How can we really deal with racism?

Question

Do people need additional education? Should we impose stricter legislation with more severe penalties?

Answer 1

I'm not racist... well i like to think I'm not...i grew up in South Africa and I've only been living in England for the last year anyway's ppl are different where ever you go!! They were brought up differently with different values! i think that ppl should stop looking at colour and to get 2 know a person before u start making your mind up about what sort of person they are!! DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!!

Answer 2

I guess I will never understand why some people in this world are ignorant. Education is a start and socializing with many people of different colors and cultures may help. This only works if the person has an open mind to it. If we can teach the young that racism is for ignorant people that would help, but not completely because some parents teach their childern to have hate or be scared of people that are a different color.

As far as stricter legislation and more severe penalties I guess it would depend on what is happening. There are people who have went to prison for hate crimes against blacks, mexicans, and gays.

Check this out, I still don't understand this one. A friend and I went to a club the other night. (It is known as a "dark" club) We asked another friend of ours if she wanted to go hang out with us. (She is dating a mexian) She told us no because it is "dark" in there. I said you mean there are blacks and mexicans there. She said yes. I cut the conversation short, I really didn't want to hear anything more.

I called the club to see how much it cost to get in. After the guy on the phone told me the price he added in that a few mexicans come into the place and they play a little bit of mexican music. The comment was not nec. I did not ask what kind of music nor what kind of people go there, it was not a concern. For whatever reason he felt it nec. to give me this info.

I believe these two comments were not nec. The friend didn't have to say why she didn't want to go, which I still don't understand because her boyfriend is a mexican. The guy on the phone could chase off business saying what he said to me. The tone in his voice sounded like whites are not welcomed by the rest of the customers.

We had a good time met alot of people. We danced to some mexican music, not very gracefully but it was fun. Guess what? Nobody in the bar tried to start a fight with us.

I hate to say this but I think racism will be around as long as there are people here on earth. Too sad

Answer 3

You need to understand this. You can't tell people how to think. Imposing stricter penalties will only build up greater resentment. All differences between people can be dealt with through good natured banter, like we used to. Only miserable, humourless left wingers can't understand this. You could unite the world today, but tomorrow it would start to break down into sub-groups again. People need to identify with smaller units, not concepts like, I am a world citizen. That is spawn of people who think too much and feel too little.

You are on the wrong track my friend, and your thinking is dangerous, because it is driven by a controlling mentality. Is making a negative comment about a persons culture, Racism. The answer is, that it could be, because some minorities don't separate out their culture from their religion, as we have traditionally done in this country. Don't please become a toady of left wing lecturers or the TV media or, indeed, assorted government acolytes.

Answer 4

We have to stop looking for differences and sticking points. There is genuine racism that still exists in society, but there is also a tendency to label everything we don't like as racism. The immigration debate in the United States is a very good example. Many people do not like the fact that the law is being violated, but to state this fact in this way draws derision from many. These people are often labeled as racists. This is one example but there are many. The problem with labeling every perceived slight real or not as racism is that it pollutes the debate. If you asked most people they will say they are not racists, and they believe that. Society is changing, we still have a way to go, but we must try to address actual issues, rather than creating new ones where there aren't any. As to your question of stiffer penalties. In the United States penalties are already pretty severe for hate crimes, and there is only so much you can accomplish with legislation.

Answer 5

the problem has to be dealt with from a young age I believe, we have to teach children from a young age about different cultures and religions. As adults we have to change our own perceptions we may have, so that these are not passed down to future generations. The problem we face is that although there are many laws to protect those who face terrible hard-ships through blind ignorance, our governments always have to have hate figures. what I mean by that is for example; during the second world war the Jewish community were portrayed as dirty rats enabling those who wished to dehumanize people and be able to kill off millions of innocent people. Just like today that we still class those of the middle east as evil, uncultured or inferior, the problem that societies have is that we use rash words to describe people or cultures without embracing their differences, and until we learn not to make value judgments about things we may not know or understand, or putting the few in with the many to form our opinions, then it will be a long slow process.

Answer 6

You can't completely, because it is an indivilual attitude.

What you can do though, is never allow people with even the remotest bias in them, to influence your thinking, or get into poweful positions, where they brainwash others. You can do this, by standing against them, if you know they seek election!

This is why, silent voters, the non voters, the silent majority, who walk past on the other side because of fear being attacked, because they don't want to get involved, because, 'it's not my business, or concern' attitude, because they really don't give a damn really, unless it hits them too... should all be held accountable... and not merely where racism is concerned!

It's actually down to being a spoiled generation, where people want all the rights, without having even earned them yet, where they want everything and everyone, except themselves, held accountable, when something tragic or bad hits them personally, only if it concerns them and their loved ones, but, absolutely refuse to be accountable, themselves!

An oldie... from another time... and thank God... another way of thinking to the current norm'!

Answer 7

Racism as a whole cannot be dealt with, it is something that the human race will eventually evolve beyond, but certainly not in your lifetime.

On a personal level, you can deal with racism that is directed towards you (no matter what your race is) however you see fit, just keep in mind that there are many ways to make soup, and if you put in the wrong ingredients you may not like the taste.

Answer 8

Then we'd need to educate everyone because everyone of different colour/race can be racist and that would be too expensive and our taxes would go up even more! My husband is a bus driver and has been called "white honky" and "white trash" because he wouldn't let a group of somalians on the bus for free. That's one example. If you are talking about racism in the UK in general it's becoming a problem because there are too many different cultures in this country and many immigrants aren't that willing to integrate into our way of life and it's going to cause major problems in the near future. Especially with all this hype about muslims wanting Sharia Law, the increase in mosques and muslim schools, and suicide bombers born and bred here (but brainwashed into murdering the hand that feeds them). We need to educate people on the British way of life to respect them, not be against them. If you moved to a muslim country you would have to respect their way of life or else. I'm not racist (I have friends who are black and asian) it's just my point of view and I think it's a case of the British want to keep their country and way of life the way it used to be and will fight for it. I don't think it's a matter of a person's colour. I think there should be stricter legislations for people moving over here to adapt to our culture or face penalties.

Answer 9

Its a cliche but education is the way forward children in schools need to learn more about other peoples culture and beleifs I live in the west of Scotland and the problem here isnt so much racism as religious intolerence whither it be muslum christian catholic protestant whatever I beleive education is the key!.

Answer 10

Legislation is not the answer. Morality is. And since prayer was taken out of the schools, it's getting worse. Stopping racism is the responsibility of each individual.