Why, when we supposed to be an educated society is racism still tolerated?

Answer 1

It's not tolerated by many, but it does still exist due to ignorance.

Answer 2

probably because the law can't change human nature.

Also, there are often specific reasons for some people not liking others. It might be because they live in poor class areas, they're dirty, they're ill-educated. Any of these (and plenty more) could cause some people to dislike others.

How though can this be stopped? Answer, it probably never can be. After all, why should people tolerate other social/ethnic/religious groups if they don't want to? For example, I dislike seeing some parts of London turned into littlae calcutta and little jamaica. I love visiting those places though. I just want to see the ancient city of London as it always has been. Also, I detest the semi brain-dead "Eastenders" type personality - nothing to do with colour, it's just that they're thick, have noting to talk about and don't even WANT to improve themselves. So, I don't mix with them. Why, after all, should I lower myself to their conversational standards?
As it is, I've made a great effort to live in an area where one rarely sees a foreign face and the locals are all like-minded arts and humanities types. So, we discuss opera, theatre, art, philosophy etc. These subjects are a closed book to the lower classes so therefore, they can't join in with the discussion. So, the "intolerance", if such it can be called is simply to avoid having to discuss (chunter about) "Coronation Street" and similar matters of "national importance" while they on the other hand, wouldn't want to sit for an afternoon discussing King Lear or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Embarrassment is avoided all round. Well, if that's intolerance, then yes, I'm guilty, But then, we are supposed to live in a free country, so I should also have the right to live surrounded by people I can interact with.

OK, colour doesn't enter into that point but the concept is the same. Living in a predominantly black area, Tower Hamlets in London for example, would leave me in the same position - a whole community of poorly educated, working class people with nothing to discuss except the doings of the local "boozer" and the whereabouts of the next stash of ganja. OK, there ARE highly intelligent and well educated black people - but they wouldn't live there either.
So, racism isn't always dictated by colour or race. It just can appear that way sometimes.

As for an educated society, well, in England, some 70% of the population have a reading ability such that they can JUST ABOUT understand the "Sun" or the "Sport" - so long as they have the pictures to help them along. Schools, liuke those in the US apparently spend most of their money (OK, possibly at government level) persuading the children that they've been well educated when in fact, the reverse is true. If a 16 year old of today were to be given a GCE exam paper from the 50s/60s, not only would they be unable to answer any of the questions, but they would quite possibly not even recognise them as questions at all. So, forget the educated part. There aren't enough educated people to make a difference. Do you think we'd have the existing government if the people were educated. Well, maybe that's why the politicians don't want an educated public. Educated people might think!

Answer 3

I fail to see the implied inverse correlation between racism and education. Racism is a natural reaction to the observed differences in another race. While legislation outlaws and attempts to stigmatise racism, education is more likely to encourage racism as students become more informed of roles played by the different races in history.

Answer 4

I have always said that you cannot legislate morality. Bu this I mean, you can educate people's minds; you can legislate and possibly influence people's actions. But, you cannot force anyone to take into the heart what is clearly understood with the mind. Heck, you can't even make anyone accept any truths they receive through education. Humans can be particularly stubborn about their own particular foundations, ie racism, sexism, etc./

Answer 5

We as humans are fallable, thing such as racism, ageism and any sort of ism or discrimination will always be present. This doesn't mean that it is ok of course but the effort to track the culprits down if they aren't out there and "in your face" is too much for most people.

I think these sorts of things are actually ignored more than tolerated but this is only my view of course.

Answer 6

i disagree with this point. racism is never considered as unacceptable, nor is it tolerated in society anyway. its just that people who are racist, like those who are sexist and homophobic, continue to spout derogatory, bigotory and offensive language because they are racist, sexist, homophobic and plus, they don't like to conform to a certain standard of tolerance or feel the need to treat people equally, regardless of the colour of their skin and other factors. racism still exists to today, not because society itself has alllowed it to do so but because they, the people who say racist things, choose to behave in such a disrespectful, intolerable and disgusting way.

Answer 7

It is impossible to legislate or educate people to be non-racist. Everybody in one way or another has views that others may not accept, but it is the way of the world. It always has been and always will be.

Answer 8

1. Levels of education vary

2. Education doesn't necessarily lead to greater tolerance

3. There are other sociological factors contributing to racism, not whether one is eductaed or not

Answer 9

Racism exists but that doesn't mean it tolerated

Answer 10

as long as some cultures in society need to make a point of dragging it out at every chance they can. it wil exist. a good example it some cultures.. make it a point of every event they sponsor has to have their color at the beginning of the event name. hmm self segregation??