" i do not like making excuses for racists but a person has to be taught to hate. are your parents racists?" was said in response to "I hate black people"
I was raised in a climate of overwhelming and virulent racism. I began questioning this before grade school and had rejected it by age 10 as unjust, cruel, and unfounded.
Not all of us believe what we were taught to believe as children. I was taught nothing of music, yet love Baroque and classical music generally. I was raised southern Baptist, yet I'm an atheist. I was taught that gays were evil and freaks. I rejected that too.
If we all believed what we were taught as children, w/o question, like sheep....Isn't that a bit scary?
Conformity for its own sake is as absurd and stupid as rebellion for its own sake, imo.
2007-03-18 22:18:57 · 5 answers · asked by Cynthia_Secular_n_SillyHatState 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yes sometimes you can be taught to be racist.If you live among the people with contagious diseases you will need a very strong immunity not to conduct that disease.Sometimes your strong will can fight that disease such that you will not conduct it.You will agree with me that the biggest culprit in this area are our political leaders.They will make us hate our neighbors for no apparent reason.The only reason is to advance their political agenda.But as we fall prey to all these we should know that racism as we call it internationally,tribalism nationally or clanism in the village this monster is foolish,blind and stupid to say the least and those who practice it are no better.May shame and curse be upon them.
2007-03-18 22:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by mukwathagicu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm ...
Good question ...
The way i see it on a personall level. It was a part of my tribal teachings. Each Nubian tribe stands for it self have it is differences and does not accept being married to someone from a different tribe ... etc '' the list is long :) ''. On the other hand when it comes to a tribe from a different region all the Nubian tribes stands together like if there is no difference.
For example a day we reffer to as '' The Black Monday ''
2007-03-19 05:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by scorpe_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every ethnic society has lazy people in them but people chose to blame others rather than looking closer to home look at England were white young girls get pregnant so they can get benefits and free houseing. were i work a lot of people hate indian people but i say you wont find a white man selling bread, milk and fags or takeaway food at 2. 0 clock in the morning
2007-03-19 05:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by outrun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't taught to hate. People bring hate to themselves. If we were all equal then racism wouldn't exist.
2007-03-21 08:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was taught to hate,i wasnt born that way.i learned through observation and life experience that all men are not created equal.
2007-03-19 05:26:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋