contributes to racism? Doesn't that separate people?
2006-12-03 04:51:01 · 5 answers · asked by uknowme 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think because of racism people are trying to figure out who they really are and what others think of them, It's good to know the truth even if it hurts.
And yes people are separating themselves as they determine who they truly are.
2006-12-03 04:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it does seperate people from one another.
Followers want to belong to something, and as a substitute for reasoned thought, they will just herd themselves into whatever group is easiest, then adopt the values of that group - whether those values reflect thier own experiences or not. It's like "Personal Identity for Dummies" to define yourself by group values instead of your own.
2006-12-03 12:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think we need to find a common ground between self-pride/love and seperation. lets face it our differeces shade how we view the world, but if we all viewed it now and again from another prospective things would be easier to understand.
this is a hard question
2006-12-03 15:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it does seperate. Although a lot of people define themselves by it. My race is human.
2006-12-03 12:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Answerer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
people don't group themselves, others group them. People just figure if they're going to be called something, it might as well be nice. So "Asian-American" instead of Oriental (much like a rug or a delicious flavor of ramen), "native-american" instead of indian (nothing like those from the sub-continent, thanks), African-American instead of- well just about everything else we've been called. you get the jist
2006-12-03 22:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by smm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋