were you raised to hate other races?

Question

if yes, do you still hate 'em or did you somehow overcome your upbringing? what's with Mel Giblson?

i was raised to hate nearly every other race/culture. my dad was very intelligent and very bigotted. i'd be just like him but he was a rotten role model so his beliefs didn't take with me. my brther & sister both married blacks (we're white) so i guess they didn't go for dad's insanety either. how did you do? are you a biggot or what? was there bitter biggotry in your family?

i'd have to say my mom was the one that modeled racial/cultural equality to us. dad must have suffered with bad (low) self-esteem and was always trying to 'look down' on someone starting with his own family (mom & us kids). i'm glad that most of you are not bigots and okay with those who admit to it, even if they don't undestand why they need to have someone inferior to them for their comfort!

all good answers except raidermacht who proves the mindless stupidity and fear in racism.

Answer 1

No, I was always taught to accept everyone regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion etc.

Answer 2

I think Mel Gibson was totally blotto and said things that he tries hard not to think but that he must somehow still believe, on some level of conciousness. But then I have been drunker than that and behaved myself so...

I was raised in this environment where the N word was used as an description of someone who happened to be black. There never seemed to be hate involved, but then looking back at how it was the early 1980's the adults in my life had to know better. At least things evolved to the point where my family reached out and befriended some black families by the late 90's. I had some conversations with black kids in college about that very thing and they said similar things were said in their families, and how there was a different moral code in dealing with whites than other blacks presented to them as their form of racism. I am from the south if that puts this in some sort of context.

Now I don't hate anyone but people hurting other people over religion these days...and which side to get more pissed at I am still not sure, with all that war from Israel and Lebanon and Palestine, and our dumbass President sending money to keep it going... I just want to scream "you militants are all stupid!!!" but I don't hate the race part of it, just the war part. Now the trendy groups to hate seem to be Muslims or illegal Mexican immigrants, and I make it a point to patronize Arab buisnesses but I am concerned about immigration because it represents a gaping hole in our national security, not because poor people want a job.

Answer 3

Nope, I just wasn't raised that way at all. My dad, a white guy from Canada was the original director for the dance show "Soul Train" before it was syndicated.
He also directed several cultural shows for the same station. My parents had friends of all races and cultures.
Actually I think it gave me a greater understanding of humanity in general.

Answer 4

hatred can be passed down to younger generations because as children we trust what our parents, grandparents etc , say as truth. It is sad to still see the ignorance of ,mankind in this area.
God created each of us. So spiritual we all have the same father. We must teach our children that hate is wrong,period. To do it solely because of race, creed etc is even worse.
I have never understood, the understanding of people with so much hate. their is no logic in their thinking.
The Bible says God is no respecter of persons. That means he see all as the same. We are all equal in his eyes, and thus should be in ours as well.

Answer 5

There's some bigotry in my family and I ignore it.

My parents raised me to look at people as people...if I had ever dared to utter a racial epithet I'd be in trouble in a hurry.

And, as it so happens, I'm a white woman married to a black man.

Answer 6

My family is Japanese, and we lived in SoCal for almost 20 years. I don't know why, but my mom has never taken to Latinos, and has consistently trash talked them when the subject of immigration or another topic involving Latinos has come up.

I can't allow myself to hate another race when I live in America and I myself AM one of the "other races".

Answer 7

I wasnt raised to hate other races but to date only within my race and no I do not believe that way. I am now a mother and only want my daughter to be happy with who ever she chooses no matter what the color of them.

Answer 8

as far as mel gibson, he is racist. People say what they really think when they are drunk, if he's not sure where his antisemetic comments come from he should listen better at his Neo-Nazi and KKK meetings.

No, I was raised that hatred of a person simply for thier race or religion was wrong.

Answer 9

I am white and do not like black people or orient folk at all. I was raised all white neighborhood and lawyers and doctors etc. were all around us, but not brought up to hate anyone, that came later and stuck to me, so yes, I now hate other races that are inferior to me.

Answer 10

Yes, my parents are divorced and my dad is white supremist, not like extremist nazi, with schwasticas on his walls, but he raised me to hate black people.

He always got in my face and said, "if you ever bring one of those ******* into MY home, I will kill you!"

So yeah, I never understood why he hated black people. I never had anything against anyone because of their race.