Are you racist If you like minorities?

[Scar Face]

If you are in Canada, you bet your god damn ass you are.

Jerry Seinfeld: Hello? Who is this? Donna Chang? Oh, I'm sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number.

Elaine Benes: Donna Chang?

Jerry: Should have talked to her. I love Chinese women.

Elaine: Isn't that a little racist?

Jerry: If I like their race, how can that be racist?
-- Seinfeld Episode #90, The Chinese Woman, Oct. 13, 1994.

Great question, Jerry. And I know exactly the guy who can answer it: Pierre Deschamps. On Friday, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (HRT) adjudicator became the first jurist in recorded human history to convict someone of racial discrimination for praising visible minorities.

The "Deschamps Doctrine" was inspired by a certain Shiv Chopra, a disgruntled Health Canada microbiologist who spent the better part of his career haranguing colleagues with bitter accusations of ill-treatment. Friday's decision by Deschamps in the case of Chopra vs. Health Canada is only the latest in a mind-boggling stream of litigation that goes back almost two decades.

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http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/...html?id=814047

Sooo....facepalm anyone?

Edit: In a way, this reminds me of that neo-liberal crap Berkley [was it Berkley?] pulled a year or so ago, redefining Racist to be anyone of European decent. But what you can expect? We live in a culture where people would rather lose a job ['positive' discrimination] than dare offend someone who aint White!

[Shi Huangdi]

Racism is judging people based on race. So yes, saying you like Asians just because of their race is little better than saying you hate Africans, or whites, or Hispanics, or anybody else because of their race.

[Scar Face]

Racism is judging people based on race. So yes, saying you like Asians just because of their race is little better than saying you hate Africans, or whites, or Hispanics, or anybody else because of their race.

In Jerrys case he was saying he liked Asians because of aesthetic reasons, not Racist. Just personal preference. Personally, I would probably not date an African American. Not Racism, they just don't appeal to me. In this particular case, the individual was saying that he got along with Minorities well, and has no problems with them. Yet again, not racist. If it was Racist, in some magical fairy like way, it was racist against white people, for he "dared" not to include them. I have no idea how that can be spun around either way though.

[Eksadiss]

hmmm, I like white people more then others just by default, not saying I hate others. I guess I'm racist.

[Oglethorpe1983]

See... This is why I dont judge people based on race...

There are SO many more and different reasons to hate people then skin color...

Personally I hate stupid people; and liberals; I also hate super models; and anyone who has starred in reality tv shows; I dont like the French; or Democrats; I hate preppies; and cheerleaders...

Does all this make me racist?

This is ridiculous.... I have always argued that there has been way too much emphesis put on race...and its far too easy to accuse someone of racism and bring litigation on that person... Now that you can be punished for POSITIVE discrimination... I am starting to lose all faith in humans as a species...

[FirstManOnTheMoon]

See... This is why I dont judge people based on race...

There are SO many more and different reasons to hate people then skin color...

Personally I hate stupid people; and liberals; I also hate super models; and anyone who has starred in reality tv shows; I dont like the French; or Democrats; I hate preppies; and cheerleaders...

Does all this make me racist?

I think hating the French might be pretty close...

[Shi Huangdi]

In Jerrys case he was saying he liked Asians because of aesthetic reasons, not Racist. Just personal preference. Personally, I would probably not date an African American. Not Racism, they just don't appeal to me. In this particular case, the individual was saying that he got along with Minorities well, and has no problems with them. Yet again, not racist. If it was Racist, in some magical fairy like way, it was racist against white people, for he "dared" not to include them. I have no idea how that can be spun around either way though.

hmmm, I like white people more then others just by default, not saying I hate others. I guess I'm racist.

No, neither of you are racists--you just have aesthetic preferences. I've seen beautiful girls of every race. The girl I love right now happens to be white.

[Tekkenl)ude]

In Jerrys case he was saying he liked Asians because of aesthetic reasons, not Racist. Just personal preference. Personally, I would probably not date an African American. Not Racism, they just don't appeal to me. In this particular case, the individual was saying that he got along with Minorities well, and has no problems with them. Yet again, not racist. If it was Racist, in some magical fairy like way, it was racist against white people, for he "dared" not to include them. I have no idea how that can be spun around either way though.

I'm a white/native Canadian. I don't really care for the race of someone, nor do I care if someone is being racist towards me if the case may be. I just brush it off as a joke. Being half native, you can probably take a wild guess at what they make fun of me about. But it's all in good fun, you can't change history, just embrace the future

[Clouse123456]

Since when does being white quilify as being a race!

[dwringer]

Racism is judging people based on race. So yes, saying you like Asians just because of their race is little better than saying you hate Africans, or whites, or Hispanics, or anybody else because of their race.

I agree for once

But what if you like them for their culture? Or hate them for it? [ducks for the impending flamefest]

See... This is why I dont judge people based on race...

There are SO many more and different reasons to hate people then skin color...

Personally I hate stupid people; and liberals; I also hate super models; and anyone who has starred in reality tv shows; I dont like the French; or Democrats; I hate preppies; and cheerleaders...

Does all this make me racist?

No, but it does make you a narrowminded bigot

[Shi Huangdi]

I agree for once

But what if you like them for their culture? Or hate them for it? [ducks for the impending flamefest]

That's fine. Culture and race are independent of each other. I don't believe all cultures are equal.

In fact, think my own culture is superior to any other in the world.

**waits for liberals to pounce**

No, but it does make you a narrowminded bigot

No, it makes him an intelligent person.

And yes, even the supermodels get annoying. Except for Jessica Alba, who always manages to actually look feminine.

[dwringer]

That's fine. Culture and race are independent of each other. I don't believe all cultures are equal.

In fact, think my own culture is superior to any other in the world.

**waits for liberals to pounce**

You're going to be waiting a long time. I agree with you fully, and I'm a liberal.

No, it makes him an intelligent person.

Yep, because every single registered Democrat and every single person born in France is worthy of hatred. Makes sense to me. Not narrowminded at all. Thanks for explaining that to me.

And yes, even the supermodels get annoying. Except for Jessica Alba, who always manages to actually look feminine.

Jessica Alba is almost as ugly as a supermodel. [sorry couldn't resist a third and final troll ]

[Daneboy]

Racism is judging people based on race. So yes, saying you like Asians just because of their race is little better than saying you hate Africans, or whites, or Hispanics, or anybody else because of their race.

I disagree. In my view rasicm is juding people negatively based on race. It´s not in my view racist to say that you like asians or that jews are smart and rich, etc.

However, saying that X race or X people from X country is a thieving bunch would be.

That leads to the dillema of: What if numbers back it up. For instance, what if, say, every summer thousands of X-people come to your country on a thieving rampage, ripping off tourists and commiting thousands of burgleries.

Would it then be racist to say that X-people is a thieving bunch, providing that a good proportion of X-people actually is criminal?

[FirstManOnTheMoon]

Everyone's racist in nature, it's in many the feeling is suppressed or they themselves try to suppress it.

[dwringer]

Oh yeah, and, I guess technically "Chinese" isn't even a race anyway. There's a confusing of terms in play here that is pretty much impossible to escape from.

[Kiljan Arslan]

every ones a racist just some allow there own insecurities to get the better of them.

[Osceola]

What if you like their race for aesthetic reasons you can't deny..

Example? I love Hispanic ass.

[Eksadiss]

What if you like their race for aesthetic reasons you can't deny..

Example? I love Hispanic ass.

+rep

[Georgy Zhukov]

He deserved what he got the Nazi,

lets see how many crosses you can burn while facing the canadian mounties eh?

Heil Hitler that he has faced proper justice!

[Osceola]

And by Hispanic I mean Brazilian.