Be honest, Do you think that racism is on the rise again? why or why not?
409417
I didn't think so before, but after seeing all the racist Qs & As on here, I have to think there is a bigger problem with racism than ever. Ignorance is the root of the problem. People don't seem to learn to empathise with others any more.
647973
It is quite possible, and happens every day.  Two of the biggest hatemongering bigots are in the media every day....jackson and sharpton promote racism constantly.
760938
First acknowledge that it is still much alive and visible. Mostly when you've been a victim of racism. You tend to be more aware of it, when you see it perpetrated on others.  Most people are immune to saying, the race card is being used once again. In regards to non caucasian individuals.  I am not a victim of racism. I am a Survivor of racism!  See past color, and get to know other cultures. Stop Mental Ignorance hug a Bear!
994776
racism will always be around as long as social classes are around and social classes have been around since mesopotamia. Im against racism but it wont stop.
103781
YES OF COURSE THEY WERE! IT DOESNT SURPRISE ME ONE BIT...black people scream racism at every chance they get, but what they dont realize they are the racist ones! in the 2000s we shouldnt even be using the words black/white anymore. i just cant believe what i hear sometimes ..makes me sick
193824
I think there are cases where I have extra privileges for no other reason than I am white.  I also feel grateful for my blessings (being intelligent, healthy, etc).  I know that racism is real and there are many less-privileged people with fewer advantages than I have had.\n\nOn the other hand I don't think racism is the cause of people's problems as often as they think.  I think things are not so cut and dry.  If you want to pick one cause for things being unfair then in my experience, especially in the corporate world, it's not what you know it's who you know.  I've seen it many times: an undeserving person gets a promotion because he knows the boss.  I guess you can't blame people.  Everyone wants to help their own.
1027509
yes. we are so oversensitive these days that  if you ever disagree with someone of another color. then you are automatically labelled racist. amazing how thin skinned we are these days..
1117760
racism is an opinion that often precedes a crime.
916634
Yes, there maybe some issues here but alot of what you have said is true.  Why there is not an an admission of this is unknown to me....I think that in this era people are uncertain of thinking this way since the desegragation and the ongoing violence that race still provokes(Rodney King for ex.).  People that remember this violent time in our county (1960's) do not want it to be repeated and those that have mearly learned about it have been conditioned to ignore the white issues surrounding blacks because it has become "politically incorrect".  There is a seemingly new race "war" brewing...Black's vs. Mexicans.  Now that is ALL our great nation needs..............
690420
I think racism LIMITS a country's potential.  I wonder how many Bill Gates' types there have been who were held back because of prejudice.  Businesses that never got started.  Jobs that never were available.  \n\nI feel there are two reasons prejudice will always be with us in one form or another.\n\nFeeling superior.\nThis was said to me (by someone who never could hold down a job or make ends meet) when I asked if he could afford the rent where he was moving.\n"What do you think? I'm not like those muchachos from the other side of the tracks who doesn't even TRY to pay their bills!"\ntranslation; I may be a loser but I'm not as a big of a loser as THOSE people!\n\nShortcut\nI takes a while to know who is honest & who isn't, who is a hard worker & who isn't, etc.\nPrejudice allows people to think they can look at someone & have a short cut to knowing those important things. \n\nI suspect a lot of the prejudice blacks face today isn't racism in the strict sense. It's not prejudice against the race, as much as the culture. In other words, "it's OK to be black as long as you walk, talk & act white." It's still prejudice. \n\nExample: A black with a strong black dilect will be treated very differently from one who talks "white."\n(I'm not talking about bad grammer, just different phonetics.)\n\nI think of Jeff Foxworthy's joke "People hear this accent & automatically want to deduct 20 IQ points." How many IQ points do you think get deducted from someone with a black dialect?
819385
I think that people tend to be less racist than they were in hate past but it still exist in smaller areas where there is not a diversity in race.Most people today do not see race as an issue while some don't believe in interracial relationships and others hate people of other races it is something that I don't think will ever completely go away but has improved over the past 20 years.
480136
I agree without. it does seem like blacks are more racist now toward whites than whites toward blacks. if you call them out on something they automatically believe you did because theyre black, which in fact you did because they did something wrong.  its really annoying and im tired of them always having their hand out because they are black. they scream racism every chance they get, and no one wants to address the topic because if they do they are "racists".
966224
Great question, by the way, but I think that racism is way too entrenched in today's society, to the point where it's just too sensitive a subject for anyone to "forget" about it, not that some in society ever should.  It's very difficult to forget and forgive something like racism, even if it really was or was not racism per se.  There sometimes, and I emphazise sometimes very difficult to prove whether an incident was racism or not.  If a store has a paycheck for a white worker, but the the paycheck for the black worker was lost in transit, is that racism?  I could bring up plenty of other scenarios like this, but it's all about feelings.  It's like trying to define sexual harrassment, it's not always easy.  To break it down, too many people are set in their ways for racism to end anytime soon (at least completely) in todays's world.
1112699
Okay...im black as you can tell. eh..hemm. But I think there is alot of pre judging out there. Very ignorant statements like teh one by SLICK 77 is it? Shows that there is still racism out there.  The fact is there are tendancies in all races  but to say that that is  the only color to do them is absurd. I find most racists are people who either havent grown up around other races or have grown up around them and got hurt by the situations. You also have teh ones who havent amounted to to much in society's eyes and they turn to the opposite race and say things that you would think hmmm....."are they looking in the mirror". I am married to a white man......and we both still have some pre judgements about each other "alil bit". but we have 3 bi racial childen been together 10 years met at a amusement  park (working there) He grew up in a mostly white town about 10.000 people(has used teh word nigger) when his girlfriend was liking a black guy(so again there is teh hater situation) hate can really bring the racism out in you. Think about it. Its a coping mechanism. a BIG FAT EXCUSE to make your self feel better. Because other wise you would have to say 'Oh..i am NOT smart of enough..or cute enough.....or have a good job....or enough money..I could go on and on. This subject is soooo complex. I know the struggle that blacks have went thru but SOME HOODRATS and REDNECKS/HILLBILLIES need to look at it how it is.  Take responsibility for YOUR own actions.My husband and i have grown over years he has never called me a nigger . if he heard that now he would whoop up on somebody Sooooooo... to answer your question yes its still here but I believe its all from ignorance and people can grow out of it and from it. we both never thought of being with each other but ...we met at work and it grew from there................racists=HURT PEOPLE......WHEW!
232036
No, racism is a horrible thing. However, I do think in general, we live in a society where people judge others far more on surface appearances. It really is sad.
180702
That's a rather racist statement in and of itself, don't you think? Don't make generalizations unless you are prepared to face this charge.
572677
Actually, I think they have the best of opportunity.  They have more federal funding, scholorships and such available due to being a minority.  Racism is not as big of a thing anymore.  People who dwell of racism are those who create it by complaining about something that happened so long ago it isn't even funny.  Its like me going into a party and bitching about the hostess serving peanutbutter when she knows I am allergic and claiming that she is not considering me and then wondering why everyone in there thinks I am a whinner.  \n\nIf you seperate yourself by complaining and coming up with new ideas to seperate yourself (colleges, clubs, scholorships, TV stations, etc for only minorities) then guess what?  You will be seperasted and treated different.  Its that simple.