If something is absolutely 100% fact, but seems harsh against a particular race... is it racist?
2007-01-04 08:48:27 · 11 answers · asked by Don 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No, it is not racist. A fact cannot be racist. It is how you use the information that can be racist.
For instance - say there are proven studies that say Aboriginal girls are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a member of their family than white girls (which is what a recent report has said). This may be a fact - but using that fact to say that "all or most aboriginal men sexually assault women" would be racist - because that is taking the information out of context.
2007-01-04 09:04:33 · answer #1 · answered by Minerva 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. Here's a fact:
An African American boy who was born in California in 1988 is three times more likely to be murdered than to be admitted to the University of CA.
The fact isn't racist, unless someone racist lied about the fact. It is reality. It doesn't mean that a African Americans are born inherently inferior to other people. It means that culturally they are at a disadvantage.
2007-01-04 18:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think facts can be racist, but it all depends on how those 'facts' are presented. Like, in a racist manner, in a mocking manner, or in a more positive and respectful manner.
2007-01-04 17:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by ♡♥ sHaNu ♥♡ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facts can't be racist or anything else. If you draw conclusions that are racist ,from facts then you are a racist.
2007-01-04 16:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so.
But it has to be 100% fact and can't be anything stupid like "Jews are greedy" and "black people like watermelon".
Those are stereotypes, not facts. Stereotypes can be racist.
2007-01-04 16:56:09 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, facts are just facts. Nothing more. I wish you would have given an example so I could be of more assistance.
2007-01-04 16:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by UVRay 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it isn't. I know exactly what you're talking, but we're called racists to point it out.
2007-01-04 17:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by Lara Croft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only people who think facts are racist are black people. Everyone else can deal with facts (good or bad).
2007-01-04 16:55:42 · answer #8 · answered by Eric W 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
depends u cant say something is 100% because u dont know the whole race of people.
2007-01-04 16:51:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not racist.
If, for example, it's scientifically, 100% proven that black people are smarter than white people, it's the truth. Not a prejudice.
As it is the facts don't support racism.
2007-01-04 16:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋