Poll: I am racist.

[dark-amon]

I don't buy it, when people say "I am NOT racist at all, I think racism is stupid, we're all equal." Of course they believe that; any decent person believes in equality. But believing something and acting it are different things. It's hard to examine our feelings at every moment, but even if you believe (and I hope you'll pardon my colloquial use of "you" if you're already aware of all this) even if you believe in racial equality, I'm betting you react differently to people of an "other" race, in any particular situation. Maybe it's not always because of race. But be honest, a lot of the time it is.

It seems you and I have different viewpoints on what racism is. You seem to think that it is to view someone differently based on their skinncolour, wich is in a veary basicly way what racism is.
I however see racism as an ideology wich through fictional scientifical (sciense fiction) calculates the worth of different races.
I belive that people with black skin are more adapted to harsh sun,as people with white skin is to cold. I belive people in slums often resort to organized crime through gangs. that large quanteties of gangmembers in lets say america are black is because the capitalistsystem that USA use holds the black, wich was from the beginning supressed by the upperclass, and poor down and supress them to slum.
Anyone with half a brain can see that it's mostly cultural reasons that racist stereotypes has it's origins from.
For example. A stereotype is that orientalists (asians in china japan, korea... that area) aregood in school, 'specially math. This isn't genetic, but in a large amount of these areas it is usual to press the children to try to perform as good as possible in school, and thus a stereotype is born.

owever, to put myself in short terms: Racism and a racist stereotype are 2 different thing. Just as Platos philosophies are different from those of platoism.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Hell yes I am. But I'm racist towards everyone, which, while not ok, makes me even more of a asshole. And in that, I take some pride. It takes a lot of effort to be this much of an asshole, and even more effort to ensure that I don't fall into the category of "Dick", because once you go that far, it's hard to come back. To be an asshole, though, requires skill at times (just as being a certain amount of lazy takes lots of effort, and only those who really know how to blow things off know what I'm talking about). So yes, I am racist. It's intelligent racism, though, as if that changes things, and I at least have a certain decorum that I maintain (I don't use but undertand the difference between nigga and ******, I can usually tell from which country an asian person comes from, I can talk to almost everyone, and I try to learn more about the person I'm targeting in my remarks). It takes a lot of effort to be useful in your racism, which is possible, but it's like constructive criticsm--if done right, something will change. Obviously not their race, but maybe the particular action I'm ridiculing can be influenced and altered.

 

[Craig FTW]

I'm racist in the sense that I don't trust white, black, asian, arabic or hispanic people. They're all liars, the lot of them.

wait, then what is your race? o.o

I don't see race, but I know I'm white because I like Cold Milk.

Ah okay, thanks for clearing that up. (not sarcasm)

 

[nerd51075]

I am not racist. People think I am because I find racial and religious humor funny. However the opposite is true; I find jokes against groups which I belong to (white atheist, if you're wondering) just as funny as black, asian, christian, etc. groups.
Also, since when do people think one is racist because one laughs at religious jokes?

 

[zen5887]

1. What? I'd rather not handle anyone's piss.
2. Brooding? Oh, if you knew me... But you don't, so mistakes are fine. I'm probably happier than 50% of humanity, thus why I look down on them... Hell, even when I'm depressed I'm happy.
3. Spiteful? Haha, hahahaha, hahaha, ha. Good one.

I did not know that was a stereotype, actually. I'll be sure to despise it like I do all stereotypes later. Right now I'm busy coming up with a dungeon layout for my campaign...

Fairly sure looking down on anyone is a pretty unhealthy way to live.

But whatever, its your body of water.

I'll go back to mapping out the forest for my wilderness campaign =)

 

[ArcWinter]

1. What? I'd rather not handle anyone's piss.
2. Brooding? Oh, if you knew me... But you don't, so mistakes are fine. I'm probably happier than 50% of humanity, thus why I look down on them... Hell, even when I'm depressed I'm happy.
3. Spiteful? Haha, hahahaha, hahaha, ha. Good one.

I did not know that was a stereotype, actually. I'll be sure to despise it like I do all stereotypes later. Right now I'm busy coming up with a dungeon layout for my campaign...

Fairly sure looking down on anyone is a pretty unhealthy way to live.

But whatever, its your body of water.

I'll go back to mapping out the forest for my wilderness campaign =)

if you say so. Looking down on everyone means I'll never have self-esteem problems, or need to bother with peer pressure. And what do your colorful colloquialisms mean?!

If I did have a body of water it would have an uncharted island in it, definitely tropical. Prime real estate!

 

[Nouw]

How long before this forum gets shut down?

Do you mean thread or forum. Because the escapists wont close this forum but they might lock this thread

 

[Reklore]

I think people of different races act different or have different attributes, kind of like in Oblivion. In that scents I?m a racists.

Other than that I have friends of many different race.

 

[Sanaj]

No, I dislike most people in general from all ethnic groups.

Seriously though, I don't care about a person's ethnic group, or their socioeconomic status.
A person is a person and no person is worth more, or is more important than another.

Most people place far too much importance on physical appearances.
There are more genetic differences between two people of the same "racial" group,
than would be found when comparing two people from different "racial" groups.

I am uncomfortable around large groups of people, but that's because I'm a bit introverted and shy.

 

[The Man With the Soap]

How long before this forum gets shut down?

Do you mean thread or forum. Because the escapists wont close this forum but they might lock this thread

Thread sorry.

 

[falcon1985]

I'm not racist. I hate humans in general <.<

I'm in agreement there.

 

[Mozared]

Funnily enough, the message I'm trying to convey in this post comes straight from a Harry Potter book; you are what you act. Doubting whether you are 'a racist' is placing the 'problem' outside of yourself. You're a racist if you purposefully (keyword here) mistreat people belonging to a specific race. You need to mistreat people of another race to be a racist. You do not mistreat people of another race because you are a racist.

 

[AkJay]

I mostly have white friends in comparison to black friends, but i live in a VERY white neighborhood with only a few black kids in my school, of course i don't treat them differently, but it does irritate me how they do pull the "Race card" every now and then.

On the other hand, it is sometimes funny, like there is one black kid who is really funny, and he asked my teacher to go to the bathroom, she said no, and he says "It's because I'm black, isn't it!" needless to say, it was hilarious.

 

[A teenage old man]

Its a little odd that there's a 'I'm a minority so it's ok' option after the forum on Racism against whites being out of hand just this morning.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

so you think black people are untrustworthy because they are black?

no comment man,none needed.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Black People. Its just because they usually live up to the stereotypes. Sadly.

 

[Cavouku]

I said yes, because although I don't try to be, nor do I treat one's color as a form of judgment, but because we all are at some level. I'm being safe.

 

[zacaron]

here just take the racism test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj4aGzooQdk

 

[Simalacrum]

No, but I do understand what your saying - despite me saying that homosexuality should be allowed, I do feel very uncomfortable, if, say, a guy started hitting on me, and I feel awkward when seeing two guys kissing. I guess that makes me a hypocrite =\ I do have gay friends, mind you... I don't mind it when they don't express it in front or at me.

 

[clicketycrack]

I used to think I was a racist until I realised that I hate all races equally. Except of course for Scotch-German-Irish-Scandinavians. We're the only good people on Earth.