Do you think that racism stems from a lack of education and/or IGNORANCE?

Answer 1

Obviously, yes.

Have you ever seen an intelligent racist?

Answer 2

No. Quite the opposite is true. A lack of racism stems from ignorance. Every creature on this planet possesses the desire to not only survive, but to insure that others of it's own kind survive as well. You never see any animal in the wild defend another animal of a different species. Instead, they compete for space, resources, etc. Only man, (and most often, White man), is ignorant enough, or better put, "idiotic" enough, to feel any equality or "love" toward a different species of humanoid. Racism is in-borne in every creature. You have to be "taught" to practice tolerance.

Answer 3

I think that it depends on both. If you grow up sheltered to a point where you don't know any better than what you have been taught or some choose knowing that it is wrong to continue with the disgusting behavior of racism. If you grow up and decide because of some event that you do not like or just plane decide you don't want to like a race then that is plane stupidity. We have come so far and still we are so inhumane.

Answer 4

This is an and/or question for sure. I say this because there are some highly intelligent people who are very raciest. Then their racism comes from ignorance of the other race. But there are alot of uneducated who are both. I just watched a movie the other day were a gang of white bikers were attacking a black man and called him a ******. Well the black man beat the crap out of the bikers and he asked one of them to spell ******, and the man could not, he said nigar. Now that is an uneducated ignorant raciest.

Answer 5

no it stems from a historical hatred that is inherant in groups that want to reflect a blame or use the race as a tool to inflict a fear towards in an angry manner, it is a need to dominate another person(s) usually stemming from a lack of ability to dominate there own family or from a terrible childhood experience such as being abused by parents.

Answer 6

I think its a lot of things, I grew up in the south , I had many a black and white nannies, played and went to school with thier kids. Some are still my best of friends. No problems here, but I will admit, when I grew up and started watching how local news teams started twisting the truth, on different occaisons where it inflamed racial tensions, I felt the ugly thing myself. My stepfather was raised in the south of Georgia and his whole family was cotton farmers and hated eveybody, for no real reason.Racism is learned in man. We all need to increase our level of tolerance and awareness less we turn out like the NAZIS.

Answer 7

Absolutely not. But then again it depends where you look for the answer.
primitive racist are exatly what you described but there are many of well educated and using racism as the tool to achieve thier goal's. They well aware of enviroment and know how to use it.
I hate racism but most of us are racists one way or another.
We like some we hate others and then we find tons of excuses why we do that.
Peace

Answer 8

Sure, and maybe personal experience and upbringing, as well. Racism is a created phenomena, not just a lack of information.

Answer 9

Absolutely, the one thing all racists have in common is they did not socialize with the race they hate earlier in life. If people who hated blacks or gays or mexicans or any other group acutally had friends of that type, then they would lose their racism quickly.

Answer 10

Definately. Racist people are raised just seeing their race and the other race. The people around you during your childhood have the most impact on your life and it isn't likely that you'll end up NOT sharing their thoughts and actions.

Answer 11

lack of education at home I think. People only know what they are around so if your parents teach hate and seclusion from other races/religions etc.. then you will grow up thinking it is ok.