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I have met people like that who believe racial mixing is detrimental. It is odd that so many people claim not to be racist yet say and believe blatantly racist things.


that isn't a very good excuse. People should not be opposed to people of different races loving each other for fear of harassment from racists.
 
I know and I have seen it and I agree, I just feel for the kids they get teased for something they had no control over.
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that isn't a very good excuse. People should not be opposed to people of different races loving each other for fear of harassment from racists.
 
Maybe, as per your opinions on the bullying thread, they'd best learn to physically defend themselves, since this sort of teasing is a part of growing up.

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Or maybe it's just plain gross that people feel they are "in the right" to tease people for being different. Yeah, I'm going with the second idea.

Oh, and btw, there is no biological basis for using the term "race" with regards to human ethnicity. "Race" is an archaic term used by people who wanted to separate themselves from other members of humanity based on relatively minor external appearances, ignoring the overwhelming similarities found within our species. Classifying human races is grasping at straws. We are all one family.

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that isn't a very good excuse. People should not be opposed to people of different races loving each other for fear of harassment from racists.
 
Realistically, when anyone posts, they are conversing with everyone on the forum and in so doing creating an impression of their true nature. As an old guy looking from the outside, I see far less blatant racism than was exhibited when I was a child. I have two Chinese grand daughters and so far (they are 13 and 9) they have not had to deal with intolerance. All of my grand children have friends who come in a rainbow of colors/ethnicities/life styles/preferences. It is getting better, but some must still hold on to the 'old ways'.
 
I hate the word "racist" because it is a conversation killer. Is it "intolerant" to call someone else a "racist"? Like Speckled Hen, I, too, have lived north, east, south, and west. A Michigan acquaintance who lives in the south doesn't like southerners because southerners are "insincere" meaning white lies sugar coated. We may say, "ya'll come go home with me" when we really don't feel like company right then. What a sin! We think it is good manners.

I lived in Michigan for 17 years, also New Jersey. I've never seen genuine hospitality as I've seen in the south. Every region has its share of bad behavior.
 
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rac·ism   [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA
noun
1.
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2.
a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3.
hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

World English Dictionary
racism or racialism (ˈreɪsɪzəm, ˈreɪʃəˌlɪzəm)

— n
1. the belief that races have distinctive cultural characteristics determined by hereditary factors and that this endows some races with an intrinsic superiority over others
2. abusive or aggressive behaviour towards members of another race on the basis of such a belief


some people truely are racist weather they realize it or not.

i agree outright calling a person that can kill a conversation where an open dialogue might better affect their world view, but there are times the word is appropriate.

racial stereotypes, epithets, and avoidance are all products of a racist mindset or a more subtle (and much more devious) form of cultural racism.

(PS) I'm just using your post as a jumping off point on the conversation, I am not disagreeing with you.
 
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a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.

Just pointing out something that has not come up yet in the conversation. The definition above, along with systematic differences in socio-economic statuses of various races, is generally what is regarded as true, widespread racism. Ie. living in a part of the country where you can clearly see statistical differences in areas such as employment percentage in regards to race is generally more concerning on a societal level than one kid calling another a racially derogatory name in a playground. Not that the two are completely mutually exclusive, but there is a difference from an isolated incidence of someone being called a name versus obvious differences in social mobility that corresponds to race. When the subject of racism comes up, many Caucasian people within my circle of acquaintances or family who hold racist beliefs (often starting with, "now I have many black/Mexican/etc. friends, but....) are quick to relate stories of how they were once called a mean name by such and such a race, as though that were on the same level, and thus completely negates any reason to acknowledge racial divides. The statement, "anyone from any race can be racist" is true, but also a platitude often used to attempt to end any further discussion into more widespread and socially rooted racism.​
 
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