03-14-2018, 07:01 PM
(03-14-2018, 02:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Some racial stereotypes are true.
No, some racial stereotypes have some basis in fact. No racial stereotype is true as making it "true" would mean it applies to all members of that race. This is clearly not the case.
Quote:They only become a problem when an individual judges another individual based on a racial stereotype.
I'd disagree. Assuming anything about anyone because of their race is wrong. Even positive stereotypes, e.g. Jews are good with money, Asians are good at math, are wrong if automatically applied.
Quote:No one can watch track and field or the NBA and deny that genetically African Americans as a group are athletically superior to white people.
This, right here, is a racist statement. If you doubt me, then allow me to change a few words. Whites and Asians are overwhelmingly the majority of STEM field occupations. Based on your logic that would mean they are intellectual superior to other races. I don't believe this to be true, but it shed a light on how your statement is unwittingly racist.
(03-14-2018, 04:01 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: Is it at least offensive ?
No, it's a legally accurate term. People trying to make it "offensive" are trying to manipulate your opinion by choosing a more palatable term to describe the immigration status of someone in your country illegally.
(03-14-2018, 05:46 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I want to thank you all because no one here brought up the stupid thing about racism needing to have power behind it. IMO, when someone brings that up it is because they know what they're saying or want to say is racist but they want to get away with it.
No, as others have said, racism is the hatred of another person or a group of people based on their race and/or the color of their skin.
Precisely correct. If there is any confusion about the term and it's meaning it's because the far left has tried to rephrase the term to mean something other than what it means to manipulate people. It's also to excuse the blatantly racist things that far too many of them express.
(03-14-2018, 06:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Every race can be racists, but only the race with all of the power can oppress minorities with racists actions.
So here in the US there is racism against white people, but since white people have a disproportionate amount of the wealth and power they are not oppressed by racism like African Americans and other minorities.
Systemic oppression is not required for racism. It is, in fact, completely irrelevant to whether the term applies to anyone. Including it is a non-sequitur that, often intentionally, excuses racist behavior by those voicing it. Hating, hurting, mistreating or thinking someone is lesser based on their ethnicity is racism and that is all that is required to be a racist.
