Is racism racist?

[The Fishman]

Post your opinions here please. Be serious, no stupid joke posts or pointless trolling.

[Orko]

wtf

[Angrychris]

Only if you believe in the idea of multiple races when there is actualy only one.

[Phier]

Only if you believe in the idea of multiple races when there is actualy only one.

It hurts my head every time someone claims this. Even the very left wing Dawkins thinks there are real races.

[Elfdude]

It hurts my head every time someone claims this. Even the very left wing Dawkins thinks there are real races.

I think when people say there's one race they mean that everyone's brain is more or less the same i.e an Asian raised in an American culture is no more likely to have Asian habits than a Caucasian. I doubt they're attempting to claim there's no differences between us and in reality you and your cousin could have less in common than you and a member of a different race so it's pretty true in that respect.

[Phier]

I think when people say there's one race they mean that everyone's brain is more or less the same i.e an Asian raised in an American culture is no more likely to have Asian habits than a Caucasian. I doubt they're attempting to claim there's no differences between us and in reality you and your cousin could have less in common than you and a member of a different race so it's pretty true in that respect.

Oh but they are. Normally in a smarmy way.

'There is only one race, the human race!'

that.

Plus I doubt that we can be different physically and not have any differences mentally. Thats just happy PC talk again. I think the external differences are GREATER than the internal ones, but they are still there.

If they were talking culture, I'd be ok with it, but no they are talking the genetics, normally followed up with the erronious 'we are 99.9% the same' which is not only not really true but we are also at least 96% the same as a chimp (some say 98.5). Does that mean there is only one ape species?

[DekuTrash]

If only we had someone here who really knew what they were talking about when it came to this topic.

[Arch-hereticK]

Oh but they are. Normally in a smarmy way.

'There is only one race, the human race!'

that.

Plus I doubt that we can be different physically and not have any differences mentally. Thats just happy PC talk again. I think the external differences are GREATER than the internal ones, but they are still there.

If they were talking culture, I'd be ok with it, but no they are talking the genetics, normally followed up with the erronious 'we are 99.9% the same' which is not only not really true but we are also at least 96% the same as a chimp (some say 98.5). Does that mean there is only one ape species?

You should have started that with a "I'm not racist but...........," that would have made it a master-piece.

[Elfdude]

Again Phier it's entirely possible for your someone of another race to be more genetically similar than your cousin. IRC it's not a small chance either.

Genetically we're very similar. Almost all of the superficial differences are within a few highly modifiable genes.

[Sir Winston Churchill]

I don't believe in race, only racists believe in race, therefore yes racism is racist.

[Nevins]

Can you perhaps clarify the statement? Define your terms?

[Banana Jelly]

Yes, im racist against racists. Sorry if you do not like this.

[Orko]

Yes, im racist against racists. Sorry if you do not like this.

You can't be racist against racists, because racists are not a race, ethnicity, nationality or any other self-defining group.

[Banana Jelly]

You can't be racist against racists, because racists are not a race, ethnicity, nationality or any other self-defining group.

Well the ones who are racist, do have an ethnicity

[Sir Winston Churchill]

Well the ones who are racist, do have an ethnicity

They're all white the last I checked, until they take off the robes.

[empr guy]

Well the ones who are racist, do have an ethnicity

the point was there is no single ethnicity thats racist, they all are. i guess that means you hate all ethnicities, even your own?

[Orko]

Well the ones who are racist, do have an ethnicity

errr.... yes. So?
You hate them because of their beliefs(not racism) not because of their ethnicity. Everyone has an ethnicity. It doesn't mean that hating someone for whatever reason makes a racist all the time.

[Banana Jelly]

errr.... yes. So?
You hate them because of their beliefs(not racism) not because of their ethnicity. Everyone has an ethnicity. It doesn't mean that hating someone for whatever reason makes a racist all the time.

Do you have a sense of humour? Please go out to the store and buy one.










~ Cool story though

[jankren]

Is dog an animal?

[Lupu]

What kind of question is this?