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There is defenitely less, and it would appear that racism seems more porominent among the minority groups now-a-days, who really don't do themselves much justice...

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#30 Fortier
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Of course it is. The problem is, its gone too far in the other direction, so now whites are getting discriminated against without protection.
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#31 mastercleft
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It seems today things are just blown out of proportion alot. I could say to someone of i had some crackers last night they were good. And bam someone will say that is not a good thing to say. Today people blow things out of proiportion and need to lighten up big time.
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#32 Shiggums
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I think a lot of what is considered racial discrimination isn't even racial discrimination. Much of it is overblown, or someone just plays the race card. Happens a lot lately...