I HATE Racism

[disco_inferno]

Originally Posted by PowerPlayoffs06

That's how it's becoming these days. It's taboo to mention someones skin color, even if it's of absolutely no consequence and is said as just a detail the same way you'd mention the color of the flowers you saw on a hike rather than just saying you saw some flowers. It's not just that we're not supposed to judge people by their skin color, we're not even supposed to see their skin color.

A very relevant point. I'm not a racist, and I do try to treat people with respect, patience, and tolerance (that goes for everyone, not just foreign people), but that being said, stereotypes do exist for a reason. Until the people that promote the stereotypical _________ (white, brown, black, asian, ect...) guy stop, the problems of racisim will never be solved.

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by disco_inferno

A very relevant point. I'm not a racist, and I do try to treat people with respect, patience, and tolerance (that goes for everyone, not just foreign people), but that being said, stereotypes do exist for a reason. Until the people that promote the stereotypical _________ (white, brown, black, asian, ect...) guy stop, the problems of racisim will never be solved.

Right! That applies to ALL sorts of prejudices. If you see, for example (and I'm describing myself here) a bleach blonde woman with umm certain endowments and big blue eyes what do you think???OK here in SoFla it's stripper!!!Bimbo!!! Homewrecker!!!because ya know what...there's lots of that here!!! Maybe I shoiuld keep my hair mouse brown and get surgery. I dont know. What stereotypes of guys make them miserable?? I've never considered that question...

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Let's face it, grandparents are racist as hell. Almost all of them grew up in a time where this kind of stuff was acceptable. Things do get better with every generation though. I bet you their grandkids would not have had those thoughts....or even if they did, not to the same extent.

Im guessing your Chinese grandparents are more racist than you are as well, no? I sure as hell know mine are.

And I definitely agree with Killer, Canada, despite some shortcomings, is probably the friendliest nation on the planet to people of all kinds. Try going to Europe or Japan and you'll see things there are countlesly worse.

Exactly.

Older people tend to be more intolerant of other races.

But as every generation dies off, it gets better and better.

[Flames_Gimp]

i know how you feel as I've been discriminated against several times. it really hits a nerve, makes you feel like you aren't even a person.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Let's face it, grandparents are racist as hell. Almost all of them grew up in a time where this kind of stuff was acceptable. Things do get better with every generation though. I bet you their grandkids would not have had those thoughts....or even if they did, not to the same extent.

Im guessing your Chinese grandparents are more racist than you are as well, no? I sure as hell know mine are.

And I definitely agree with Killer, Canada, despite some shortcomings, is probably the friendliest nation on the planet to people of all kinds. Try going to Europe or Japan and you'll see things there are countlesly worse.

You have Chinese grandparents??

Seriously though, racism is disgusting and it bothers me whenever I encounter it. It works both ways too. I see it everyday. I get looked down upon for being white.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Meelapo

I was actually having a bit of a conversation at work the other about this topic. I'm a brown guy and when I tell all my co-workers about my adventures clubbing/lounging etc. when I talk about people I'll say "white girl/guy" or "brown girl/guy" or "black girl/guy". One girl said using those terms is racist but I wasn't using them in a racist context. Would one call another one racist if they were to use those terms (again, in no way was it in a racist context...they were just used to describe the person).

NOT racist.

It's physically descriptive language.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by fatso

Sure people might not be getting lynched the way were down South 110 years ago, but there's still problems.

50 years ago, unfortunately.

[chid]

Sometimes the racism gets 'passed down' as it were. My uncle is pretty racist against anyone who is not white basically.. he won't let his children play with any of those kids.. I wonder what these kids are going to be like. I really hope they grow up to rebel against the ideals they've been raised with.

[Jude]

Originally Posted by Azure

Exactly.

Older people tend to be more intolerant of other races.

But as every generation dies off, it gets better and better.

So if I am reading in between the lines correctly, we should exterminate the elderly to create a better world?

[killer_carlson]

I think age and generations have a lot to do with it.

It was a scandal when my grandparents got married because one was Catholic and the other Anglican. Now, in just two generations,no one even blinked when some of my cousins married asians -and religion wasn't even on the map as far as discussion goes. All that crap was replaced with (gasp) love for their spouse, ability to keep a job, where they were going to live.

I think as we get more into a global marketplace and the advance of communication technology people get more exposed to diversity and therefore become more accepting.

Having said that, I will have no tolerance if my daughter ever wants to marry an Oilers fan who won't convert. That is just unacceptable.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by Jude

So if I am reading in between the lines correctly, we should exterminate the elderly to create a better world?

No.

In my opinion the real solution is about tolerating intolerance.

I am intolerant towards racisim and terrorism. That is acceptable. That is the solution.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Jude

So if I am reading in between the lines correctly, we should exterminate the elderly to create a better world?

Seriously though, I think that as long as the elderly step back and make room for the younger generation to step in, there shouldn't be a problem.

There is a huge difference between my grandparents, and my parents in terms of tolerance and acceptance. And then from my parents to me. I'm sure a lot of people can attest to that.

[Devils'Advocate]

My cousin was afraid of "coming out of the closet"... particularly living in semi-rural Nova Scotia. He was afraid that he would be shunned from the family. So when my mother invited him AND HIS BOYFRIEND to Christmas dinner he was very much surprised. He later privately told me of his surprise and I said that I was sure to bring my mother up right.

And while that was in jest, it is somewhat true. The younger generation can have an impact on their elders. I mean, maybe it was dirty pool to tell my mother that I would pay for a movie for her "being such a great mother" and then take her to "Philadelphia"... but that and the discussion afterwards helped her get over her homophobia.

Assuming that gramps is a bigot and will always be a bigot might be selling the old guy short.

[GirlySports]

Yes it's frustrating to be a victim of these cases but they are pretty isolated. Canada is extremely tolerant and mostly importantly everyone is equal 'legally'.
We Chinese get the same opportunities and some have gone on to become CEOs, surgeons, politicians etc etc..

Send a white person to Asia and see if he/she gets the same opportunities or not.

Luckily I haven't faced much racism being Canadian-born.
I'm the 'exotic' looking Asian chick

[jolinar of malkshor]

I don't think the comment was racist, it was ignorant and rude and they should be ashamed for saying it. I think the label racist is thrown around waaaaaaaayyyyyyy to much and easily these days. You're a racist if you call comeone by the colour of their skin, you're a racisit if you say anything bad about some group or even individual that is not white.

I am not a racist person by any stretch of the imagination, but I have been called such a few times on this site for making a point or disagreeing with a certain opinion.

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

I don't think the comment was racisit, it was ignorant and rude and they should be ashamed for saying it. I think the label racisit thrown around waaaaaaaayyyyyyy to much and easily these days. You're a racist if you call comeone by the colour of their skin, you're a racisit if you say anything bad about some group or even individual that is not white.

I am not a racisit person by any stretch of the imagination, but I have been called such a few times on this site for making a point or disagreeing with a certain opinion.

Are you talking about the old guys comment? How was it not racist?

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Igottago

Are you talking about the old guys comment? How was it not racist?

This is a racist comment?

"Watch where you're going, you're in CANADA now."

[habernac]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

This is a racist comment?

"Watch where you're going, you're in CANADA now."

I think it is.

[HOZ]

Originally Posted by habernac

I think it is.

No it isn't, It was RUDE not racist. Dumb, stupid, unthinking, ignorant, and obtuse.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by habernac

I think it is.

And this is what I am talking about. People being to dang sensitive. Nothing in that statement IMO makes it anything close to racist.