Before i begin , i will like to state that i do not support Racism/sexisim/Homophobia or any other type of -isms that may or may not exist.
Now that, that is out of the way , This thread is for discussion value purposes only , and that i myself am not racist/sexist nor homophobic, i am merely playing the devils advocate.
Okay , Racism is , by Definition ," disliking or hating another race".
Sexism , is by definition "disliking or hating people of a specific sexe ".
And lastly Homophobia "hating or disliking a homosexual person ".
Each one of us have freedom of choice. The power to choose, what we like, what we do ,where we go , who we associate with , etc... We therefore have the 'right' to choose who we like and associate with for whatever reason , and who we dislike and don't associate ourselves with , also for what ever reason . If someone decides not to associate him/herself with black people (for example ), that is his/her right. No matter what the reason is, even if it's because that person don't like people with darker skin colour, he/she has the right to not associate themselves, or not like ( hate even ), because it's their choice. This is NOT problematic. No one can force anyone to like or dislike anything. It comes down to the person choosing. We all have people we dislike and other we like. It's our choice, although these choices can be influenced, it is ultimately our choice to make. When it does become problematic is not when a person is racist,sexist or homophobic, but when the person discriminates against another person because of these factors.
Another example. Some people are homophobic, they don't like seeing , or being around homosexual people. This is fine. A person has the right to not be comfortable or disliking someone for being a homosexual. Now it's NOT okay to treat someone poorly or differently because they are gay . That's where the problem lies. Not when someone hates someone for being gay , but when they treat them poorly because of it.
It's impossible to like everyone , it's also impossible to be liked by everyone. Inevitably there will be someone or a group of people you don't like or that don't like you. That's life. And it's very frequent that someone doesn't like you and you not even realise it , because they don't treat you poorly , just they would never associate themselves with you , unless absolutely necessary . And thats fine. The opposite is also true , there is someone or people that YOU don't like ( not necessarily because of race , sexe or sexual orientation ), but they don't know you don't like them because you don't treat them poorly .
Therefore as everyone has the right to not like another person for what ever reason, people also have the right to be racist , sexist or homophobic . As long as the person isn't taking discriminatory(is that a word?) actions , there isn't a problem. Just like if you don't treat a person you don't like ( again not necessarily because of race , sexe or sexual orientation )poorly , there isn't really any problem .
What i'm trying to say is that, there nothing wrong with a person being racist / sexist/
homophobic as long as they aren't discriminating.We all have the right to choose, as long as we don't go out of our way to hurt someone else.
So what do you think about this logic? Am i wrong to think this way ? Am i being too naive? Do you agree ?
P.S : I know that this thread might not please a lot of people that read it, but i really do want your feedback, i am prepared to be called names, a troll , or being flamed and i will not hold it against my fellows escapists for speaking their mind and calling me such. Also i have been discriminated against in the past due to my skin color and i don't wish that on anyone.
Now that, that is out of the way , This thread is for discussion value purposes only , and that i myself am not racist/sexist nor homophobic, i am merely playing the devils advocate.
Okay , Racism is , by Definition ," disliking or hating another race".
Sexism , is by definition "disliking or hating people of a specific sexe ".
And lastly Homophobia "hating or disliking a homosexual person ".
Each one of us have freedom of choice. The power to choose, what we like, what we do ,where we go , who we associate with , etc... We therefore have the 'right' to choose who we like and associate with for whatever reason , and who we dislike and don't associate ourselves with , also for what ever reason . If someone decides not to associate him/herself with black people (for example ), that is his/her right. No matter what the reason is, even if it's because that person don't like people with darker skin colour, he/she has the right to not associate themselves, or not like ( hate even ), because it's their choice. This is NOT problematic. No one can force anyone to like or dislike anything. It comes down to the person choosing. We all have people we dislike and other we like. It's our choice, although these choices can be influenced, it is ultimately our choice to make. When it does become problematic is not when a person is racist,sexist or homophobic, but when the person discriminates against another person because of these factors.
Another example. Some people are homophobic, they don't like seeing , or being around homosexual people. This is fine. A person has the right to not be comfortable or disliking someone for being a homosexual. Now it's NOT okay to treat someone poorly or differently because they are gay . That's where the problem lies. Not when someone hates someone for being gay , but when they treat them poorly because of it.
It's impossible to like everyone , it's also impossible to be liked by everyone. Inevitably there will be someone or a group of people you don't like or that don't like you. That's life. And it's very frequent that someone doesn't like you and you not even realise it , because they don't treat you poorly , just they would never associate themselves with you , unless absolutely necessary . And thats fine. The opposite is also true , there is someone or people that YOU don't like ( not necessarily because of race , sexe or sexual orientation ), but they don't know you don't like them because you don't treat them poorly .
Therefore as everyone has the right to not like another person for what ever reason, people also have the right to be racist , sexist or homophobic . As long as the person isn't taking discriminatory(is that a word?) actions , there isn't a problem. Just like if you don't treat a person you don't like ( again not necessarily because of race , sexe or sexual orientation )poorly , there isn't really any problem .
What i'm trying to say is that, there nothing wrong with a person being racist / sexist/
homophobic as long as they aren't discriminating.We all have the right to choose, as long as we don't go out of our way to hurt someone else.
So what do you think about this logic? Am i wrong to think this way ? Am i being too naive? Do you agree ?
P.S : I know that this thread might not please a lot of people that read it, but i really do want your feedback, i am prepared to be called names, a troll , or being flamed and i will not hold it against my fellows escapists for speaking their mind and calling me such. Also i have been discriminated against in the past due to my skin color and i don't wish that on anyone.
