Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
"Noun
1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
2. Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.
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Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster both agree with this definition. Lots of words have multiple meanings.
Racism is usually defined as views, practices and actions reflecting the belief that humanity is divided into distinct biological groups called races...
- Wikipedia
Granted most people believe that racism is any act of hostility toward a race because of their race. I use 'prejudice' instead. I understand words have multiple meanings, and it's something I don't like about the English language.
Prejudice: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics
- Merriam Webster
I would sooner use the word 'prejudice' to describe racial discrimination than racism. That's all I'm saying.
Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
If NAACP is all about getting coloured people to the top of the social ladder, why can't there be an organisation to get whites who are at the bottom to the top too?
Are you blind?
But I also said, private organizations like NAACP or this theoretical one for the advancement of whites, have every right to spend the money they raise how they wish and I respect that right. So really, I don't care if this organization were made, there would be nothing wrong with it.
I just told you there can be a group like that. I also said I don't have a problem with the creation of such a group.
Personally, I don't see a reason for a group that supports white people only. Sure not all whites are at the top, why should they be? Social and economic status isn't dependent on race (for the most part). NAACP wasn't founded to get all blacks into power. It was made to support struggling families as they faced racial turmoil and prejudice.
But, if people want one to exist, then so be it. Just don't expect me to donate my money to it.
Originally Posted by
Boredpayne
Yes, and attributing characteristics to entire races is both ignorant and wrong. You haven't quite seemed to grasp this, as you view racism as morally acceptable.
What is wrong with acknowledging multiple, unique races among humans? Take the Negroid race for example - there are certain skeletal factors that make a person Negroid. Traits such as, a flatter nose, narrower ears, narrower joints, and a more prominent frontal skull (forehead).
-When compared to the Caucasian race.
They use these same traits to label individuals in forensic science. Why? Because it's accurate and factual.
It's not like any of these factors make that race worse (or better). I'm not saying elitism (the belief one group [race] is superior to another because of assumed characteristics) is okay. I'm saying racism (the acknowledgement of different races) is okay.
I don't see how it could offend someone to believe in races, when all of us come from one of these three races or a mix of them.
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Is feminism racist?
Obviously not. Females are not a race, they are a gender.
Do feminist discriminate against men? Well.. that's a tough question. By definition, feminists only pursue the opportunity of equal political, social, and economic status of men. There's nothing wrong with that.
However, some feminists believe they deserve these things
because they're a woman. That, is not right. In fact, that's exactly what feminist are against (or supposed to be).
A real feminist does not believe they are better than man, only equal to him. A female deserves no more rights than a man, and no less.
Last edited by JayStar; Jun 18, 2013 at 05:17 AM.
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