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 Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:56 am
Racism seems to be an ongoing problem in our world today. I don't think people really understand what the problem is though. I personally think that the main reason racism is as big of a problem as it is today is because everyone wants to classify people by race. The first thing the government wants to tell you when you are in school is...you are white or you are hispanic. Mark that circle there on that sheet. Then they are always doing polls on what the minorities think. This immediately tells young people that people are different based on race. That different races have different opinions. In reality every single person has their own opinion, but for some reason people like to categorize by race.
I think the only way we will every end racism...is to completely stop classifying people by race. I don't think this will ever happen.
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:38 am
Cue the song "Everyone's a little bit racist" from Avenue Q!
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Shelcombakasfire Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:12 pm
<3 Avenue Q heart
Anyways,. we all do it. All of us. And, the reason there are stereotypes is because 50% of the time they apply, often by people forcing themselves into that category, IE, "ghetto" peeps tryin' to go all gangsta.
Personally, when I'm racist it's just a joke I don't mean said to people who understand. I don't honestly believe race defines the type of person you are/way you act etc., etc., because all racism really is is incompetance, ignorance, and animosity.
Personally, I couldn't commit a hate crime if I wanted to..unless I killed an asian Jew... good luck finding one of those in Duluth.
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:41 pm
why an asian Jew that doesnt make ..... nervermind.
It is possible that people will start to intigrate in the US in the next couple generations because there is no way to stay to ojne group. hten the Harry potter situation will arise in which people who are "purebloods" will hate the mixed people.
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Shelcombakasfire Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:04 pm
The2Crimson3King why an asian Jew that doesnt make ..... nervermind. It is possible that people will start to intigrate in the US in the next couple generations because there is no way to stay to ojne group. hten the Harry potter situation will arise in which people who are "purebloods" will hate the mixed people. And inbreds, don't forget inbreds..
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:58 pm
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Shelcombakasfire Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:16 pm
Because when you run out of pure-bred people you're stuck with family. Family + Family = inbreds...
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:34 pm
What about the asian jew thing?
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Shelcombakasfire Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:38 pm
The only way for me to commit a hate-crime (aka, one race vs another) would be fore me to kill an asian jew. xD I don't really dislike either one <3
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:42 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:34 am
If I'm interpreting this right, which I might not be, I think what she means is,
"It's only possibly for me to commit hate crimes against asians and jews because those are the only two social groupings that I am not a part of."
Meaning that she's part white, black, latina, etc. everything other than asian and jewish that she can think of. Therefore, if she tried to do something towards those groups, it wouldn't be a hate crime by her definition because she is in the group.
At least...I think that's what she meant... confused xp
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:20 pm
xsparklersx If I'm interpreting this right, which I might not be, I think what she means is, "It's only possibly for me to commit hate crimes against asians and jews because those are the only two social groupings that I am not a part of." Meaning that she's part white, black, latina, etc. everything other than asian and jewish that she can think of. Therefore, if she tried to do something towards those groups, it wouldn't be a hate crime by her definition because she is in the group. At least...I think that's what she meant... confused xp That's pretty much it..
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Shelcombakasfire Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:56 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:59 am
Not that Jewish is a race... Also... Shelcombakasfire And, the reason there are stereotypes is because 50% of the time they apply, often by people forcing themselves into that category, IE, "ghetto" peeps tryin' to go all gangsta. You must understand...I am not saying that we need to stop having stereotypes...I am saying that to be completely get rid of racism we need to raise children with the idea that skin color is no more important a feature than having a large or small nose ( In recent polls 60% of the large nosed people said they would vote for Hillary in the upcoming election. What will Hillary have to do to win the small nose vote? just don't see this happening lol.) The very act of putting as much focus on the color of people's skin as we do is what causes people to have such strong stereotypes.
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:12 am
That does make sense but to do that would go against human nature. Humans are naturally tribal and don't like people different or new to them. just like the tribes that exist today most don't like outsiders and think badly of them
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