Why racism still exists in 21st century?

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#1 indzman
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Sad but truth is racism is everywhere even in 21st century ( present ). In western to asian countries. From Sports to Jobs. Seems there's no stoppping racism completely.

I ask intelligent OT users , whats your opinion on racism existing even on 21st century ( period of globalisation , education ). Whats the reason?

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#2 chaoscougar1
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Fear and ignorance
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#3 indzman
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Fear and ignorancechaoscougar1

From?

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#4 DeadMan1290
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I don't know why in today's day and age people are still being racist. Equally those who think others are racist just because you say something about a certain race. Stupid really.

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#5 Ninja-Hippo
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An inadequate and underfunded education system.
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#6 branketra
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Fear and ignorancechaoscougar1
I can't think of a simpler answer.
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#7 Spinnerweb
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Because the people who are racist are idjits who can't be original in their insults.
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#8 chaoscougar1
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[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"]Fear and ignoranceindzman

From?

The bad actions of a few Lack of education One bad experience
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#9 mrmusicman247
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I blame the parents.
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#10 CRS98
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Time doesn't heal so quickly.
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#11 indzman
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"]Fear and ignorancechaoscougar1

From?

Lack of education

Why some well off / educated peeps are also racist?

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#12 chaoscougar1
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[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"][QUOTE="indzman"]

From?

indzman

Lack of education

Why some well off / educated peeps are also racist?

That's why I gave you three explanations
Also, pregidous seems to be passed on between generations too easily

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#13 Pirate700
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Nothing can stop racism. A lot of people naturally hate anything that different from what they are or what they like. It's not just racism.

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#14 indzman
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"]Lack of education chaoscougar1

Why some well off / educated peeps are also racist?

That's why I gave you three explanations
Also, pregidous seems to be passed on between generations too easily

mhm

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#15 DeadMan1290
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I blame the parents. mrmusicman247

Yes. You can blame parents to an extent. I think once a kid reaches his teenage years he can make desicions for himself. Influences from school, friends, jobs and so on can add to that.

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#16 Smashbrossive50
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these people don't remember or recall Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech,that can abolish racism across the world
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#17 themajormayor
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It's alot less now then it used to be. Maybe in some hundred years it will be completely eliminiated

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#18 indzman
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these people don't remember or recall Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech,that can abolish racism across the worldSmashbrossive50

What Martin Luther King Jr said special in the speech?

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#19 Pirate700
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Fear and ignorancechaoscougar1
I don't see how fear has anything to do with it.

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#20 DeadMan1290
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It's alot less now then it used to be. Maybe in some hundred years it will be completely eliminiated

themajormayor

If in a 100 years only ONE race will be living in the world then yes. Otherwise, I highly, highly doubt racism will ever disappear.

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#21 Darkman2007
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because humans still exist.

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#22 Smashbrossive50
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[QUOTE="Smashbrossive50"]these people don't remember or recall Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech,that can abolish racism across the worldindzman

What Martin Luther King Jr said special in the speech?

you may want to hear his speech,the people that year believed that this speech was the most famous thing a Black has done in life,it is so special that no matter what they look like,they are all the same.

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#23 indzman
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[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="Smashbrossive50"]these people don't remember or recall Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech,that can abolish racism across the worldSmashbrossive50

What Martin Luther King Jr said special in the speech?

you may want to hear his speech,the people that year believed that this speech was the most famous thing a Black has done in life,it is so special that no matter what they look like,they are all the same.

Sure. Checking if its avaiable online

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#24 Barbariser
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Cultural inheritance. It's only been, what, 40-50 years since the Civil Rights movement? Not even close to enough time for cultural attitudes to completely disappear.

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#25 themajormayor
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[QUOTE="themajormayor"]

It's alot less now then it used to be. Maybe in some hundred years it will be completely eliminiated

DeadMan1290

If in a 100 years only ONE race will be living in the world then yes. Otherwise, I highly, highly doubt racism will ever disappear.

Well maybe completely eliminated was exaggerating a bit but it will likely be much less. And in the future Earth's population will be much more homogeneous.
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#26 Smashbrossive50
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this could be the one,I don't know much about it but I am learning this to free this life from being separated

this speech was recorded 4 months before JFK was shot to his fate

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[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"]Fear and ignorancePirate700

I don't see how fear has anything to do with it.

Islam?
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#28 tenaka2
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Nothing can stop racism. A lot of people naturally hate anything that different from what they are or what they like. It's not just racism.

Pirate700

Well if all the races intermarry eventually we will all be the same colour.

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#29 Necrifer
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"]Fear and ignorancechaoscougar1

I don't see how fear has anything to do with it.

Islam?

is not a race.

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#30 chaoscougar1
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Nothing can stop racism. A lot of people naturally hate anything that different from what they are or what they like. It's not just racism.

tenaka2

Well if all the races intermarry eventually we will all be the same colour.

Whibrellack

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#32 Necrifer
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Well if all the races intermarry eventually we will all be the same colour.

tenaka2

Almost.

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#33 k2theswiss
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because of OUR parents and ignorance to.

Hopefully by the time i am 50-60 people would quite playing race card crap

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#34 Smashbrossive50
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[QUOTE="chaoscougar1"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]I don't see how fear has anything to do with it.

Necrifer

Islam?

is not a race.

it's a religion
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#35 indzman
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this could be the one,I don't know much about it but I am learning this to free this life from being separated

this speech was recorded 4 months before JFK was shot to his fate

Smashbrossive50

Thanks.

I'm reading the article also

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

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#36 Smashbrossive50
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[QUOTE="Smashbrossive50"]

this could be the one,I don't know much about it but I am learning this to free this life from being separated

this speech was recorded 4 months before JFK was shot to his fate

indzman

Thanks.

I'm reading the article also

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

careful though,it's a long speech,just like in college lecture
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#37 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Nothing can stop racism. A lot of people naturally hate anything that different from what they are or what they like. It's not just racism.

tenaka2

Well if all the races intermarry eventually we will all be the same colour.

I would be very unfortunate if that were to happen. if we're all just a shade of gray, that would be horrible. I don't mean this to come off the wrong way, but I'd rather a very small percentage of idiots be racist than have mankind loose cultural identity and diversity.

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#38 The_Gaming_Baby
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Everyone has to hate something

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#39 Smashbrossive50
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but not Blacks,they mean nothing wrong to befriend with
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#40 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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Because there are races.

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#41 Acemaster27
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Racism has been so pervasive in the history of modern society and culture that it's any wonder we've even made the progress that we have. It takes people who are willing to acknowledge that racism still exists and to work TOGETHER with people of other races for more progress to be made on the issue.
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#42 Smashbrossive50
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and we must stay cool,they are all humans
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#43 CHOASXIII
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Because of continuing cycles of animosity over petty things that were never let go of from different people groups.

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#44 branketra
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Nothing can stop racism.

Pirate700

Only Sith deal in absolutes.

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#45 Smashbrossive50
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make an example,one I got here is a car driver's trouble one shiny black car driver and a shiny white car driver,they hated each other just because they are not alike,in the climax of the scene,they fought,until a Civil Rights member broke up the driver's fight
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#46 Necrifer
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Nothing can stop racism.

BranKetra

Only Sith deal in absolutes.

Deal what?

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#47 branketra
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

Nothing can stop racism.

Necrifer

Only Sith deal in absolutes.

Deal what?

Everything.
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#48 Smashbrossive50
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including racists
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#49 Necrifer
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[QUOTE="Necrifer"]

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Only Sith deal in absolutes.

BranKetra

Deal what?

Everything.

Cards and cars? :o

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#50 MrGeezer
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Sad but truth is racism is everywhere even in 21st century ( present ). In western to asian countries. From Sports to Jobs. Seems there's no stoppping racism completely.

I ask intelligent OT users , whats your opinion on racism existing even on 21st century ( period of globalisation , education ). Whats the reason?

indzman
Because it's virtually impossible to identify with everyone on the planet, and virtually impossible to avoid thinking in terms of "us" vs "those guys". With race being one of the easiest ways to categorize people without getting to know them, it's inevitable that some people will judge others on the basis of race.