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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Asking the question is wrong. Assuming someone is guilty because of the colour of their skin is wrong. They should be treated fairly until they give reason for otherwise.
I would argue that the stores that profile youth are wrong as well.
And it doesn't matter if there's a choice to shop there. Having to make that choice because of discrimination is wrong. In Canada, we shouldn't have to make that choice.
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Not sure if this was quoted from the article or your own thought, but I find it to be extremely flawed logic.
An ideology is something that one person can control and change. It also tells about a persons thoughts and attitudes. Ethnicity can not be changed and is not a fair way of judging a persons character either.
Descriminating someone for something they have absolutely no control of, and that doesn't even tell you anything about their personality is completely different and wrong.
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There seems to be a lot we disagree on. I see no problem with asking the question if it is done with dignity. Also, I understand a person can't change their ethnicity but, they can change the perception of their ethnic group within the majority of society. Arab Muslims could change the perception of their religion by actively speaking out against the violence of the fundamentalists and by cooperating with their capture and prosecution. They as a community have done little of either.
Watch the Mexican community within the US in the next few years. They are experiencing a lot of racism a present but, at the same time their community is achieving significant strides within the work place. As they produce Statesmen and leaders in industry the view of them will change. It has happened before with Italian and Irish immigrants.