Answer my ? about Racism.?

Question

I'm an african american, I have many black, white, and latino friends that I really care about, but also there are a lot of things that I don't like about blacks, whites and latinos. My question is are people

A. Born racist
B. Are they taught to be racist
C. Do they grow to be racist from lifes experiences.

Like I said I love all of my close black, white, and latino friends, so please answer this with respect.

Answer 1

90% Taught!
10+ more or less from experiences.
Meet one @@@@ that you have a big confrontation with and that makes all @@@@ pigs, scum, and what ever.
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Pardon me for slipping this in-- but I love it!
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Q -- Can you give me a straight answer to this question? I have asked many
people and everyone seems to "him and haw". My question is -----
" What colour of skin did the man known as Jesus Christ have ? "
A -- No problem ! I can answer you. Your answer in one word "Brown" !

All the people on this planet Earth are descendants from the first couple -
Adam and Eve. We are ALL just shades of that same colour !

Hold a sheet of Real White and Real Black paper up against your skin.
I can tell you "for certain" that your skin colour matches neither of these
paper colour samples. We are all "off white - or - BROWN !

WE ARE ALL OF THE SAME COLOUR because we are all indeed
descendants of that couple. Because of protective pigmentation we
are of different shades indeed.

What a beautiful example of how OUR MAKER designed us and built
a protective system into our skins to protect us from the suns rays !

Few people realize that The Bible does not say anything in opposition to
what is referred to as "mixed marriages". This is precisely why.

If "mixed marriages" do not work in our society, as it is today, it is because
of the arrogance of man. To "prove" superiority they often use gross
misinterpretations of Bible passages or misapply a Bible passage to
make it look like it proves them correct.

PS-- I am a Pale Face, living in Western Canada.

Answer 2

Interesing question. I honestly believe that children that are not exposed to other children of different races at a very young age can become racist. For example, I went to an all white school until 2nd grade when they started an integration program. Well all of the sudden, nearly half the school was black and it was very strange for me, but had I been exposed to blacks earlier, it probably would not have been.
But at the same time, I think racist parents often support racism in their children by making it seem OK to them.
And lastly, it is human nature to notice patterns in life, and noticing that most blacks do certain things and most whites do certain things is just a part of that and can be viewed as racism too.

So my answer is a little of all three.

And for those of you that think children don't see the differences in race until an adult points them out, think again. Kids (even very young ones) are much smarter than you think. They can see that someone's skin is a much different shade than theirs and have completely different hair type for example. I'm actually surprised that nobody is even entertaining the possibility that A.) is a possibility.

Answer 3

All of the above.
Why A:
Because right when they are born they are listening to everything poeople around them say..and if I say all black people are this all indian people are this and they child will start to form the same opinions at this time. So, the child is in a way born racist.

Why B:
Same as A. As they grow older now in their teens they start to be or act as a racist from what they learnt when they were a child.

Why C:
For a kid who was not brought up hearing negative things about other races..the kid will start to form their own opinions.

Also it is normal to feel or have some negative comment about your people or people of your own race..because everyone is a human and we judge them.

I'm indian and i feel that some indians need to improve on some things and i'm not a racist..i love my country and poeople but I give fair chances for everyone..if your skin is black brown white..I WILL JUDGE YOU ON YOUR HEART AND NOT COLOR..and this is what I LEARNT ON MY OWN SO I FOLLOW C..from your questiuon.

Answer 4

As a black girl raised in a white middle class community, I can tell you it is a mixture of B and C. Everyone makes pre concieved judgements based on race. The way beyond this is realize that even though you may have steroetype ideas placed in your head that are based on a person's skin color no know that everyone does not act in the stereotype of their race. Keep your world full of different people. I'll stick with my white husband, Phiilipino best friend and Latino boss. That's my way of keeping it real.

Answer 5

Its a mix of B and C. For example, lets say a white kid has lived in an all white community for all of his young life, then suddenly moves to an inner city area. He is shocked at how many different cultures there are, but he isn't opposed to them. Then lets say this kids parents are murdered by a black gang. He's forced to watch as they execute his father, and brutally rape his mother. That kid will MOST LIKELY feel hatred towards blacks for the rest of his life. This is how things tend to work for everybody. Either they have a negative experience with a certain group of people, or they are taught by their parents from a young age to hate a certain group.

Answer 6

I think it is a combination of all three - we are born with an inherent notion to be drawn to that which is like us - a notion that is difficult to overcome, but most of us are taught to do so and those who aren't either live in areas like I do that are very neutral for lack of interaction or then, there are those who are craftifly taught to be quite racist. Then there are life's experience's that lend their input to our feelings regarding all events that we encounter period. I was 12 years old when I saw my first black person, I felt a little anxious as to the obvious difference and then quite comfortable as to the obvious likenesses, we are still best friends - because of where I had lived the first 12 years of my life I was really given no preconceived notion one way or the other, had I grown up 40 miles east - I would have been brought up to have considered her to have had no soul, to be of the animal kingdom, to be inferior in her abilities and at all cost to avoid physical contact - a few miles can make a big difference! One experience with a missed exit into a ghetto neighborhood and having had young black men surround my car and throw bricks at it could lead me to be prejudicial against all black young men in ghettos, all black young men, all black men, all blacks - but because I know poverty first hand and the feelings that peer pressure can bring about, I don't believe that it is fair for me to take one wrong turn and it create a whole outlook for the rest of my life on a singled-out set of humans. I've been in Los Angelos, San Francisco, Portland, Dallas, Miami, Houston, and other large metropolitan areas of the U.S., and I have found it best to take common sense precautions regardless of the area I may find myself in - a group of white young men can be just as intimidating to me - I'm only 5'2" and 125 pounds! So, I believe a lot of it is choices our parents make that influence us and then choices we make as we age and mature - leaving it neither to nurture alone nor environment and experience alone; but all three.

Answer 7

I don't think that anyone is born racist. We aren't really even aware of any differences in race until someone (a relative, friend, random stranger) points them out to us at a young age. People start focusing on the differences and that leads to racism. For children, it's generally because their parents have racist viewpoints and most parents don't watch what they say or how they act around their children. You don't necessarily have to directly say anything directly racist to exhibit racism. Also, I think the media has a lot to do with it. Television and radio "tells" us how people of different races act, leading to the amplification of stereotypes.

Answer 8

I believe that people are taught to be racist. Of course there is something inside us that feels impartial or different to other races etc, but it depends on how you are raised to just how racist you can be, If your father is hater, you will learn to be a hater, in most cases, ((I feel )) you are taught by your parents examples. It goes for anything, your dads an alcoholic, you will tend to like the drink, and etc.
Behaviour is a learned pattern

Answer 9

People aren't born racist, you must learn to build a spirit of seperatism. Seperatism could be extracted from any subject you pick to discuss, for example you can seperate white color clothes from dark colored clothes but you end up wearing both. The only thing that forms racism is the arrogant theories of capitilism above all.

Answer 10

i am not sure about A.
Mostly B and C.
Racism is one the most stupid thing any human being can behave.
It is so sad to see one race killing the other race.
It is still happening all over the world.

The color of our skin came from long term exposure to the sun. We are the same human beings God made us to be. There really are no races, we made that up to make us feel better then the other group.
We are all different shades of brown.
No one is really white or black.