racism

[AkumaFighter]

i recently posted on a forum about interracial relationships. now i typed a length explanation on my views of the mindset of those who date within their own race. but the question i ask of you is what is racism to you is racism black an white(metaphorically) that their is no middle? no boundary line? or are we quick to judge peoples innermost thoughts that they cannot explain. and finally wether racism covers their thoughts and gives them justice? please no simple answers but if you think for or against please give some explanation^^

 

[Nostalgia Ripoff]

My entire views on this can be summed up with one song.

 

[bob1052]

Nothing can be simply black and white. There are many reasons that people can be/are racist, and while non are acceptable, some less-serious reasons ones are better responded to by actually speaking to the person than just calling them a racist and then cutting off any communication with them.

The idea of "not seeing color" and simply ignoring it is in my opinion racist in itself. Being able to realize other peoples race and respect it and treat them accordingly (may or may not mean treating them exactly the same as a person of your race, but shouldn't be anything extreme or inflammatory) is non-racism.

 

[Yosato]

Hmm, what is racism? I guess I'll just give a generic answer in that it's being intolerant, discriminating and feeling superior towards another person's race as well as labelling them with a stereotype.

Is there a middle ground? Absolutely - I wouldn't call myself a racist but I know a hell of a lot of racist jokes (and yes I know this is said often) but I DO have a few friends who are at the brunt of them and most find them funny as long as it works both ways. Which it does. I'll come right out and say that at my college most asian people bugged the hell out of me - you didn't have to be prejudiced to see that many of them wore their jeans around their dicks, wore clothes that were five sizes too big for them, played music at full whack with the windows down in their cars and worst of all, walked very slowly in groups down the corridors when you're trying to get to a lesson so it's difficult to pass.

Does that make me a racist for thinking that? It was in plain sight after all. At the end of the day I've never let that preconception cloud my views on an asian person when talking to them, so I'd say no.

 

[Hollock]

It's hard not to think of sterotypes or ethnicity a little when interacting with people a little. But I think where it crosses the line (where the middle ground takes it's first step into the negative) is when them being a certain race is a problem.