Why do Americans still believe in Race?
822434
I think you are Americanizing a world issue...And I strongly disagree with it. I also believe it is obvious that their are vast differences in races and cultures. I also think its great that there are differences.
1058452
We can't, I mean we probably could but everyone is not willing to change. Mainly because people are well justify for the belief to be racist or prejudice. God tells us "all the ways of men are right in their own eyes." When you think of it anyone can justify their belief in something true or not to cause them to do it. Racism will not end unless we all change, example if I say something mean about the white race would they get defensive and say something back about me or will they lash out at the whole black race. When this happen it will cause others to find a reason to lash out and thus cause separation and discriminating. As long as these groups don't agree on something then we will never get rid of racism.\n\nLike this site all it takes is one word and some words from one group to spark racist thinking from people who are not even racist. Because one side stereotypes one side and vise versa. One side can say how bad one group is and the other group will do the same because everyone want to stand up for their race. Like any argument when we disagree their will always be someone who wants to be right, and neither side is willing to give up any ground. But as long as we disagree we will always continue this cycle of discrimination and racist thinking.\n\nOnly way we can stop it is for all to agree and learn and understand others feeling, right or wrong. Also to do something that both sides can agree on. Because whites and blacks disagree on almost all the above, racism, history, and everthing else. When you think of it if we all agree then their would be nothing to complain about.\n\nLike slavery whites say blacks bring it up because they live in the past, untrue. They do it because whites down play it so much that blacks have to remind them. See if whites acknowlegde what happen then blacks counldn't complain, why complain about something if they already know it. This in it's self will stop a big chunck of racist thinking. All we have to do is find something to agree to. But what are the odds of that happening?
688953
No its your brain. Its the belief systems that create the divisiveness. Americans have always taken sides based on what they believe. Their party affiliation is a result of those beliefs not the other way around.
344273
It's because of racism.  White Americans used to think that if you had any "colored" blood then you were contaminated and impure.  They had terms like octoroon, which meant that you had one-eighth part "colored" blood.  That means that one of your great-grandparents were "colored" so you were "colored".  It would effect your legal rights, so if you were "colored" then you had to ride on different train cars, and all that other horrible stuff.  Sadly a lot of people still discriminate based on the color of our skin.
313576
no matta how far we have advanced as a people racism still exists. Our forefathers have cushioned it for us a little  though and we have it a few ways better than our grandfather or grandmother or even our ancestors have had it. but it still exisits. racism now has taken on a few new forms though. experts have argued orgin of where racism began. Some say it was taught through parents. others would say racism is learned. but where ever racism has come from it still exisits. People just hate each other for a reason or we sterotype each other and judge each other and make assumptions that keep us from trusting or talking to differnet race. My father argues its only white and black in the world no asian no japenses no irish no french no nothing it is just black and white. I believe different. I have nothing against no one or no race if i dislike a person it is because i cant stand them not b/c of how they look
282524
Morals have little to do with what color you are and more to do with how you were raised. I think that in the USA, there is a large diversity in beliefs and moral values as that was the basis of the country.  This diversity does span from coast to coast and you'll find that people see things differently depending on how they came up.  There may be diversity, but the one common thing is that everyone knows there's a right and a wrong.
491146
Good question.\n\nI'd like to think that it's because the Caucasian race originated to the USA from England, and England ruled them with a pompous and ignorant heavy hand.
674092
Groups don't hate. \n\nIndividual people hate.\n\nSome people of every group hate; but groups don't hate.\n\n\nAlso: In many parts of the world, the idea of "whites" is a meaningless one.  The hating that is done, is not based on "race" as Americans understand it, but on other topics such as tribe or religious sect or caste or party.
444712
It's all a word game. One person's definition of 'race' is different from another person's. The philospher Ludwig Wittgenstein taught that all philosphical disagreements are caused by ambiguity in language. Some people think of 'race' as being the equivilent to 'species'. In that case they would argue that all humans are the same 'race'. Others define race as the outward observable physical characteristics, especially related to the color of the skin. People can say whatever they want. It doesn't make it true.
797095
No. I don't care if other people think it is. I've been accepting different people since I was born, and I am positive that many other good American people are accepting. You cannot assume that the entire population (or race, whatever you want) is of one mind.
7973
We are all Americans, all of us, and to imply that one color of people should only stick to one color is discrimination.  Which is kinda ironic considering that most of the people who stick to one race color are the same people who whine about everyone else being racist.  We are one people, at the DNA level we're all human and skin color shouldn't really matter much.  This sorta devision is what keeps racism a issue, because if people can't relate to each other they are going to dislike or be suspicious of each other.  Frankly, the sooner we realize that the only race that matters is the human race, the better.
360077
As a proud Black American (yes I said BLACK American NOT AFRICAN American).....We are not Africans. We are Americans and even the Africans will tell you that.  For millions of us our blood is way too diluted to consider ourselves to be solely African. To answer your question, I could really care less about what blacks in other countries and other cultures think of and say about us.  We have been through hell and back for the past 500 years. Our People (the generational Black Americans) have struggled and thrived in the United States for Hundreds of years.  Over the years race mixing has occured between our African Ancestors and Europeans and our African Ancestors and Native Americans.  Most Authentic Black Americans are of diluted blood and aren't pure African at all.  Our features, culture and heritage has evolved into something different than that of our African Ancestors to make us who we are as an ethnic group today.  We have our own rich history, culture, and heritage.  Many of us Black Americans don't even realize how rich our heritage is.  We don't need the approval of Africans or Carribeans or any other blacks to feel good about ourselves and confident in who we are.  We may have our problems, but what ethnic group doesn't?
389151
I don't think this is a strictly american syndrome, and i hold no hatred twoards foreigners. We have social programs specifically help minorities/ ie affirmative action NAACP etc. And we are teh only superpower so I think that the superiority complex is innate. As far as discrimination and predjudice, I was in france and had a discussion with some french dude about why they all hate blacks, who moved to france from french colonies in africa. Also, look at Iraq, Sudan, and who can forget slobodan milosevic, in serbia...where not only do they hate ethnic groups but they assasinate them. So I guess in conclusion it is not a American issue but a human issue and I am farily certain it occurs in all racially diverse countries. Maybe the majority/ruling party likes using minorities as scape goats. Anyways dont hate on Americans, at least we try.
264006
Americans lie,cheat,steal anything goes, They don't trust asians in general as they don,t trust others races such as the indiguos "American Indian" they were treated by European decendant americans worse than black slaves! Yeah I know about cooly labor and slaving out the irish in the mid 1800s! Do you think you can find any other race then asian working for Asian employer say in Chinatown in San Francisco? Yet there are state and federal laws against discrimination, and yes it works against them cause americans won,t hire them! What about the one where China discovered America first, i have known one american indian family that had slanted eye features! The truth!A family that went by the last name of Blazedel spelling could be wrong!
18713
I don't quite know... It could be they haven't the acceptance of the rest of the U.S. After all Minority groups are still sometimes mistreated it's been about 40 or 50 years since then, change won't happen immidiately.
114268
I don't think the majority of this country has a superiority complex. Government might... ha ha. Americans are self-involved and don't seem to care what goes on in other parts of the world. That might fuel the superior stereotype.
357570
Arabs? Are you kidding??\nOh man, most Americans think that Russians, Germans,French, Pollacks, Turks, Vietnamese,Chinease, Japs,Muslims, Nerds,Blacks, Hespanics, Gays,Lesbians, Fat guys, Bald guys , Fat bald guys or any other combination of those belong to a sub-human race, so why would arabs, or any other race be an exception????\nIt is a part of our thought that is so deeply embeded in our culture that we don`t even realise that it exists!That\nothers must be savages, or even animals, so that we can be rightious when we hunt them, and we're always rightious,and dare you prove the contrary!(got any nukes? no?shut up then) So go hide in a bush, we're comming to eat ya :)