what is Racism?

Answer 1

it is the bias of one person against another based on their skin color. but there is no such things as different races among the human people there is only the human race. So you have people hating or stereotyping each other based on their cultural background. but i am only human and while not a hard core racist i have fallen into stereotyping people, i try to be a good human and not do it but i am not perfect and when some one tells you that they are not racist, ask them if they had ever made a stereotypical assumption if they say they haven't they are lying because it is the American way.

Answer 2

Racism arises from an honest person's recognition that hominids did not evolve as liberals wish they had and that nature, being under no constraint to make the races equal, did not. Racism manifests when honest people find the courage to defy the forces which leftists have massed in defense of their pet lie. This question should have been placed in anthropology or sociology, not in the geoscience category.

Answer 3

I hope you find the above answers helpful! You really must not have the smallest clue what racism is if you posted the question in the Earth Sciences & Geology section. ;-D Just kidding with you.

Answer 4

Racism is a belief system or doctrine which states that inherent biological differences between human races determine cultural or individual achievement — with a corollary that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.[1]

The term racism is sometimes used to refer to preference for one's own ethnic group (ethnocentrism), fear of foreigners (xenophobia), views against interracial relationships (miscegenation), and/or generalizations about a specific group of people (stereotype).[2][3]

Racism has been a motivating factor in social discrimination, racial segregation and violence, including genocide. Politicians are known to practice race baiting in an effort to win votes. The term racist has been a pejorative term since at least the 1940s, and the identification of a group or person as racist is often controversial.

Definitions of racism
When racism is applied in practice, it takes forms such as prejudice, segregation or subordination. Racism can more narrowly refer to a system of oppression, such as institutional racism.

Historian Barbara Field argued in Slavery, Race and Ideology in the United States of America that racism is a "historical phenomenon" that does not explain racial ideology at all.[4] She suggests that investigators should consider the term to be an American rhetorical device, with a historical explanation. She suggests that using race as a word with real meaning is a common error akin to superstition. However, other scholars say that races do exist, and that the concept has significant meaning.

Organizations and institutions that put racism into action discriminate against and marginalize a class of people who share a common racial designation. The term racism is usually applied to the dominant group in a society, because it is that group which has the means to oppress others. The term can also apply to any individual or group, regardless of social status or dominance.

Racism can be both overt and covert. Individual racism sometimes consists of overt acts by individuals, which can result in violence or the destruction of property. Institutional racism is often more covert and subtle. It often appears within the operation of established and respected forces in the society, and frequently receives less public condemnation than the overt type.

W.E.B. DuBois argued that racialism is the belief that differences between the races exist, be they biological, social, psychological, or in the realm of the soul. He argued that racism is using this belief to promote the idea that one's race is superior to the others.[4]

According to Jared Diamond in his work Guns, Germs and Steel, race is essentially a social and historical construction.[citation needed] He argues that it has no real basis in science, nor can it be used to explain why Europe gained the upper hand in world conquests.

Molefi Asante, an African American scholar, describes racism as a "wall of ignorance" that hides the long history of racial injustice from public consciousness.[5] He argues that most whites view racism as a thing of the past; a problem that was solved by civil rights. He says African Americans continue to experience racism in many areas of social life.

On occasion, individualism has been denounced as a form of racism. In 2006, Seattle Public Schools posted a definition of racism on its website, stating that favoring individualism over collectivism and having a "future time orientation" were examples of racism because they favored "white culture" over viewpoints indigenous to other groups. After much criticism, they removed these statements from their site.[6]

A 1963 essay by Ayn Rand denounced racism as a crude form of collectivism.[7] Rand said racism "is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage — the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry. Which means, in practice, that a man is to be judged, not by his own character and actions, but by the characters and actions of a collective of ancestors."

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Answer 5

Racism is a belief system or doctrine which states that inherent biological differences between human races determine cultural or individual achievement — with a corollary that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.[1]

The term racism is sometimes used to refer to preference for one's own ethnic group (ethnocentrism), fear of foreigners (xenophobia), views against interracial relationships (miscegenation), and/or generalizations about a specific group of people (stereotype).[2][3]

Racism has been a motivating factor in social discrimination, racial segregation and violence, including genocide. Politicians are known to practice race baiting in an effort to win votes. The term racist has been a pejorative term since at least the 1940s, and the identification of a group or person as racist is often controversial.
Definitions of racism
Further information: Race (historical definitions)
When racism is applied in practice, it takes forms such as prejudice, discrimination, segregation or subordination. Racism can more narrowly refer to a system of oppression, such as institutional racism.

Historian Barbara Field argued in Slavery, Race and Ideology in the United States of America that racism is a "historical phenomenon" that does not explain racial ideology at all.[4] She suggests that investigators should consider the term to be an American rhetorical device, with a historical explanation. She suggests that using race as a word with real meaning is a common error akin to superstition. However, brothas say that races do exist, and that the concept has significant meaning.

Organizations and institutions that put racism into action discriminate against and marginalize a class of people who share a common racial designation. The term racism is usually applied to the dominant group in a society, because it is that group which has the means to oppress others. The term can also apply to any individual or group, regardless of social status or dominance.

Racism can be both overt and covert. Individual racism sometimes consists of overt acts by individuals, which can result in violence or the destruction of property. Institutional racism is often more covert and subtle. It often appears within the operation of established and respected forces in the society, and frequently receives less public condemnation than the overt type.W.E.B. DuBois argued that racialism is the belief that differences between the races exist, be they biological, social, psychological, or in the realm of the soul. He argued that racism is using this belief to promote the idea that one's race is superior to the others.[4]

According to Jared Diamond in his work Guns, Germs and Steel, race is essentially a social and historical construction.[citation needed] He argues that it has no real basis in science, nor can it be used to explain why Europe gained the upper hand in world conquests.

Molefi Asante, an African American scholar, describes racism as a "wall of ignorance" that hides the long history of racial injustice from public consciousness.[5] He argues that most whites view racism as a thing of the past; a problem that was solved by civil rights. He says African Americans continue to experience racism in many areas of social life.

On occasion, individualism has been denounced as a form of racism. In 2006, Seattle Public Schools posted a definition of racism on its website, stating that favoring individualism over collectivism and having a "future time orientation" were examples of racism because they favored "white culture" over viewpoints indigenous to other groups. After much criticism, they removed these statements from their site.[6]

A 1963 essay by Ayn Rand denounced racism as a crude form of collectivism.[7] Rand said racism "is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage — the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry. Which means, in practice, that a man is to be judged, not by his own character and actions, but by the characters and actions of a collective of ancestors."

Answer 6

Racism is the epitome of stupidity. But more specifically, it's when you don't like or discriminate against someone for their skin color/ethnic background.

Answer 7

Culturally and perhaps biologically ingrained xenophobia, leading to depersonalization and demonization of people of non-conforming physical or cultural traits. Disenfranchisment and wars to follow. Check possible connection with anxiety disorders, such as OCD.

Answer 8

simple terms if you hate someone that is not from your culture, your country, you relligion, or your skin colour.......