I want to know some people's opinions. I am prejudiced towards certain ethnic groups, but I do keep my feelings to myself. I do not disrespect them, I do not hurt them or wish bad things upon them. I treat them the way they treat me. But I can not help certain prejudices against them. I do not hang around with the groups I am prejudiced to, but I would never single them out or not talk to them if they came up to me or anything. At my job I treat them with respect and help them as much as I can. I dunno.. Does that make me a racist or a bad person?
2006-12-23 18:33:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Just go see Mel Gibson's "Apocaliptco." You are not the only white Anglo Saxon racist. I know a lot of them, and we all operate just like you. We discuss our thoughts together, and never say anything offensive in front of "them." I think that all of this is "the White Man's Burden."
2006-12-23 19:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would have to ask WHY you feel the way you do. Are you being swayed by popular majority or political correctness or the media or do you feel this way because of how you have personally been treated by these groups? Regardless, even if people of one ethnic group treated you badly it wouldn't reflect on ALL people of that ethnic group. There are good and bad people in all races.
You admit you are prejudice and if you HAVE TO ASK if you are a racist......you ARE a racist.
The Bible says that GOD is no respecter of persons. If He sees us all the same who are you to see yourself as higher than another? Placing yourself in a position higher than God is a very precarious place to dwell.
2006-12-24 02:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by Pamela 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look biologically speaking humans or ethnics groups do have some small differences bone mass certain conditions sickle cell anemia for example Caucasians don't get this black people do. But think about this you are a product of your environment just look at Spanish people vs Mexicans or European Africans vs someone in the ghetto of south central LA? Think about dude we are different but environment creates stereotypes because lower class low income white trash on cops or the black guy or Mexican GUy with no shirt on drunk sitting on the curb getting busted for amphetamines. Its all about environment I think Africans in Europe tend to have more class than the blacks in the ghetto. they don't use slang and they don't rap. there are many upper class minorities in America they are well educated
and dont use slang their not from the ghetto and probably went to Harvard or just a normal Junior college Environment white black Mexican doesn't matter. WE only have small biological differences skin tone adaptations of environment- different height different bone mass diet equals different immunity's to certain diseases because of ancestry.
2006-12-24 04:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Just makes you human. A racist, by definition, believes his race superior to all others. That doesn't sound like you. You're just uncomfortable with the unfamiliar, as most of us are. Don't sweat it; as you get more socially experienced you'll be more comfortable.
2006-12-24 02:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by weary0918 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No your not, your just being stereo-typical. Some may call blacks lazy, some may call whites stuck up and snotty, or latinos as theives, asians as smart, Middle Eastern indaviduals as smelly, the list goes on. You don't hate these people, you just ar stereotypical, everyone is!
2006-12-24 02:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're an honest person. All of us are racists but very few admit it.
2006-12-24 02:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by GG Alan Alda 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I think it's something to do with human nature.
2006-12-24 02:54:51 · answer #7 · answered by Lee Edward 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
maybe your a comedian...
relax you will be okay
2006-12-24 02:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by raz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋