Is it bad to be prejudice against RACIST PEOPLE ... or does that make you just as bad???
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Good question.  \n\nNow you tell me, which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Is this a serious question or just an exteriorisation of your prejudice?
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I personally am not racist, I'm a very open-minded individual. I know a lot of people are going to take your question the wrong way, but I see it as just a question and a desire to know and understand. There are some who sadly are racist here, but there are those who aren't, but you can't classify all Americans as being racist.  It depends on the person, not the country, no matter where you live.
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Everyone in the world have prejudices. When you tell your kids not to talk to strangers that is a prejudice. When companies hire people with certain educational backgrounds that is prejudice. Without prejudices we cannot survive in this world. But prejudices based on race, ethnicity, sexuality etc. is bad and should not be practiced. So yes, I would say I have a healthy amount of prejudice.
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my good friend said, that everyone is a racist (more or less).\nI said - we should try not to be...
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why u be bein so racist fo?
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
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Everyone becomes racist to a degree when they are young.  Racism isn't natural.  It's something taught to us by our parents and our peers.  Sometimes it takes awhile to break away from the misperceptions we've been taught.\n\nYou may not realize it, but you are being a little bit racist yourself by being judgemental against people who are "racist."  Don't be too harsh.  Many people who seem to be racist aren't really trying to be.  They are just going on what they've been taught.  Give them some time to "find their way to you."
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I think what you meant by your statement about how "white ppl can be so blind" is not that you are calling all white people racist, but rather, you are wondering why white people seem to have a harder time seeing the consequences of racism or identifying their own racism.\n\nI think everyone is racist to some degree.  From my experience, there are two groups who admit it: \n\nThe first are those that are KKK-like extremists.  They admit to it, encourage it, and try to covert people to their belief system.\n\nThe second are people who try to not be racist, but were socialized or conditioned to see differences and attribute generalizations to people possessing those differences.\n\nI find the latter group - people who acknowledge their racism, are embarrassed by it and are trying to overcome it -- to generally be less racist than those who say "I am not racist."  Everyone who I have ever met that said "I am not a racist", I have found to be just that!\n\nTo those that say they are not racist, who do they want to find in a life partner?  Do you have requirements when it comes to specific race, gender, socio economic level, religion, body type, national origin or cultural heritage?  Don't lie.  eveyone does.  Well, that can be construed as racist, homophobic, classist, ethnophobic, etc.  We are all guilty. Admit it.\n\nYes, racism is in almost every skin color - but it's not necessarily racism based on skin color... it is bigtory based on any difference.  It Ruwanda it wasn't white people committing genocide, it was between the Tutsis and the Hutus.  In Germany, it was Aryan people against mostly other Caucasians.  In Germany it is now against the Turks.  In the catholic church it is against the homosexuals - not a race, but a difference in sexual orientation.  In the gay community there is bigotry against Transgendered people.  \n\nBasically, the real issue is not whether Latinos are racist against white people (which for some reason comes up all the time here at Yahoo Answers), but whether people in power and/or with authority are bigoted against a group with less power and/or authority.\n\nThink about it: What has a greater effect?  We have 2 imaginary men: The Senator from North Carolina and a Dishwasher from the local Olive Garden (I am making this up as an example... I don't know anything about the Senator from North Carolina, and I really hate the Olive Garden).  Both think that women don't belong in the workforce.  So, obviously in this scenario, both are sexist.  But, who really cares if the dishwasher is sexist?  What impact does that have on society?  That is not going to impact me, or anyone else for that matter outside of his family.  On the otherhand, if someone who has authority, who can make decisions that impact my life, that can create laws, that has more authority than I do, hates me for my gender, race, creed, weight, or sexual orientation, that is where it become an issue.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, because Caucasians are in a position of power in the United States, they do not directly feel the effects of racism.  They do hear it when it's blatant: when the KKK burns a cross on a lawn or when the Mayor of New Orleans uses the term Chocolate to describe his city, but they don't notice that standardized test questions are targeted toward the white middle class experience.  Math questions about the speed of two roller coaster cars don't make as much sense to someone who has never seen an amusement park.  A rat to a wealthy child might be a pet or a test subject - an animal that can be touched.  A rat to a poor child is more likely viewed as a bearer of disease, a pest.  When test writers don't take these differences into account when writing questions, it is subtle racism and classism that favors those who are of their status. My favorite example is Coco, the gorilla that knew sign language, got an answer wrong on an IQ test because she poi
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Of course! Racism is not about a degree, it is about the color of your skin. Ignorant morons will always hate what they do not understand.
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Prejudiced against what--Asia, Muslims, people with dark skins?\n\nIn general I'd say prejudice feels good.  Putting someone down makes people feel better.  Sad but true.  I don't know if the West is more inclined to prejudice--human nature is the same in all cultures.
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You're stereotyping. All black people don't think white people are racist.  If you lump any group of people together like that it's stereotyping and racist.  So, using your statement, I'd say you're a racist.  Is it okay to be a racist if you're black.  I think people should just forget color altogether and not judge at all, I don't.
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Well it all depends but all I can say is ignore it if someone bothers u don't allow someone Else's ignorance cloud your good judgments as racism is ignorance and lack of education  if that person have any sense at all they would know every one is the same we all live, eat and breathe on this earth and pay bills and no one person is better than anyone else as all races has good and bad people so they need to get over it and learn to be happy in the skin they are in and don't worry about anyone Else's as we are all the same and if were different trust me it would be boring looking at the same thing everyday plus we were all put here for a reason and no man is over changing that not now not ever
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I totally agree.  I always say this but you have to be careful who you say it too because they'll think ur racist.  im not racist in the least. in fact, i took a black women's histor class last year at the university level and the whole year was devoted to talking about how bad the 'white man' is and i had to sit there and take it.  i think we should stop being persicuted for what happened to their ancestors.  Noone alive today was either a slave OR a slave owner so the sympathy card should stop being played.  white people can't blame their downfalls on anyone but in the opposite case, its always okay to blame white people for anything that goes wrong. I think its about time to give it a rest because the sooner we get rid of the double standard, the sooner we can get rid of racism too.
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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!
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Never have I experienced racism and have been with many different cultures.  I am physically challenged and I believe that this helps people of various colours to identify with me and vice versa.  Sad part is that I have never experienced any feelings of being a little different from any of those of different races but have felt the experience of prejudice and/or fear from people of the while race from being physically different from them
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Yikes! A tad racist, don't you think?