A lot of people hate other people because of their skin color. Why is this? All of us are the same homo sapiens.
2006-07-16 05:41:09 · 17 answers · asked by foreverasking 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I think it's because they are different. If we had aliens on this planet with different number of heads people would hate them for that. "I can't be your friend b/c my mommy says that people with one head are dumb.."
2006-07-16 05:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by shawonda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably stems from early human sociobiology. In the hunter gatherer society, it is essential to one's fitness to recognize both inside and outside competitors. As such in this egalitarian society, recognition of visual cues from physical attributes and behaviors would be needed to suggest if a foreign individual would be a transgressor, a direct threat to and individual's survival. Therefore, classifying individuals based on race is still present in the world today, because it is in our evolutionary history. However, and more to the point, as we are able to make distinctions between races/cultures, negative connotations may be associated along, whether it be conscious or not. While just about anyone can will make the same distinctions (i.e. this man is black, that man is white, asian, ect.), the connotations (positive or negative) associated with these races/cultures are dependent on present society.
2006-07-17 18:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by kaverzad 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The human being is against nature. Variety is a mandate in nature, but we don't tolerate differences. Skin color, language, accents, beliefs, likes, dislikes, they all must take on similar outlooks or else.
2006-07-16 14:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because what be people don't know scares them, and instead of educating themselves about the people they bash it's just easier for them to hate.
Kinda feel a little sorry of the haters they miss out on so much.
2006-07-16 12:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by liathano70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate racists and i believe that this has arised from the fact that some people think they're superior to others just because they have some more common features in contrast with others! extremely stupid!
2006-07-17 04:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are afraid of things they're not familiar with. Sometimes, that fear is expressed as bias and bigotry. Many people learn to hate the things they fear.
2006-07-16 20:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by Cassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upbringing.
2006-07-16 12:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we live in a fallen(sinful) world controlled by a fallen angel Satan.
2006-07-16 12:56:30 · answer #8 · answered by geotom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of education and respect
2006-07-16 14:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because of superiority complex but yes, we are one and the same.
2006-07-16 12:58:30 · answer #10 · answered by skittleshavana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋