There has been alot of publisity recently about 'racist' attacks etc.
In certain newspapers they refer to racisist attacks as being when one person, for example, calls another "an english b' or a 'french froggy' etc etc. Is this racism?
Last time I checked, English or French wasn't an race but a nationality - race is to do with colour?
Is this just the tabloids making easy reading or is calling someone an 'english b' or whatever racism? I'd call it nationalism - what do u think?
Racism or not?
2006-11-21 05:23:01 · 11 answers · asked by scotsbigmac 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think racism is classified as any derogatory remark towards a person because of skin color, nationality, or ethnic background. If you discriminate against a person because of their background or make harsh remarks regarding their ethnic background, it is racist.
2006-11-21 05:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by DJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very gd question! In order to class racism you have to define what a 'race' is, as you kind of point out. I've looked on Wikipedia & other places + in my dictionary under 'race'. It seems that different people define what a racial group is in different ways. I suppose the British government must have a definition of race though I don't know what it is... As for what I think: The comments you mentioned I would regard as racism although perhaps it is nationalism like you say! I do think that more people - and the media - should stop & take time to consider the question you've raised, as too often people are quick to label attitudes/events as racist without really thinking about it!
2006-11-21 13:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest problem is that some people (not me) think that there should be another set of laws to combat racism. If I assult someone from another race then it is a hate crime. Sorry, I think it is just a crime. It shouldn't matter what the race of the people involved are. We have laws for the crime itself. There is no need to make more laws.
2006-11-21 13:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by Matt C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
English is both a race and a nationality. I think. Same for Irish and Scottish, I think.
Racism is the belief that one race is superior to others, or that one or more race(s) are inferior to others.
2006-11-21 13:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I understand nationalism means rather arogant, proud and selfish behave when racism is offensive and means to hate and persecute, but maybe you are wright or it simply depends on situation, like the one you meantioned. Those terms have a little too much thin border, I think...
2006-11-21 13:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Robert M Mrok (Gloom) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's more like nationalism. European is a race. Asian is a race. African is a race. Native American is a race.
2006-11-21 13:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Titainsrule 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon us brits suffer the most from racism
2006-11-25 11:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
racism isn't just skin coulr hair coulor and the shape of your face
racism is insulting or discrimnating someone because of there appearence or beliefs.Technechly homo-phobia should be classed as racism
2006-11-21 13:36:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not racism, just stupidity
2006-11-21 13:27:00 · answer #9 · answered by elfkin, attention whore 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is bigotry,slurs.
2006-11-21 13:27:33 · answer #10 · answered by denny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋