EPTIn your opinion, why do you think racism exists? - Page 2
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
Personal theory: generalization saves time. People tend to extrapolate. Therefore, people will tend to overgeneralize. Personal theory 2: Race is a genetic indicator. Selfish gene theory dictates that we will prefer individuals who appear to share more genes with us. | ||
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ktp
United States797 Posts
The stereotypes originate from society, we create them, and people start filling in the roles. Yes, there is some truth in stereotypes, but I think that half of those that exhibit stereotypical behavior only do so because they have been programmed to do so. | ||
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hazz
United Kingdom570 Posts
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L
Canada4732 Posts
That the cultural divide caused an entire caste system to come into being is not novel; there are caste systems across the world in various cultures, some of which still exist today. Essentially you need to ask evolutionary questions: How can a culture promote itself? How can a culture disseminate itself? How does a culture interact with other cultures? And apply those to the situations at hand. The answers in and of themselves give you a nearly complete picture of most ideological frictions and conceptual workings. | ||
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SmoKing2012
United States385 Posts
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Sadist
United States7290 Posts
Its similar to how fat people are made fun of...its just easy to pick out. Personally being "white" i think white people suck and are uninteresting...... DIVERSITY FTW. | ||
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0xDEADBEEF
Germany1235 Posts
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
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ffswowsucks
Greece2297 Posts
On February 14 2009 03:51 Fontong wrote: Having lived in a community that was about half asian and half white, I think it is simply due to the differences between cultures. As long as cultures are different there is never going to be a complete lack of racism in society. Obviously there is a trade off to be made here--I don't think anyone wants a completely homogeneous society. I would say that the younger generations of Californias, at least, are really not racist in any extreme ways. This does not mean that they aren't racist, I think every is to a small extent. When you are sitting with your asian friends and see the white guy dating the horse-faced asian girl and thinking he's the shit, what do you think? I know my friends would think that white people just can't tell whether or not asians look good. More to come after I get back from class. Watch Gran Torino with Clint Eastwood. | ||
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
On February 14 2009 05:06 Sadist wrote: Strange, I'm White but think the exact opposite!its an obvious difference and lends to the "us" vs "them" thing. Its similar to how fat people are made fun of...its just easy to pick out. Personally being "white" i think white people suck and are uninteresting...... DIVERSITY FTW. | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
the best part is i still get called chink on a routine basis by these very same "i have a black friend, i'm not racist" people. although its apparently to use derogatory terms for white people these days. Like hoagie and crackalackin' | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17399 Posts
On February 14 2009 04:25 KissBlade wrote: I think this is true to some extent. However, some of the most racist acts in history were created by the educated elites. I think that perpetuating it relies heavily upon superstition and discrimination but I think the causes and roots are significantly deeper than that. Name some of them (Adolf Hitler wasn't educated for example, he didn't even graduate from highschool). I know there are people who are both educated and racist but they're in such minority that it can be classified as 'statistical mistake'. Also note that even if educated person is racist and gathers some fans/followers they're usually not educated. Edit: Another thing is that educated people may pretend to be racist or something just to use it as the lever in some personal gains. | ||
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iamke55
United States2806 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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RamenStyle
United States1929 Posts
For example, if it were just from my personal experience, I would fucking hate Colombians. All the experience I have with them is them being rude at fast food restaurants, filling my citys park with pseudo-gangster crap and hearing only bad stories around my bloc involving them. However, I also happen to try to think and end up with the following reason: there are shitheads that even their own country didn't want, they are fucking garbage, it doesn't mean every Colombian guy is a dick. It would be unfair to catalog every Colombian citizen in the same category as this pieces of shit. Now, if you just say: "ok, every Colombian I have ever met is a dickhead, so this must be how they are all in reality, fucking 3rd world savages. I feel like hating them all'. Now, gather a bunch of guys that think like this. Shave their heads. Put some military boots on them. Now you have a nice party. | ||
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Zelc
129 Posts
One reason racism (and nationalism etc. etc.) exist is because of people's tendency to split themselves into groups and hate other groups. Take, for instance, the Robber's Cave experiment. Here's the wiki entry, and here's another recounting on a spirituality website (I assume the recounting at least is accurate and it doesn't look like the spirituality stuff is in the account). Two groups of well-adjusted boys are split into two groups on a wilderness retreat. At first, they don't know of each other, and they develop their own cultures. When they were brought in contact with each other, fierce hostility ensued. Even minor differences were emphasized and used as ways to distinguish between the members of the groups. Fortunately, the Robber's Cave experiment also showed a potential way to resolve such conflicts. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On February 14 2009 05:34 Manit0u wrote: Uh.. do you want big names (Woodrow Wilson) or just large bodies of people? Within just US history, Southern Democrats, 19th century Northern elites, the CIA during much of the 20th century, the entire state congress of Indiana for a while, etc. It becomes even more obvious when you start looking at European history.Name some of them (Adolf Hitler wasn't educated for example, he didn't even graduate from highschool). I know there are people who are both educated and racist but they're in such minority that it can be classified as 'statistical mistake'. Also note that even if educated person is racist and gathers some fans/followers they're usually not educated. Edit: Another thing is that educated people may pretend to be racist or something just to use it as the lever in some personal gains. These are not outliers. You're drastically oversimplifying the issue by ignoring every other part of society and history. There is no broad universal rule to it. | ||
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food
United States1951 Posts
On February 14 2009 03:59 Klive5ive wrote: I think you've missed the main reason for racism; people don't like differing ideals. Whether it be differing religions, laws or cultural aspects. People like to stick with those they consider similar to themselves. Possibly it's part of our genetics to group with like minded individuals. Hmm limited resources is a factor, but I don't think it plays on the mind of most racists because they just tend to be idiots. They might use it as an excuse to incite hatred but it's not the overwhelming factor. As to your question, I do think racism is on the decline. We've still got a long way to go but hopefully better understanding and a shifting moral zeitgeist will eventually lead us to a point where racism will no longer be an issue. hah that's not racism my friend. Actually you are the one who missed the main concept of racism, not even talking about the reasoning racism has a pretty narrow meaning it definitely refers to physical appearance in the first place, then the cultural differences different ideals? that is so watery, it doesn't even mean anything we all have different ideals also nationalism and racism are two completely different animals, but that's another story | ||
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