how much of America is racist?
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I don't know exactly how much of it is racist ... I would say that racism is certainly rampant.  For example, take two different people of two different European ethnicities: say, one Italian, and one French. There may be no physical defining quality that separates them in the sense that they both look the same, but they may "other" each other by maintaining that one is better than the other - and they may use their ethnicity to define this "betterness." In this case, any kind of nationalism (not patriotism, which is pride in one's own nation) can be defined as a form of racism. \n\nAlso, ethnic groups who choose to associate only with others of their same ethnic group, alienate themselves from the rest of humanity - though there may be no "hatred" of other ethnicities and cultures per say, this is still a problem that, I hope, will be realized soon enough. I understand that it is especially difficult for new immigrant groups to assimilate into a new culture and environment, but forming little ethnic "cliques" is not a good way to unify humanity: it still promotes an "us" and "them" mentality that promotes divisions among people.
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i would say the majority are americans
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wow...a racist minority. how interesting.
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I think this is a good question that cannot be answered broadly.. It's not fair to say "a lot of african americans are racist toward white people" Just like it isn't fair to say "a lot of white people are racist toward african americans" .. granted it is easier to "name call" racism stemming from "white people" but from what I know about history african american people were opressed by whites for a very long time..\n\nContinue to open your mind and be friendly with people of all cultures, backgrounds, skin color, etc.  The world is a more interesting place with diversity, you can't change other peoples' minds, so do the best you can with your own.
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No.\n\nAs of 2002, America was approximately 13% black.
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Sweetie, people try to act like they're not racist but the truth is this nation is full of racist people, even though this nation here should be accepting of every race because of the diversity. The highest race that is being looked ugly upon is black and Hispanic. ONE day there'll be and end to it, until then YOU SHOULD TELL MANAGMENT. So what if they get mad at you, at least they'll know to respect you.
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First of all let's be clear--the vast majority of people who talk of racism the most generally don't even understand what racism is.  By definition racism consists of one of three things:\n\n1.  Taking a specific example and applying it to all people of a particular race (a driver is cut off by a white driver and from then on claims that ALL whites are impolite or unware drivers.)\n\n2.  Assigning similar traits to ALL people of a particular race (all blacks enjoy basketball, all Asians are good at math, all whites marry their relatives, all Mexicans are lazy and inherently uneducated, etc...)\n\n3.  Placing the various races on tiers of some sore (the smartest race is _____, the best athletes are always _____, the dumbest race has to be ____)\n\nIf your attitudes or opinsion do not fall into this category they are not racist opinions or attitudes.  For example if one were to say, "The vast majory of crimes committed in America are commited by non-whites," that is NOT a racist statement, because it is a proven fact that can be verified with statistical information.  If one were to say, "A lot of whites are intolerrant of non-whites," that is a true statement, because they do not say, "ALL" whites, they simply state that a lot are--which is true.  There are many statements that uneducated and poorly read people claim are racist which in realilty are not racist at all.  Simply because someone says something about your race that makes you angry, does NOT make that statement racist in nature.  To say that most Asians are good students is a correct statement--the drop-out rate among Asians is the lowest in the United States.  Inversely, to say that Hispanics are the lest educated group in the United States is also correct--Hispanics drop out of school at a MUCH higher rate than any other race.  Because that statistics makes someone angry does NOT make it untrue or racist.\n\nSo in answer to your questions--I think that virtually everyone has some racist notions to one degree or another.  Those who claim to be totally unracist probably don't understand what racism really is.  Being a professional teacher for 20 years I have found more EXCEPTIONS to racial stereotypes than examples of racial stereotypes.
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I don't believe those numbers there be a lot more people than that. I think your way to pessimistic. You need to look on the bright side, you wont have to mow your lawn, they'll be a Mexican restaurant at every corner right next to the gas station owned by an Arab. You'll be  able to learn a foreign language, such as Spanish. And you know what when you grow old and if your fortunate enough to grow old you probably  be  taken care by a colored person.  You no that Hispanics will if not are already the majority in most states. If you want to get away from them i think you should definitely move to one of the southern states towards the east. What really is your point to stir up hate and animosity.\nI side with the president on this issue. I think he's doing a great job on this issue. :  )
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you are going to find racist people everywhere, I'm sure you can find them in India.\n\nChanging your life plans just because you heard that there are racist people is just plain ridiculos.\n\nSure there are some tensions in the US but trust me this is the best it's ever been. Quite a bit of progress has been made in the past 100 years...
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We can stop political racism. And the way to do that is by teaching our children about racism. If we want racism to succumb, we as americans have to own up for what we are doing. Teach our kids so when they themselves have kids, the cycle of unity continues. Unfourtunatly, groups like the KKK have the right to voice their views on public streets by way of the U.S. constitution. Is it right to promote hatred towards other people just because of the color of their skin? No, the government however goes give them the right to speak their views. I myself am African-American and I was not born in Africa. The following information will give you a better understanding of why the terms (AFRICAN-AMERICAN) and (BLACK) are used. \n\n**Black, also referred to as Negro or Colored (which is generally considered offensive) (noun, black or blacks; adjective, black people), is a color-defined term used as a form of ethno-racial classification. Though literally implying dark-skinned, "black" has been used in different ways at different times and places. The English word was spawned by the European colonization and conquest of non-Europeans. It solidified into popular culture during the Enlightenment as one of the four major categories into which European philosophers tried to organize the newly discovered human diversity. The categories were based upon skin tone as perceived by Europeans of the time: Red (Native Americans), Yellow (East Asians), White (Europeans), and Black (Africans). Today, the term's usage differs slightly among former European colonies. Latin Americans, former members of the British Empire, and Americans (USA) all use the term differently. The term is most often applied today in three ways. First, it denotes people who are seen as part of the African Diaspora. Second, it is also applied to native non-European people lacking African ancestry but who were labeled as "Black" by their colonizers. Third, it has been internalized as an ethno-political rallying label by leaders of oppressed and marginalized populations in several regions around the world.\n\n**An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. Many African Americans also have European and/or Native American ancestry as well. The term tends to refer to West African ancestries; not, for example, to white or Arab African ancestry, such as Moroccan or white South African ancestry. This is so even though there is huge genetic variation among the various inhabitants of sub-Saharan Africa. Members of the African Diaspora from non-African countries such as Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba (although they are logically African Americans, since they are located in the Americas and are descendants of Africans, with some admixture from Europeans and native Americans as well) or the United Kingdom are theoretically referred to by their nation of origin and not African American (even when they come from a Latin American country) unless they immigrate to the United States, but once a person of the African Diaspora becomes a permanent U.S. resident, then it is generally assumed that they (and especially their U.S.-born children) are "African American." \n\nI am proud to be African-American, Black, and as well American myself, I just know as a person of color what african slaves went through in (AFRIKA) for us to be free. That was the spelling of it until the english dictionary changed it to (AFRICA). There are so many people who risked their lives and fought for racial equality. People have to make the contious decision to stop promoting racism if we are to ever move forward as people and as a country. Here's a few quotes from some leaders of color past and present. \n\n\n(1). Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,\n    I am the dream and the hope of the slave.\n    I rise, I rise, I rise.\n    Maya Angelou (1928
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1. Racisim is still the no. 1 answer... who votes the most... the elderly.. who was rasied when it was ok to be racist... the elderly... not that all elderly people are racist, but I think it would influence many of their votes.. and of course you have the South.\n2. Education, or lack there of. Through the years education in "black areas" has been sub-standard when compared to the same education in "white areas." Things have been done to work on the problem, but according to test scores, there is still much work to be done, both in family attitudes about the value of education and in improving the schools themself.\n3. Population, there are just fewer black people than white people. Black people make up around 15 percent of the population, if I remember correctly. So fewer people equals fewer chances to be the one person chosen to be in control.
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Racism is not becoming less prevalent. It is just more subtle. Racism today is not just "in your face" It's kind of under the table. and the you can see some of the subtle racism on the show.
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Yikes! A tad racist, don't you think?
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America IS a multi-cultural nation like it or not and you can't write off the whole country as being either racist or non-racist, that's just simplistic thinking.\n\nYou're going to have people who believe what they will and you can't change that in any society.  So there will always be people who discriminate against one or more groups for some reason...if not for race, then socio-economic level, because they're too fat or too thin, because they don't look a certain way, because they're male or because they're female...the list goes on.\n\nIf you'd read a paper lately, you'd see that minorities are working their way up the corporate and political ladders at a remarkable pace.  Does that mean we'll see an African-American or Latino President or even a woman President in the next 20 years?  Perhaps not, but the fact that it is a possibility speaks a lot for progress.
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No I did not see Americans hate some kind of people specifically.\nsome Americans would hate blacks some would hate Arabs some would hate the Natives...etc.. so they are  just like any other normal people or nation.\n\nI am sorry for what happened to your friend, but that  dose not give us the right to generalize one case on ALL the Americans, they 350 million people...take easy man
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A NON-RACIST THEORY OF RACIST AMERICA\n\n\n\nIntroduction\n\nAll the theories that have been used to explain the nature of the United States are inadequate to the task because they have refused to see racism as the primary factor influencing the country. It is just too upsetting for Americans to admit this role of racism.\n\nEven the liberal/radical theories that refer to the United States as a racist nation mean little more than that the people and the institutions of the nation are prejudiced and discriminate against black Americans. This is only half the story, however, since the values, ideals, and indeed the very thought processes of Americans are expressions of racism. In this article we argue that racism is not an American "dilemma," or simply one of the social problems facing the country. Racism is America itself.\n\nThe article examines the South as an example of the kind of analysis that sociologists should be doing for the entire United States. American social scientists understood the racist nature of the South. They emphasized the importance of the caste system and the racism of not only the southern upper class, but the middle class as well. These theorists also emphasized the impact of racism on every aspect of southern life, from its government to its values, ideals, and ideas.\n\nSociologists have failed to apply the southern model to the United States as a whole. The reason for this is primarily that most sociologists believe in the liberal version of the equality- of-opportunity thesis and because they became so focused on the civil rights battles in the South that they failed to notice the pervasive racism throughout the nation. The South's racism was simply more virulent.\n\nThe next part applies the southern analysis to an understanding of the United States as a whole. This application is especially needed today because the migration of blacks to all the urban centers of the nation makes the entire country now behave in a manner similar to the South after the breakdown of legal supports for its apartheid system. The next part concentrates on the acceptance by the upper and middle classes of the equality-of- opportunity thesis, rather than equality of results, as the preferred social model for the nation. We argue that the basis for this acceptance is racism itself.\n\nThe next part develops a political model showing how the white middle class controls political swings in American governmental history. The white middle class (including in that class the working class) determines the major political agenda of the nation, including its society, culture, and government. It also shows that this middle class is racist.\n\nThe model also identifies the social change factors that account for the political cycles in American history. Even though the United States is a basically conservative nation, it has increased equality of opportunity five times (counting the Jacksonian revolution as part of the establish of American government): the abolition of slavery, the Progressive era's curbing of industrial concentration, the granting of woman suffrage, the establishment of the welfare state, and the abolition of the southern apartheid system. Although the United States has certainly granted more equality over time to its citizens, it must never be forgotten that these changes occurred within the framework of a racist nation, and that the changes never touched the underlying equality-of-opportunity thesis or fundamentally altered the unequal society.\n\nThe next part traces the development of a common racist culture in the United States. It shows how the three very different regions (New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the South) were able to unite culturally because all faced similar problems involved with slavery. Common experiences with racism led the colonials to combine laissez- faire economics and puritanical moralism into a racist thesis of equality of opportunity.\n\nThe next part explains how
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Mimi,\nI don't think you are racist. I believe that you are threatened by several things going on around you... That's OK, the rest of us are too.  The racist label that has been placed on you is because you are able to speak your mind here, and you do so in a manner that others reel threatened by you....  Remember, that's OK too!  \n\nIf you ask your questions to hurt people... Well that's not OK.\n\nYou have the same right to speak you mind as everyone else does... even if we don't agree with you!  That is the wonderful thing about living in the USA.\n\nKeep you head high, demand respect, give respect where it is due, and always be sure that you are proud of who you are & what you do!