2006-12-02 13:32:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
In my opinion, racism, like most negative things people engage in,comes from a feeling of a lack of power. People who feel powerless, whether it's from ignorance, low-self esteem, or poverty generally resort to one-upmanship. They have the need to feel powerful, as we all do, but racists go for bullying to get a fleeting feeling of power. Their true power lies in educating themselves, loving their brother as they love themself, and respect for humankind as a unit. You can see the awful results of racism everywhere you see fear and lack of freedom.
We are all just people on an incredible journey. Why not make the ride a nice one?
2006-12-02 14:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its horrible and its not just one group of people doing it anymore its everybody if anyone walks into a school lunch you can see the racial divisions among black Hispanic white Asian Indian etc. children. A good book to read it Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria by Beverly Danial Tatum
2006-12-02 13:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Tommorws Dreams 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Pain, injustice, suffering to the minority group
2. Guilt in the majority group
3. General weakness to a society
2006-12-02 13:46:49 · answer #3 · answered by Nilo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on which end of the spectrum you belong to. Some can, but others can't. Racism today is very, very one-sided.
2006-12-02 13:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Emm 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
honestly i think it affects the close-minded more so than the victim. Confident open-minded people can shrug off rude comments and ignorant gestures...but the crude and intolerant see nothing but anger and unhappiness....thats my opinion.=0) racist people need to learn and experience life outside of their little box, until then, they should be ignored because their crap is useless....
2006-12-02 15:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by thatgirluknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Racism causes stereotypes, hatred, seperation, and hinders knowledge, companionship and progress.
2006-12-02 13:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fear and dislike of others is genetic and can be best seen in studies of animal behavior. Until mankind overcomes this trait you can expect to constantly see bias against any aspect that people find dissimilar including race, skin color, religion, ethnic group, level of education, job titles, etc etc etc. I don't see it going away in the near future. People just hide it better.
2006-12-02 14:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes we think just because people sit with their on race or hang out ,that they are racist. People are different. And they just have more In common. They dont hate each other.
2006-12-02 17:57:59 · answer #8 · answered by ohn D272727 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion IGNORANCE and it makes me deeply sad to remember that so many super people have died so that we might learn through there sacrifice's that ignorance only brings heartache war and sorrow !!!
2006-12-02 13:36:45 · answer #9 · answered by sicilyuk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of hate and division
2006-12-02 13:34:00 · answer #10 · answered by PeruChismo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋