Original Post
Internet the 'cure' to racism?
Is it?
Based on how you communicate with people without knowing almost anything about them, over the internet, the one thing that racists generally rely on to 'validate' their opinions of other races is null and void. Skin color is not applicable to the internet.
If we were to take 500 racist people, and a mix of other races they hate(double blind, however, it would be needed to tell the other races not to expose their race), and made them interact with one another, let them form relationships and become friends, then reveal the differences in race by having them meet in a controlled environment in real life. Would the fact that they were exposed to the fact that everyone is pretty much the same remove the hate planted by ones environment in childhood?
Would having this study be considered unethical and damaging?
I have to come up with some sort of study for statistics(and actually do it), so I'd like some opinions to perfect this.
Based on how you communicate with people without knowing almost anything about them, over the internet, the one thing that racists generally rely on to 'validate' their opinions of other races is null and void. Skin color is not applicable to the internet.
If we were to take 500 racist people, and a mix of other races they hate(double blind, however, it would be needed to tell the other races not to expose their race), and made them interact with one another, let them form relationships and become friends, then reveal the differences in race by having them meet in a controlled environment in real life. Would the fact that they were exposed to the fact that everyone is pretty much the same remove the hate planted by ones environment in childhood?
Would having this study be considered unethical and damaging?
I have to come up with some sort of study for statistics(and actually do it), so I'd like some opinions to perfect this.
Hoss.
I really do wish this study was more realistic. It's not unethical, but people on the Internet rarely get along, unless their not jerks or trolls to begin with. I would guess that being racist isn't exactly trolling, it's just mean.
Now, being friends, it wouldn't really be a problem, cause it's O.K. But 99% percent of the Internet is usually anonymous, and trolls do take that as the upper-hand. Unfortunately, hate spurs more hate, because if Anti-Racist people were to go against trolls, they would be no different.
Being a troll, and using racism as a method of attack, people are going to react, and that is what the troll wants.
If anything, the method would involve that racism is in the past, forget it, or do not react AT ALL.
Also, the 500 racist people, their defined to be racist, and ask racist questions IF they're trolls. Maybe if you have 500 nice people would work, but not exactly what we want...
I'll leave it at that. Thought it is possible, it would be beyond impossible to completely extinguish racism.
Now, being friends, it wouldn't really be a problem, cause it's O.K. But 99% percent of the Internet is usually anonymous, and trolls do take that as the upper-hand. Unfortunately, hate spurs more hate, because if Anti-Racist people were to go against trolls, they would be no different.
Being a troll, and using racism as a method of attack, people are going to react, and that is what the troll wants.
If anything, the method would involve that racism is in the past, forget it, or do not react AT ALL.
Also, the 500 racist people, their defined to be racist, and ask racist questions IF they're trolls. Maybe if you have 500 nice people would work, but not exactly what we want...
I'll leave it at that. Thought it is possible, it would be beyond impossible to completely extinguish racism.
Originally Posted by MajorKitty
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uhm, what?
Why do you even bring trolls into this discussion? That does not make any sense at all.
Hyde is proposing an experiment where 500 people with certain political positions and heritages get together in a controlled environment in order to interact with each other anonymously through a network.
How they interact with each other is part of the experiment.
Sure, trolls would be part of the statistic. So fucking what?
Would be amusing if something like that could crack the ignorance of a truly fundamental idiot. But I highly doubt that.
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I'm sorry, trolls are not the only ones who are racist..?
I guess it is required to pretend to be someone else, then reveal who you are later?
That would not always go well...
It would be like saying that I'm a rapist in disguise, pretending to be the average person.
Prehaps people would still stick to the first I.D.?
Although, I assure you, I am not a rapist. But how would tell the difference anyhow? :3
...Hey, I do think the anonymous illusion would work quite well.
I guess it is required to pretend to be someone else, then reveal who you are later?
That would not always go well...
It would be like saying that I'm a rapist in disguise, pretending to be the average person.
Prehaps people would still stick to the first I.D.?
Although, I assure you, I am not a rapist. But how would tell the difference anyhow? :3
...Hey, I do think the anonymous illusion would work quite well.
Last edited by MajorKitty; Sep 24, 2011 at 04:30 PM.
