Poll: Does being racist instantly make you a bad person?

[Naheal]

Everyone's a little racist

 

[BlindMessiah94]

I can't remember who said it but:

"I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it"

I know that's from Voltaire, though I'm not entirely sure in what context.

He was probably on an internet forum when he said it

Also love the avatar.

 

[Zorg Machine]

It makes you an idiot and/or ignorant.

 

[Dyme]

Well, if hating people for their skin isn't bad, then what is bad?

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Hahaha. Oh no. They're not a bad person, they're just a person. A person with an unfounded prejudice, most likely one based out of ignorance, but still a person. We all have our weird quirks and oddities, and some people channel it into ignorance. And being ignorant doesn't make you a bad person--just a dumb one.

 

[paragon1]

Bad? Well that depends on a lot of things. I think they're being fearful and ignorant at best however.

 

[DarkHuntress]

Of course it makes you a bad person. If you can't accept others that are different from you than something is wrong with your humanity. I would even doubt you have any.

Something is wrong with a person who, after only LOOKING at someone, decides they don't like them. Racism is based on ignorance. You can't have international focus if you can't accept someone whose appearance is different from yours.

I said accepting not liking, that's a personal choice. Even those that look like you, you don't always like.

If we can't accept one another just because of their cultural or racial differences, how in the world are we even ready to talk about alien visitors!

 

[ugeine]

no actually neo-nazi means reformist nazi meaning we want the origional regime without the mass murder
and the nazi's never went to war hitler went to war dragging the rest of the party with him we were around long before that bastard smeared our name

get your facts right first before jumping to conclusions
because come on it deosnt hurt to insult soemone unless its true

Seriously?

 

[Sparrow]

I can't remember who said it but:

"I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it"

I know that's from Voltaire, though I'm not entirely sure in what context.

He was probably on an internet forum when he said it

Also love the avatar.

Thankies. We3 is awesome.

 

[Matt-the-twat]

'Bad person' is such a vague statement, comes down to our definitions of what we consider bad person to be. If I were to take it literally, then yes they are a bad person. Why? Because if you're that close-minded and wilfully ignorant then you're not the alpha-human. You're definitely stupid, but to what extent is debatable, and in my view if you're going to be a good all-round person, you have to have a degree of intelligence - both in freedom of thought and social intelligence.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Uhm.. I don't like the majority of Asian men, not because of their skin colour, but because three tried grabbing me in town once, one tried mugging me and three tried to pick a fight with me earlier. People stupidly call me racist because of that.
As long as he doesn't act on it, he's not a bad person.

 

[GonzoGamer]

It depends on how racist the person is.
My best friend is pretty racist and he likes to joke about the neighborhoods I've lived in and I like to take him out of his comfort level by bringing black and jewish friends to his parties. But that's how far his racism extends: tasteless jokes.
If I ever saw him beating the crap out of someone because of their race or anything, we would have problems.

Jokingly racist - can be a good person... Otherwise.
Violently racist - always total pricks.

 

[rokkolpo]

Yes, it does. And a fact most people overlook, you can be not white and a racist. And that makes you a bad person too.

bad is subjective.
so you can't state it as fact.

 

[NickCaligo42]

Are they evil? no. I would say they are ignorant either that or stupid.

This. Racism isn't the mark of a bad person so much as an unfair person.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

I'd lose all respect for someone who acted like that.
If they were a good friend up until then I would make some attempt to get through to them rather than just slag them off.

 

[Matt-the-twat]

Uhm.. I don't like Asian men, not because of their skin colour, but because three tried grabbing me in town once, one tried mugging me and three tried to pick a fight with me earlier. People stupidly call me racist because of that.
As long as he doesn't act on it, he's not a bad person.

You are stupidly racist for not liking Asian men. If three white women grabbed you and tried to mug you would you suddenly dislike all white women? It's the discrimination of putting all people with some similar physical characteristics in the same boat - which is what you're saying you're doing - that's racist. Doesn't matter what you're reason for it is.

 

[ugeine]

and what deos that mean exactly if its sac=rcastic i cant tell over the internet

I was just wondering about a few things, really. Like, as a genuine Nazi, do you support the annexation of Austria to Germany? And do you believe that The Aryan people (people born in Germany) are superior to other nations (such as people born in America)?

What's your stance on The Stalin Hitler Pact?