I'm asking yesterdays question in a different, less provocative way-
A man sees a homeless peroson from a distance. As he approches, he sees he is a different colour and race to himself. Based purely on the grounds of the mans colour he:
1. Gives him money for food
2. Beats him up.
2006-10-24 21:21:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
thumbs up for having the balls to ask a race related question.
they are both kinda racist because the motive for both actions is inspired by the color of the homeless mans skin.
if you didnt tell us his motives it would be a harder question, people would assume number 2 is the racist act
2006-10-24 21:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Gravy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He started approaching before he saw the skin colour. he was going to do something anyway, so it doesnt matter. He is cool if he gives the money, if he beats him up, the man being homeless becomes irrelevant. He would have been beated up anyway.
2006-10-25 06:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they would both be racist if it were strickly due to the fact that they were a different race. you should never beat someone up, unless its out of self defense, and if you gave him money for food, it should have been because he was hungry, not because he was a helpless person of a different race. you would know if you were being racist.
2006-10-25 04:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are racist, he made a judgement on the colour of someones skin not on the circumstances of the beggars situation.
2006-10-25 04:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by thecat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are racist (there're no degrees of racism - you either are or not).
Besides, you already said that it is "based purely on the grounds of the man's colour".
2006-10-25 04:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by curious 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say both acts are racist. But you havn't said what race the first man was, apparently it makes a difference!
2006-10-25 04:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are both racist. Racism means you treat another in a certain way based soley upon their race, the treatment can be positive or negative
2006-10-25 04:25:27 · answer #7 · answered by bambi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he gave him money just based on his colour it's racist !!
If he beat him because of his colour it's racist !!!
SO IT'S BOTH
2006-10-25 04:26:16 · answer #8 · answered by tinkerbell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both racist.
I think its quite obvious.Doing anything, charity or anger on the basis of their color is purely racist.
2006-10-25 04:33:51 · answer #9 · answered by Sunrise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called positive discrimination bersides you must be a strange man any way to think that coz someones a diffrent coulor to you they need money more you freak to but what you need to buy it costs the same
2006-10-25 04:27:36 · answer #10 · answered by chickenbutt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋