Do you think that people are less racist now or do they hide their racism better?

Question

I know that as a child, racism was 'normal' in my country and until I was a teenager, I never questioned it. I know that I am not a racist now but it took the university of life and a lot of personal debate to teach me that I am not inheritantly a better class of human being just because I am white. I am 38 and suddenly apparantly nobody is racist, I don't believe this is true

Answer 1

They hide their racism, which I think is because of the tyranny of cultural elitism that leads to that kind of PC nonsense. People should be allowed to be as racist as they want in Public, as long as it does not lead to actual harrassment of another race ina way that costs them physically or financially.

I don't care if someone comes up to me and is like, "Can I buy a gym membership you towel headed, camel riding, sand coon." I'd says ure, and sell it to them. That's him acting free. Freedom is good.

Answer 2

I agree with you. Just because society dictates that no one SHOULD be racist, that doesn't mean that people are not. Its just that now people are covert with their beliefs.
People will not openly say 'I am a racist and proud' because for political and social reasons it is frowned upon (and rightly so).
Racism comes in many shapes and forms, from the
'Don't take offence but...' comments to stereotypes.

I think these ideas of racism are formed by the people that individuals grow up, and what is deemed as acceptable and inappropriate amongst communities. I'm glad that you have grown into a man who does not hold the values you had as a child.
Racism is wrong, but unfortunately it still exist. But people do not often want to accept that exist, because maybe it doesn't affect or concern them immediately

Answer 3

I blame the PC brigade for creating rascism where none existed.

I admit to be rascist in some form or another however this was not the case when i was younger. I was brought up to respect everyone and did so until i started work and then discovered that laws exist to help other races but not my own (English) such as positive discrimination. Why cant the best person get the job these days no matter what color his/her skin is? - instead the PC brigade step in and force employers to take race into account... which is rascist itself!

Then to hear the people that benefit from these laws still moaning and complaining makes me sick.

I would say there is much deeper rascism around these days than ever before and it is government backed.

Scrap all rascism laws if you want to eradicate rascism and make everyone stand on an equal footing - shoot the PC brigade.

Answer 4

People hide it because they aren't allowed to have an opinion anymore, the PC brigade and the lefties have seen to that, and of course once that happens we have to listen to crap like I heard on BBC News 24 yesterday, some people were walking from the North to london shackled to mark the 200th anniversary of the end of slavery. Thats fine - no problem with that, slavery was a bad thing, its still around only in different forms but what had me almost throwing stuff at the tv was some bible bothering biatch spouting that this country still lives off the proceeds of slavery so no-one can say they aren't involved, so by her logic i'm supposed to feel guilty for something that ended over 150 years before I was born. I dont treat anyone any different to anyone else, lifes too short, thing is that other people don't - and they're not all white either.

Answer 5

Racism is still the same. The 1% who control the US DO NOT live with blacks and never will. They are miles from blacks and make social decisions for the rest. Travel the US and see the richest areas and then count the number of blacks you see. Then visit the inner impoverished cities and count the millions of blacks you see. There are some rich and powerful blacks that can be pointed to whenever one asks if America is racist. It's a face saver. HA HA HA

Answer 6

They hide their racism better, for definite. Racism isn't just about swearing at other people - it's about their treatment. On the tube, I sometimes sit there in rush hour and people don't come and sit on the seats next to me, because I look Muslim (although I'm not, but that's another story). Again, at university, you get ghettoes of the different races with very little inter-mingling. Same as in the clubs and everywhere else.

Answer 7

I think that racism in Western societies is less prevalent compared to, say, 40 years ago. By racism here I am referring to the denigration or reduction of ethnic minority groups (read blacks, Chinese, South Asians) by the majority (read white), to a sub-human "other" based solely on ethnicity.

In today's popular (Western) culture, ethnic minorities are more visible. We see them on TV as news anchors, sportsmen, celebrities, sex symbols and political leaders. They are part of the mainstream culture as opposed to being a faceless, dehumanised underclass.

In personal relationships, however, the picture is somewhat nuanced. Due to the chequered history of race relations, in today's popular culture, it is considered unacceptable for anyone (especially the majority, white population) to express any viewpoint (real or imagined) that make sweeping generalisations about any ethnic group. The result: people hide their true feelings because they do not want to be branded as racist or bigots.

I think people have gotten better at hiding any true racist feelings, and frankly, that is not really problem for the society as a whole. We live in a free society that respects freedom of individual thought. We cannot (and should not) tell everyone what to think. That people actually hide racist feelings is a good sign: it means that our society is less tolerant of racialist thinking.

Apart from the effects on its victims, racism also robs society of the talent of its minorities. Think about the contributions of people like Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Jesse Jackson, Colin Jackson, Clarence Thomas etc.

Answer 8

I agree with author Gore Vidal, that the racism situation hasn't gotten THAT much better since the civil rights movement began, but that people are both craftier at "veiling" their racism and just more willing to pretend it doesn't exist.

People who whine about "political correctness" are just lame, and can't see the societal value of simple, common kindness and courtesy. They whine because they now recognize that spewing their insensitive remarks isn't acceptable anymore.

Answer 9

In the 70s there was a lot more racism due to ignorance.Now its gone the other way,and people don't know what to say,or even think!Cads top tip please bare in mind I am a racist.So I am told by the left/greens and anyone else come to that.Everyone is equal.Cad doesn't see the colour he See's the person.Makes up his mind, whether or not they are a ar se or not.Of course you will always have the loony far right,just as you have the far left.

Answer 10

There will always be racism of some sort. People are just a lot better at hiding it. Not just racisim, there are other kinds of discrimination age, sex, handicapped that people hide as well. It is sad, but very true.