Is racism today better than is was before, or are people still as racist as ever, but are more reserved?
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.
1078205
Yes, I believe it is, but not in the way you might think.  Today white people face the institutionalized discrimination of affirmative action.  The country used to be 90% white (in the 50s) but now we're being overrun by millions of third world immigrants -- within 50 years and maybe less white people will be a minority in a country we founded (and yes we did found this country, all of the Founding Fathers were white)  And with the stigma of "racism" we're not allowed to say anything about it because that would be hopelessly racist.  White people are being asked to accept our own dispossession, the balkanization of our country and our future minority status.
1123083
Nope.  I'm no better than he is.  We're all God's children.  Like it or not.  And if you aren't racist, why would you even ask that?  I truly feel like we are all a little racist, whether we know it or not.  If we weren't, we wouldn't see anyone as being a different race or a different color.  But the reality is that we do.  How we deal with it is the problem.....
1130525
To me, racism is our instinctive fear of the unknown without the discernment that comes from wisdom. We focus on the outward appearance without searching the content of the character-- leaving fear and ignorance as the motivator for subsequent actions. Racism, unfortunately, seems to be too closely related to "survival" in the minds of those that subscribe to it so, unless mankind experiences some sort of 'evolutionary leap' or something, racism will probably be around for the duration of our current existence.
82529
Uh Yea, it exists. But its a different kind of racism than when we read about it in our textbooks from years before because today races discriminate against their own kind. Its not strictly racism, some of it is economics. Sometimes when people come up and earn alot more money than others, they think they are better than people who struggle day to day. I still feel discriminated against when I go into expensive store and the sales people look at me like... what is she doing in here? She can't afford nothing in here. Or when I get out of my car and someone goes out of their way or makes a huge effort after seeing me to lock their car door. I can't stand that! Just because someone may look like they don't have money, maybe they do and vice versa.
883346
Yes unfortunately racism still exists towards every race whether it be Asian, Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and everything else.\n\nPeople fear the unfamiliar.  Unfortunately our society has made seem "okay" to make excuses for hatred.  \n\nWhat I feel is most unfortunate is the fact that the people who are prejudice against others just because someone was prejudice against them for some reason or another.  People cannot seem to grasp the concept which we all learned (hopefully) as a child; two wrongs don't make a right.  Meaning being prejudge against one race because someone has been prejudge about your preference or race is not right.\n\nIn cases of homosexuality I believe it is the same way.  Back in the 80s there was a debate about bi-racial couples marrying and just being together and now it's just the same but two people of the same gender. It's sad but I hope like all other things it will pass.  There is too much hate in this world and I feel it is truly effecting our country as a whole.
510043
racism has been with us for centuries.  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; sounds simple but so many people won't even try.
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.
400310
I think there alway has been and alway will be racism. I myself don't care what color someone is, as long as they treat me with respect.(As I would do for them)  There is always going to be some group of people that don't like another for some reason. It is just the way creatures are. Any creature, pick one. I think racism on Earth will be abolished just as soon as we have first contact with an alien race... then we will all be against them. Not pretty, but true.
698726
Depends. Not all people that others think are racist are actually racist.
1047493
No, not legitimately. There have been more than a few attempts for racist motives, but the features that define race are minor superficial adaptations that are subject to heavy selective forces. \n\nThe modern races cropped up within the last 8000 years, well after the departure of archaic homo sapiens and after the evolution of behavioraly modern humans..
502626
I don't think racial discrimination is as extreme in the UK as it is in other countires, but it is still present. The recent victories of the BNP in local elections is very worrying. People must realise that minorities have just as much a right to be here as the "indigenous" population (as the BNP call them), as most people don't realise that our current population comes from millions of immigrants over history (the Celts, Anglo-saxons, Vikings, Jutes, Normans, the Dutch, Irish, Huguenots to name but a few).\n\nAlot of people who are racist don't even realise they are doing it.
196261
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.
707626
Unfortunately there are still people out there that are still racist, they are not used to different things. They do indeed bring back crafts and gifts and I do not understand that either, if they hate the people so much, why visit the country if you're not going to have a positive attitude and a good mood to go with it. I'm British myself, as some of you may say we are moaners because I have come across people on holidays where they are rude to the locals when all they are doing is running around backwards for them to make sure their holiday is as comfortable as possible and there is no pleasing them! I find this frustrating too, and thankfully you can tell everyone else that this Brit is not the same as the rest. I am so friendly to the local people and I appreciate their culture, language and respect their country. I love to travel and yes, some racists are two faced, when they are confronted with someone of power they will hide away and act like the cowards they are! This is pathetic of them and I myself am ashamed that in this day and age, there are still people who are prejudging or stereotyping people of a race or nationality. This just needs to stop because quite frankly it's getting boring!
616198
no one is 100% racist or 100% non . I was raised by racist parents and have had to learn new values for myself.\nI'm better than I was , now that's 100% honest
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.
625523
There is one thing I believe. Whether you look down your nose at a different race or you over-act, they are both forms of racism. A person is not a racist when he/she acts totally normal around all sorts of people. If you force yourself to be down, you are bordering on racism because you might make people feel uncomfortable and that's what racism is.