Why do people think its OK to be racist to one group of people, but not to another?
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Not all people think it's OK anyway.\nBut if you're against a certain group, you will feel that it's OK to be a racist against them and you will defend the other groups that you're not against.
1087352
well racist is racist, but there are certain degrees and differences between racist ppl. i mean u got nazis, rednecks and u got small 11 year old who lives in the burbs and watches rap videos and thinks black ppl are gangsters.\n\nsome people are either mature enough or arent THAT racist enough so that thier prejudices dont get in their way.\n\nthis is a tricky open ended question with no simple yes or no answer, at least in my opinion.
481322
This is just my humble opinion, but to me it is, if the person hates people of other colors, and closes their mind to the fact that that person is another human being, and won't like them no matter how nice they are. Plus if they label them and their race, like they're all the same.
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These idiots answering think that you are racist?   it find it quote refreshing to see anyone of any color setting their boundaries - and not letting others do it for them....\n\nI am black and these people do not know where the line of racism is drawn.   Civil rights were based on equal opportunity - not the right to use "bigotry" or "racism" as a tool to force people to make personal choices in marriage, dating, etc.  That is overstepping the boundaries of the idea of stopping racism.\n\nI find this deplorable, the answers "conditioned" and those who use answers like this regardless of color not having the ability to think freely. \n\nI am black and I feel the same way.   I have and always stay with my race.   I am married to a beautiful woman and have three small girls.  (All BLACK) if they were to come home and bring any other race, I will go through the roof.  There are enough black men out there and they can choose from them.
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Racism is wrong, since people shouldn't be judged by their colors, especially since we all human being, but no matter what we do, even people that say they're non racist still sometimes judge by color, its just how we were raised and all our experience of one's race
1030716
racism is not innate, it is a learned response. no matter what color your skin you are racist against someone.  can YOU resist YOUR inate racism.  "this is asked to WHITES" give me a break
584517
Racism is ignorance, fear and a failure to understand that everyone experiences the same emotions regardless of skin colour or ethnic origin. Some people will do anything to make themself feel elevated above certain groups of people. If it isn't by disparaging their race it'd be by picking on some other trivial difference. You're right, racism is just fueled by the hatred of people who are different.
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I'm racist, whether I want to believe it or not. And so are most of you, too.\n\nWhen you see, for instance, a black person in the street, you would would not ignore him like another person. You would acknowledge him, then let the thought go, because he's human and he's not doing anything, and you're not racist. By noticing him, I think it's just a little bit prejudiced.\n\nIf you see a group of Asians with glasses talking about video games, I know what you're thinking. There are all sorts of stereotypes that have become part of society's expectations, and it takes more than the will not to be racist to prevent racism.
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Every culture teaches its self that it is superior, right, different, entitled, when compared to another culture.  It is very difficult to go outside ones self and view people/events/things from a completely objective perspective.  Some folks can do this better than others, but everyone is trapped by their own beliefs and that is what they use to observe and judge what they see.  \n\nYou're right in saying there is a level of racism here, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so subtle.  From my perspective, I don't see how that can be avoided, though it is distressing to me to see how some folks can revel in denigrating other people because of race alone.
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Racism is drawing negative conclusions about another person's traits, ethics, worth, ability, etc based solely upon that person's racial origin. And then acting upon those assumptions. \n  I think we all have "stereotypes" or "preconceptions" to 1 degree or another. Whether we like to admit it or not. A racist is usually aware of, and willing to act on these preconceptions.
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I agree with you and wonder why some people are Racist, too.\n\nI believe that racism arises when people get lazy and want to feel superior to others: It is easier for people to judge people based on the OUTSIDE of the person instead of taking the time to get to know the INSIDE of a person.\n\nIn fact, a vast majority of evolutionary/ biological/ psychological scientists argue against the definition or label of "race".\n\nIt is true that, genetically speaking there are certain similarities between ethnic subgroups of people but this does NOT change the fact that overall, we are the same (Homo sapien sapien) and we are all equal in the eyes of our loving Creator!\n\n:)
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We are all racists in one way or another.  No matter what you or anyone else says.  Everyone is profiled by others and we all do it.  You see a fat person and you treat that person different then another, a whore that stand on the corner, the bum in the park, the Jew, the black man, the white man.  There has always been racism and always will.  It is a part of our inperfect nature.
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Everyone has their prejudices, but some people are more likely to act on them than others are.  I try to judge the individual, but I am just as guilty as anyone else of having my stereotypes.  I'm sure others feel the same way about me in that regard.  I guess the best rules of thumb that I use in dealing with my personal prejudices is to keep in mind that one person, or a few people, demonstrating negative traits isn't representative of the whole group that he or she belongs to, and you have to be willing to look at the positive traits demonstrated by others in the group.
1098978
Racism isn't mutually exclusive. Often its other issues that motivate criticism and violence. How many times have you seen the victim of hate or violence by one man take it out on an entire race of human beings. This happens ever day.
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When you get right down to it, what REALLY matters is your ACTIONS toward other people, not what's in your mind and heart.  How can anyone really ever be completely sure they're not at all racist?  And does it really matter if they have not purged every racist thought from their mind?\nAs long as you are respectful and do not take any overt racist actions, then, IMHO, you're not a racist, no matter what you think.
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i believe u mean why are people so racist...there are several reasons why people can be racists like if they think their racial group is superior to another or stereotypes for that ethnicity or someone may discriminate because they are not of the same religion...for example african americans face much racism because of certain stereotypes that exist...racism is wrong and should be stopped
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my good friend said, that everyone is a racist (more or less).\nI said - we should try not to be...