why do those two, tend to blur each other out.
2007-01-15 15:00:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It's what someone does with facts, how they twist them to mean something they don't. As an example... a man robs a store. That's a fact. It happens that the robber is black. So... a racist says: blacks are a bunch of thieves! In other words, blaming and stereotyping an entire race, based on the actions of one.
2007-01-15 15:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There's no gray area here - no blurring of the fine line.
Facts can never support any type of racism.
The blurring comes in when the term "racist" is used incorrectly as a tool to squelch genuine protest.
For instance, people may not like illegal immigrants milking our system with the attitude that somehow we should support them with our tax dollars because they feel they have an inalienable right to free health care, free schooling and a host of other freebies.
These people are not necessarily racist, they may well be just concerned citizens who realize that the financial burden is simply becoming too great to ignore.
2007-01-15 23:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many people get racism and discrimination mixed up and there are a lot of people who have been accused of being racist when they are being discriminatory.
racist---a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
discrimination---to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit
fact---something that actually exists; reality; truth
There are many people that dislike a certain race because of an experience with someone of that race which is not being racist. If you were racist you would dislike them just because they are a certain race. So there is a big difference. So those people who don't like a race because of something that has happened are simply making a generalization about that race and are not being racist
2007-01-15 23:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is the same difference between stating a fact and being insulting.
Fact: My neighbour is an overweight woman
Insult: My neighbour is a fat whore
Fact: "Mr. African-American" is black
Racist: "Mr. African-American" is a filthy n*gger
As these two examples show, there is a HUGE difference between a racist remark and a fact.
Hope this helps.
2007-01-16 07:10:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
racism assumes a whole race carries specific stereotypical characteristics. Facts are different for everyone. It is not fair to assume all of the individuals in a group of people carry the same stereotype.
2007-01-15 23:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by Alexa K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fact that a high high percent of the Nigerians that come to Asia are out to scam anyone and everyone, I hate that but still don't stereo type all blacks because of a few crimnals.
2007-01-15 23:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Racism has nothing to do with facts.........There is no blur. Racism is ugly and those who spread the views are wrong and hateful people who deal in anything but the facts.
2007-01-15 23:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
cus people suck
people are ignorant
did i mention that they suck?
2007-01-15 23:44:38 · answer #8 · answered by Nick Name 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but you should really learn how to use punctuation.
2007-01-15 23:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2007-01-15 23:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋