Racism..?

[Mr Twisty]

Just saying only whites can be racist is racism.

[Gunmetal Speedster]

Originally Posted by Neil350

Last I checked it was a continent and last I checked any one can be racist. Or bad at geography (Just kidding ). Really don't have to have societal power, that may help if you want to create some sort of institutionalized racism or bias towards a group on a large scale but for run of the mill racism you don't need that. Just need a dislike for a certain group and selective judgment to justify the narrative in your mind. I.e, if I dislike Inuits and I see a dog sled double parked, I could be like stupid Inuits, double parking their dog sled again. I don't have to be white to think that, because only allowing white people to be racist, is well, racist. Any group can be, ignorance is equal opportunity my friend.

You have no proof I made such a silly error.. But thank you for your input, I agree 110%

Originally Posted by Thor142

I kinda want in on this discussion, alas it would bring politics into it and it's not allowed. So let me be vague. History as shown that it is easier to rule people when they are divided into social groups and pitted against one another. All rulers have used this as a way to control and shape the peasants opinions. No one is born hating another human.

That is all. Take from it what you want.

In a nutshell this would close any debate on this topic. Great answer, thank you!

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

Just saying only whites can be racist is racism.

Be careful who hears that, apparently reverse racism is a thing too..

[Kenny Camaro]

Originally Posted by Thor142

I kinda want in on this discussion, alas it would bring politics into it and it's not allowed. So let me be vague. History as shown that it is easier to rule people when they are divided into social groups and pitted against one another. All rulers have used this as a way to control and shape the peasants opinions. No one is born hating another human.

That is all. Take from it what you want.

Divide, conquer, and then rule.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by Gunmetal Speedster

Be careful who hears that, apparently reverse racism is a thing too..

The truth is the truth. Anyone who says only whites are racist is a bigot and an ID 10 T.

Print this out and show it to your friend.

[SS/RS2010]

A sad aspect to racism is that in reality there is only one race, the human race. The visual differences between people is merely cosmetic. The rest of the differences are cultural and social.

[jrhagen]

Originally Posted by SS/RS2010

A sad aspect to racism is that in reality there is only one race, the human race. The visual differences between people is merely cosmetic. The rest of the differences are cultural and social.

According to anthropologists, there are three. Caucasian, negroid and mongoloid.

[Neil350]

Originally Posted by SS/RS2010

A sad aspect to racism is that in reality there is only one race, the human race. The visual differences between people is merely cosmetic. The rest of the differences are cultural and social.

Racism is just a single aspect of a broader behavioral element that can be traced to every culture in the world. When people don't divide on lines of race simply based on a singularity of race in their country, they'll divide on what ever sets them apart. One race or group, doesn't have a monopoly on that. I grew up in a pretty diverse part of Houston, I learned every culture can be pretty racist towards others.

[DanielLee5]

Originally Posted by Neil350

Racism is just a single aspect of a broader behavioral element that can be traced to every culture in the world. When people don't divide on lines of race simply based on a singularity of race in their country, they'll divide on what ever sets them apart. One race or group, doesn't have a monopoly on that. I grew up in a pretty diverse part of Houston, I learned every culture can be pretty racist towards others.

Completely agree. Racism is very diverse and can be typical for every group of people. I know in Africa some black people are racist towards those who have even darker skin It's awful. Here's a nice post planetaryproject.com/culture/sintez/ about possible future development of people of different backgrounds.

[rontammy0]

Every single race is racist......white people are far from the worst.

[LT1Zob]

Originally Posted by Thor142

I kinda want in on this discussion, alas it would bring politics into it and it's not allowed. So let me be vague. History as shown that it is easier to rule people when they are divided into social groups and pitted against one another. All rulers have used this as a way to control and shape the peasants opinions. No one is born hating another human.

That is all. Take from it what you want.

Bravo Sir, perfectly explained.

[txferrari]

Looking at my Twitter feed today and it's obvious. Blacks are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more racist than whites. They sure are hating the fact that a White man is about to have power again.

[i2disturbedSS]

Have you guys experienced or seen someone racist?

It is sad that some people can not see pass the color.

[Bhobbs]

Originally Posted by Gunmetal Speedster

First off let me start by saying I only mean this discussion in the most respectful of ways. I also checked the rules, and while this isn't politics or religion, I hope I'm allowed to post this.

So today I got in the debate about white people are the only people who can be racist. This is news to me. Last time I checked, Racism is defined as;

The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
~prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

To me, that applies to ALL races. His rebuttle was in order to be racist, you have to have power and prejudice. Nowhere in any credible definition does that stand true. That is a redefined definition. With that logic, a continent such as Africa that has a population of 76% blacks who obviously have the power, could then be racist because the prerequisites were met, correct?

This isn't the first time I've heard someone throw out that only whites can be racist. If that were indeed the case, why would the definition be so broad and not specifically state white's in it? I don't mean for this to offend anyone by any means, I just would like to know others opinions on the topic. Please be respectful. Thanks.

It's the regressive SJWs of the world. In order to justify their hatred of white people, they just change the definition so they can say whatever they want without having to be racist.

[Boone]

Originally Posted by txferrari

Looking at my Twitter feed today and it's obvious. Blacks are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more racist than whites. They sure are hating the fact that a White man is about to have power again.

I hope you truly do not believe that. You are taking the comments from a group of people on Twitter and making a judgment about an entire race.