Poll: Is everyone really rascist?

[Icehearted]

I'm not a racist, it'd pretty much insane if I were, besides which it's absurd anyway. I know plenty of others that are also indifferent to race.

Another week, another racism thread...

 

[AvsJoe]

I dunno. Weren't there studies done that prove that we as humans are naturally fearful of differences, if only a little bit? I can tell you that as much as I wish I wasn't racist I'm still a little more wary of people who aren't white. Again, I wish this wasn't true but it is. Believe me when I say that I'm trying to change this.

 

[Misterian]

I think racism is becoming a dying breed, the KKK practically has died off, the American Nazi Party has never been heard from for decades, and nowadays, the idea of white supremacy seems pretty much silly to pretty much everyone I've known (except my ex step-dad, he might be racist, but that would make him the only racist person I knew of).

So I doubt anyone's racist, or at least racist enough to do anything about it, could be 'cause I never really met anyone who seems the least bit racist (aside my ex step-dad, but I can't even confirm on that, so don't look into it).

and I can tell you easily I'm not racist, heck, I honestly once saw a documentary that told about the Klu Klux Klan, and I actually found myself laughing at the KKK propaganda heard in the recorded videos the documentary showed, and I actually have plans to point and laugh at any remaining KKK members I find.

 

[katsa5]

The general opinion of Escapist's Members is hate People in general, so expect to find a lot of 'yes because people are terrible'. But really, whether or not people are inheritely racist is something that's been debated about for years. Like trying to find the answer to the debate of 'Environment vs Genetics'.

 

[tricky_tree]

I don't see anything as racist unless there is genuine hate behind it. I will make 'racist' comments to my black friends and vice versa. We don't see a problem with it, it's all just banter.

 

[Galad]

I answered the poll with a 'no' the key words to that being "everyone" (overgeneralization) and "really". You'd be surprised what cooperation, forced or not can do to one's inherent racism..

 

[itsnotyouitsme]

It goes like this. Everyone is racist because people think other are, so they become themselves. That's my theory anyways. It goes like this, a black guy isn't hired from a white guy, so the black guy thinks that it's because he's black. Such a thought then makes the black racist for discriminating against the white guy because of race.
likewise, a black guy gets hired over a white guy, so the white guy thinks the black guy got hired because he's black(a token black guy if you will) so the white guy then is racist for discriminating because of race.
it's a deadly cycle that will never stop till everyone realized their is only one race, human.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Everyone's a little bit racist
Sometimes!
Doesn't mean we all go around committing
hate crimes.
Look around and you will find
No one's really color blind.
Maybe it's a fact
We all should face
Everyone makes judgments
Based on race.

 

[ArcWinter]

Yes, but that's just passive racism. I try and reserve my active racism for people who deserve it.

 

[jackyjack13579]

There's a song that I can point to.
"everyone's a little bit racist"
look it up. trust me.

Wonderful song. You actually sorta ninja'd me on this one haha

 

[Numbert]

It's a tough call; because I'm sure there are small undertones or prejudgments I do without realizing it when I first meet people, but I also have good friends who are Indian, Asian, and African American. Going Unsure.

 

[Mcupobob]

Yes, sometimes alot, sometimes a litte.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

I think everyone is a bit racist or as my nazi ex girlfreind said we all have a little hitler guess why i dumped her

She wouldn't put out?

OT: I am, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

 

[DemonicVixen]

Yup.

That's totally right.

You evil, evil bigot

Been a while since i've heard that word "bigot", in fact, last i heard it was on a very very old cartoon "Joshua Jones".

OT: I am not racist, nor ever will be. I find that as long as a person has warm blood in their veins, feels pain, has feelings and emotions, then they are human and the same no matter what. We all have bones, blood, nerves, cells etc and the skin is nothing more then a shield to protect all of that. Who cares what the colour is, any racist git on this site should burn in hell to be honest, or at least never ever say anything whilst im around, else i shall curse you.

 

[Patroclus]

not sure. What I do know is that a lot of people tend to confuse acknowledging another person's phenotype as being racist. Racism is animosity towards people of different races, noticing that some groups of people have bigger noses or whatever does not make you a racist.

 

[digitaLbraVo]

No, trying to come up with justification for hating other humans beings is stupid. Arguing that it's instinct is stupid as you can overcome instinct.

Racism is natural like humans being social animals is. We like our own kind. Case in point: when all the black kids hang out with only black kids, or the asians only hang out with asians.

OT: I am not racist, nor ever will be. I find that as long as a person has warm blood in their veins, feels pain, has feelings and emotions, then they are human and the same no matter what. We all have bones, blood, nerves, cells etc and the skin is nothing more then a shield to protect all of that. Who cares what the colour is, any racist git on this site should burn in hell to be honest, or at least never ever say anything whilst im around, else i shall curse you.

Oh my the irony. "We're all equal, except those people who disagree with me. Rape their women and kill their kids." Sounds familiar, amirite?

 

[Urgh76]

Of course not! sure everyone enjoys a racist joke every now and again but that doesn't mean we're racist

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Nope. I hate nazis and wiggers, but one is a group of morons and the other is a group of people who are too stupid to know that they are actually white. Sure, I'll admit that I hate black people that think they are better then everyone else because they are black, but then again, I hate everyone that thinks they are better then anyone else. Honestly, I hate most people out there, but for certain reasons, not the color of their skin or where they are from or anything. I could care less about that.

 

[cynicalandbored]

I know I'm not racist. I'm just as disparaging of everyone, including my own race. So nobody can feel excluded.

 

[Pilot Bush]

idiots are rascist, everyone else is trolling/"being ironic"