Discrimination?

[MyPurpleCrayon]

You are racist by saying this. First impressions are never important how much people say, its like judging a book by its cover.

 

 

 

And you are wrong by saying this.

 

 

 

I don't like people if they are rude and obnoxious (Hahaha how ironic) but it seems like most black people really are rude and obnoxious. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I'm just stating what I have found out in my sixteen years of living... Now don't get me wrong, in no way do I dislike all black people -I am best friends with a black person actually- but they have to show me that they are different. This doesn't mean I'm a racist person, and I don't like it when people say I am racist. I just know that some stereotypes have truths in them, and I'm not going to pretend like I don't judge people.

[Pete_the_Viscous]

...I would say that pre-judging people based on their race is racism, whether or not you have had bad experiences in the past from people of that race. When you see a black person, do you automatically think badly of them? If so, I'd say that's racist -- if, on the other hand, you're just saying that you've met a lot of black people you haven't liked, but it hasn't tarnished your oppinion of the next black person you meet, then I'd agree that it's not racism.

[ford_rule]

well, i was a bit chubby back in the day, then i grew a good 6 inches + lol, now everyone back then is shorter than me. haha. haha to them, i grew into my weight so ive been told

[he_is_an_avalanche]

I started to talk to this girl that went to a school near the one I went to here lately. I live in the south so most of the people are racist rednecks, and when I mention that I may be dating a lationo girl, I get some racist [cabbage]...but when they see a picture of her and know that she's a model they just hush.

[Barihawk]

I started to talk to this girl that went to a school near the one I went to here lately. I live in the south so most of the people are racist rednecks, and when I mention that I may be dating a lationo girl, I get some racist cabbage...but when they see a picture of her and know that she's a model they just hush.

 

 

 

"Racist rednecks"...Now that is irony. *Point being, you accuse a group of being discriminitory while using a discriminitory term to describe the discriminitory group.*

[McOwned]

The only time I was really discriminated against was when I went to the airport a year ago.

 

Well, I have to say that airport security checked my baggage a lot longer and more comprehensively than they usually do with most people :?

[runesmithie]

Why are you all discriminating against racists? :cry:

[Anesthesia]

Why are you all discriminating against racists? :cry:

 

 

 

Are you discriminating against those who discriminate against racists?

[runesmithie]

Why are you all discriminating against racists? :cry:

 

 

 

Are you discriminating against those who discriminate against racists?

 

 

 

OMG! I'm opinionist !

[logic-is-overrated]

If a person is bit by a dog, usually they're going to be hesitant of dogs in the future until they're certain of whether or not that particular dog will bite them. It's simply a defensive reaction. Yes, having a preconceived negative viewpoint of a person due to negative experiences with members of a related group is discrimination. Again however, I think that is simply a defensive reaction and is healthy. But if a person is unwilling to change their negative view of that person after that person proves himself to be different from what was originally expected, then I believe that is when discrimination becomes unhealthy and unjustifiable.

[Scruffy5389]

^^Exactly. Unfortunately, that means that it makes perfect sense for airport security to be discriminatory. Who is more likely to bomb the plane, a white family of five, or a single twenty year old Arab? It makes perfect sense to discriminate and check the Arab passengers more closely, because statistically, that is where the danger is most likely to come from.

 

 

 

The key is in understanding that the young Arab man is not a stereotype but a real human being, and once we have made sure he isn't going to bomb the plane, we must treat him with the same respect we treat any human being.

 

 

 

 

 

I went to Japan recently, and when I got back, I made a comment to someone about how the Japanese are shorter than Americans. Someone said, "I thought that was a just stereotype." Well, yeah, it is a stereotype, and of course there are lots of exceptions. But in general, it's also true. While in Japan, I didn't see a single Japanese person taller than me.

[he_is_an_avalanche]

I started to talk to this girl that went to a school near the one I went to here lately. I live in the south so most of the people are racist rednecks, and when I mention that I may be dating a lationo girl, I get some racist cabbage...but when they see a picture of her and know that she's a model they just hush.

 

 

 

"Racist rednecks"...Now that is irony. *Point being, you accuse a group of being discriminitory while using a discriminitory term to describe the discriminitory group.*

 

 

 

They are racist, and they are rednecks. So now if you call someone that is short, short...you are being discriminitory. If you call someone hot that it is hot, you are being disriminitory. You're like one of those idiots off of the news that try to act so perfect and make the biggest deal out of small stupid things just for attention.

[Guest GhostRanger]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

[Scruffy5389]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

 

 

 

It's discrimination or racism if you judge all blacks and hispanics by the ones at your school.

[Barihawk]

I started to talk to this girl that went to a school near the one I went to here lately. I live in the south so most of the people are racist rednecks, and when I mention that I may be dating a lationo girl, I get some racist cabbage...but when they see a picture of her and know that she's a model they just hush.

 

 

 

"Racist rednecks"...Now that is irony. *Point being, you accuse a group of being discriminitory while using a discriminitory term to describe the discriminitory group.*

 

 

 

They are racist, and they are rednecks. So now if you call someone that is short, short...you are being discriminitory. If you call someone hot that it is hot, you are being disriminitory. You're like one of those idiots off of the news that try to act so perfect and make the biggest deal out of small stupid things just for attention.

 

 

 

Being short is a genetic trait. A "redneck" has always been a discriminatory term for "white trash" or "poor white folk" or something of that nature. Tell me now, by singling out thier group in a negative way, are you being discriminatory?

 

 

 

I can call a person short as an observation. There is nothing hateful about it. The very term "redneck" is offensive, and always has been. It's like calling a colored person the N word.

 

 

 

Am I perfect? Heck no. I've made biased and discrimintory remarks against people. Everyone will discriminate upon others, there is no escape. Christ himself called out the tax collectors and money changers.

[Guest GhostRanger]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

 

 

 

It's discrimination or racism if you judge all blacks and hispanics by the ones at your school.

 

 

 

But not if I judge the ones at my school?

[Scruffy5389]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

 

 

 

It's discrimination or racism if you judge all blacks and hispanics by the ones at your school.

 

 

 

But not if I judge the ones at my school?

 

 

 

I think if you judge them as individuals, you cannot be accused of racism. Once you've looked at each person in your school as an individual, then an observation like "it's always the Hispanics that are skipping class" is simply a factual observation and not racist discrimination.

 

 

 

However, I would try and avoid thoughts or comments like that, because once you make the mental link between an ethnicity and a fault, you will always be a little less sympathetic to someone of that ethnicity.

 

 

 

If you want to be truly not racist, then you have to view the color of someone's skin in the same way that you view the color of their eyes. You might notice the color of someone's eyes, but it would never occur to you to judge them by it. You would never think to say "it's always those brown-eyed people who are bullying the little kids." Likewise, if you were truly not racist, it would never occur to you to say "it's always the blacks that are pushing people around."

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it might be impossible to reach a state of mind like that. It's part of human nature to discriminate, and the best we can do is recognize this within ourselves and try and avoid it.

 

 

 

We all have racism in us. It is our job to not let our racist thoughts become racist words or actions.

 

 

 

I can't blame you for observing that many Hispanics cut class, but that's not an observation that should taint your thinking, words, or actions. It's an observation that you should recognize as discriminatory and try to ignore. Even if it is true.

 

 

 

My words got away from me again. Can someone summarize what I was trying to say? :oops:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: btw Barihawk, I think saying "racist redneck" is a lot better than just saying "redneck." Whoever wrote "racist redneck" understands that not all rednecks are racist, so they had to add that word "racist" in there as a qualifier. They're just being more specific, not categorizing all rednecks as racists.

 

 

 

It is kind of an ironic phrase though :lol:

[MyPurpleCrayon]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

 

 

 

It's discrimination or racism if you judge all blacks and hispanics by the ones at your school.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure every single Mexican that is in one of my classes, has never actually gone to that class.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure that every single WHITE person helps me around with my crutches when I hobble through the halls, and I get pushed around by black people, while I'm on crutches, then I hear the phrase "Shooo motha fu**in' nigguh back up!".

 

 

 

I think I have the right to make a intelligent conclusion on how MOST black people and hispanics act. Like my brother said earlier today when we were discussing this subject, "Guilty untill proven innocent."

[Guest GhostRanger]

Where I live people discriminate against stupid people all the time. Dusqi said he thinks that discriminating against homosexuals is the most common, I disagree. I hear people say "that's stupid!" all the time. I have a friend who has a very low IQ and it really hurts his feelings everytime people just throw the word ''stupid" around like it's nothing.

 

 

 

At my school it's always the hispanics that are skipping class and it's always the blacks that are being loud in the hallway, blocking doors, and pushing people aside. Am I discriminating for noticing that? Is it discrimination if I'm pointing out something that is true?

 

 

 

It's discrimination or racism if you judge all blacks and hispanics by the ones at your school.

 

 

 

But not if I judge the ones at my school?

 

 

 

I think if you judge them as individuals, you cannot be accused of racism. Once you've looked at each person in your school as an individual, then an observation like "it's always the Hispanics that are skipping class" is simply a factual observation and not racist discrimination.

 

 

 

However, I would try and avoid thoughts or comments like that, because once you make the mental link between an ethnicity and a fault, you will always be a little less sympathetic to someone of that ethnicity.

 

 

 

If you want to be truly not racist, then you have to view the color of someone's skin in the same way that you view the color of their eyes. You might notice the color of someone's eyes, but it would never occur to you to judge them by it. You would never think to say "it's always those brown-eyed people who are bullying the little kids." Likewise, if you were truly not racist, it would never occur to you to say "it's always the blacks that are pushing people around."

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it might be impossible to reach a state of mind like that. It's part of human nature to discriminate, and the best we can do is recognize this within ourselves and try and avoid it.

 

 

 

We all have racism in us. It is our job to not let our racist thoughts become racist words or actions.

 

 

 

I can't blame you for observing that many Hispanics cut class, but that's not an observation that should taint your thinking, words, or actions. It's an observation that you should recognize as discriminatory and try to ignore. Even if it is true.

 

 

 

My words got away from me again. Can someone summarize what I was trying to say? :oops:

 

 

 

I agree with you. I was just making provoking statements to get some intelligent discussion here. :P My extended family is a bunch of racists and it drives me crazy. Everyone American is American. Every Brit is a Brit. Every Australian is an Australian. Color is irrelevant. I especiallly liked your analogy to the eye color! Behavior is more dependant on social and financial status, not on skin color.

 

 

 

At the same time, I hate people who try to be politically correct all the time. If you can't have a sense of humor, or are offended by certain words, it irritates me. The connotation of a word is based on how it's used socially. Queer didn't use to mean gay in the same way that now gay is used to mean "stupid." It's not offensive or discriminatory unless people make it that way. Words evolve all the time, and if it's common to say "gay" instead of stupid in the same way people use to say "queer" instead of "odd," then there is nothing wrong with that at all. Now, if you were using gay as a derogatory way to refer to homosexuals, that's a different story.

[MyPurpleCrayon]

I think if you judge them as individuals, you cannot be accused of racism. Once you've looked at each person in your school as an individual, then an observation like "it's always the Hispanics that are skipping class" is simply a factual observation and not racist discrimination.

 

 

 

However, I would try and avoid thoughts or comments like that, because once you make the mental link between an ethnicity and a fault, you will always be a little less sympathetic to someone of that ethnicity.

 

 

 

If you want to be truly not racist, then you have to view the color of someone's skin in the same way that you view the color of their eyes. You might notice the color of someone's eyes, but it would never occur to you to judge them by it. You would never think to say "it's always those brown-eyed people who are bullying the little kids." Likewise, if you were truly not racist, it would never occur to you to say "it's always the blacks that are pushing people around."

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it might be impossible to reach a state of mind like that. It's part of human nature to discriminate, and the best we can do is recognize this within ourselves and try and avoid it.

 

 

 

We all have racism in us. It is our job to not let our racist thoughts become racist words or actions.

 

 

 

I can't blame you for observing that many Hispanics cut class, but that's not an observation that should taint your thinking, words, or actions. It's an observation that you should recognize as discriminatory and try to ignore. Even if it is true.

 

 

 

My words got away from me again. Can someone summarize what I was trying to say? :oops:

 

 

 

Yeah I understand what you're saying completely.

 

I just think a different way than you I suppose.

 

 

 

What I mean by that is you're a really positive thinking person... and I am.... well... not... :P. But hey, I try.

[Scruffy5389]

I think if you judge them as individuals, you cannot be accused of racism. Once you've looked at each person in your school as an individual, then an observation like "it's always the Hispanics that are skipping class" is simply a factual observation and not racist discrimination.

 

 

 

However, I would try and avoid thoughts or comments like that, because once you make the mental link between an ethnicity and a fault, you will always be a little less sympathetic to someone of that ethnicity.

 

 

 

If you want to be truly not racist, then you have to view the color of someone's skin in the same way that you view the color of their eyes. You might notice the color of someone's eyes, but it would never occur to you to judge them by it. You would never think to say "it's always those brown-eyed people who are bullying the little kids." Likewise, if you were truly not racist, it would never occur to you to say "it's always the blacks that are pushing people around."

 

 

 

Unfortunately, it might be impossible to reach a state of mind like that. It's part of human nature to discriminate, and the best we can do is recognize this within ourselves and try and avoid it.

 

 

 

We all have racism in us. It is our job to not let our racist thoughts become racist words or actions.

 

 

 

I can't blame you for observing that many Hispanics cut class, but that's not an observation that should taint your thinking, words, or actions. It's an observation that you should recognize as discriminatory and try to ignore. Even if it is true.

 

 

 

My words got away from me again. Can someone summarize what I was trying to say? :oops:

 

 

 

Yeah I understand what you're saying completely.

 

I just think a different way than you I suppose.

 

 

 

What I mean by that is you're a really positive thinking person... and I am.... well... not... :P. But hey, I try.

 

 

 

Haha .... yeah I prefer the "innocent until proven guilty" attitude instead of... the other way around :shock:

 

 

 

I'm just a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, I guess :lol: