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I don't think it is fear, because fear implies some sort of threat, and since she's completely isolated herself from them she'll never have to confront that. It's just ignorance. Attempting to reason without the necessary information to reach an intelligent conclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey
The odd thing is, she doesn't even know the word "nigger." The racist shit just formed organically in her head when she was deprived of knowledge and experience.
No it's her mom and dad's fear of blacks "robbing them" or "raping their daughter" that keeps her isolated. It's fear, trust me. And it's bullshit.
Her mom and dad aren't racist. I'm not racist. They sent her to those schools for religious reasons. Her less isolated friends aren't racist. She honestly wasn't taught this shit, it's just an organic side effect of isolation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey
Bullshit, don't absolve her mother and father if she is isolated, that's assinine.
I grew up in an all white area, my first experience with other cultures was sports, and my father enforced the fact that I would play sports to meet other people and keep active.
Apparently her parents were content to let her isolate herself, that is their fault.
Oh I blame them for isolating her, absolutely, but the isolation wasn't the goal, it was the byproduct. The goal was her religious education.
Agreed, I understand what they did. However, she needs a swift kick in the ass, period.
You should take her out to meet your friends, I bet she would change her tune.
There are many cases where that's complete horse shit. Stereotypes aren't born of isolationism. They are born of people observing the behavior.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Assuming that every member of any group fits into a stereotype is stupid. However, that doesn't mean that the overall group assumptions are wrong. There have been many studies that have shown that Asians and whites are more intelligent than hispanics and blacks. However, assuming that every white is smarter than every black is nonsensical.
The concept of racism certainly goes far deeper than just straightforward hate. Being afraid of one race but not another definitely falls under the definition of racism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey
Must be a bummer having a sister that's racist. My grandpa makes any discussion of politics impossibly painful with his racism. And he's the same way. Has no idea he's racist, doesn't use any negative terminology, but still can't get over the fact that black people live and do stuff.
To yoshi:
Thank you, funny how the well travelled TNL agrees with me, while the converse is true of people who have always been around the same area.
My grandfather was the same way, that was how they were raised, in ignorance and fear of the "evil lazy" blacks.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa
It's all bullshit, the fact that racism even exists now is proof that we are a self-doubting nation of assholes.