Like if I say that most black women are good dancers and singers with good curves, or that Asian women are usually very pretty..is that stereotyping and racism?
2006-11-03 15:49:14 · 16 answers · asked by g g 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Stereotyping and racism are two different things. You don't have to be a racist in order to stereotype. Stereotyping isn't only a negative idea, it can also focus on the positive. Basically, stereotyping is usually a simple idea, concept, or image and holding that to a particular group of people. So yes, your statements could fall into a stereotype, even though it is positive, since you don't know if your statements are factual. Even though you said "most" and "usually", you have not met every single black or Asian person in the world to know if what you're saying is actually true. Therefore, you hold a certain group of people to an idea/concept/image of yours...and voila! A stereotype. That's not necessarily a bad thing as long as you don't start crossing over to the negative. Everyone at some point in their lives has stereotyped something, whether it be a living or nonliving thing.
2006-11-03 15:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mary K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO you are making an obvious observation. You are complimenting an attribute that comes with the genes. Just like you might say native americans have beautiful black hair. If someone accused you of being racist over something that trivial, they are just looking for a fight and obviously very immature.(if you listen to most black radio stations they tend to harp on curves and butts anyway in a way that is not so nice)
2006-11-03 15:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by jamocha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing is you said "most" black women and not "all" black women. Whether positive or negative you can point out the similarities in a major part of any race or culture, as long as you recognize that you can't say one thing for an entire group of people.
2006-11-03 15:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by Reject187 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why does anyone face racism? Duh...it's just not going to go away when you have countries such as America constantly playing their sickening tone.
Personally, I have given up on all whites...as they are always topping the list of hate and bigotry and they use their positions to hurt people of color. I now use my position to hurt them and they don't like it, but they get angry and try to "pack up" with other bigots like them.
Racism...blah..blah..blah...it... old and tired but the real sickening ones who constantly perpetuate it won't stop until Armageddon destroys them. That time is not far off. Until that time, I just exist with 'em but I don't try to be too social or friendly because they are a cursed race (leoprosy) and they cannot be trusted...like a diseased frog or something.
Be careful and don't get too close because if you were a cursed race also, I guess you'd have a lot of evil and hate within you and you wouldn't behave yourself fairly. Whites think they run everything and thing is, they do not and this type of "we can" and you cannot illness keeps them in hot water constantly so they lie when they are confronted with their evil ways.
Many times they don't even realize how evil they are but then when they do, they get mad and defensive and it turns into "I just don't care I'm white and I can do this" type sickness. That's when they really need to be eliminated by God, but God has his own time.
As far as interacting with them, I don't really care to...I don't associate with 'em much as they don't have goodness in their hearts and they always lie and cause major problems everywhere.
The world hates America mostly because of them and they group us all in the same bag. If they only knew how much many of us hate them for the horrific things they do on a daily basis and again they use their jobs to hurt people and laugh and have beers over their evil ways.
What does God have to say about that? Well take a look:
Psalms 37: 12 - The wicked one is plotting against the righteous one,
And at him he is grinding his teeth.
13 Jehovah himself will laugh at him,
For he certainly sees that his day will come.
Psalms 37: 8 - Let anger alone and leave rage;
Do not show yourself heated up only to do evil.
9 For evildoers themselves will be cut off,
But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.
Nice ending for the good people soon, so just exist and don't get too close to them...they will backstab you every time.
2006-11-07 05:23:19 · answer #4 · answered by KimIsland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound like racism to me, sounds like compliments. It may be stereotyping, but after all, isn't there a reason for most stereotyping?
2006-11-03 15:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by michael c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not to the black/asian people but if you say "Black people are way better at dancing then white people" that is racism.
2006-11-03 15:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jadie-Babie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it's not racism to describe any race with certain positive personalities or qualities.
2006-11-04 12:54:43 · answer #7 · answered by sunny4life 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes cause not all of them do. Have you seen Whittney Huston lately?!?! Have you seen Monica lately?!?! They dont have curves like beyonce or Melissa Ford. Oh and i dance like a moose on crack so i wouldnt say ALL black people can dance
2006-11-05 17:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by No n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't consider that racism because that is compliementing a race not creating insult. Thanks for the compliement (I'm asian). I would say a bit stereotypical though
2006-11-03 15:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that would be stereo typing i wouldnt say racism but it is stereotyping its like saying all asains are good at math
2006-11-03 15:52:00 · answer #10 · answered by llamasrocknroll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋