Is presentation of facts racist?

Question

Black on White Rapes:
There are 20,000 black-on-white rapes every year in the US, but fewer than 100 white-on-black rapes.

Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery.


Does presenting facts make me a "racist" ??

Even if its a fact??

I think I am just in reality.

What say you??

Answer 1

Well, most serial killers are white men in their late twenties to early thirties. If I was black, would stating this make me a racist?
It's not the facts that made anyone seem prejudiced. It's the reason why you state them. Some people bring up statistics for no other reason than to stir up sh it.
Why did you?

Answer 2

Not if the intent is non inflammatory, educational and fact based. All facts MUST be cited from a reliable source.
If the purpose is to incite people to some sort of action then you need to be held accountable for that action.
It is imperative that the facts be reported accurately. For example, the true statistics for rape are:

A February 1997 report on rape and sexual-based crime published by the United States Department of Justice stated that of the crimes surveyed, 56% of arrestees were Caucasian, 42% were African American, and 2% were of other races. The report additionally noted that "[v]ictims of rape were about evenly divided between whites and blacks; in about 88% of forcible rapes, the victim and offender were of the same race."

In a world where being "politically correct" now outweighs intelligence and common sense, it is easy to feel slighted by rumorous mis-information. I was once robbed, at gunpoint, by two black men. The easiest assumption to make is that blacks are criminals. Unfortunately many people use this logic to create facts. The truth of the matter is that had I followed that logic I would have missed out on some of the closest friends I've ever had.

One of the most dangerous forms of fact reporting is called "preconceived justification". In this method, it is standard practice to determine an outcome, then search for the facts that support this outcome. Children frequently use this approach to influence a parent's or other adult's decision. Unfortunately the method can be much more insidious than mere child's play. This was the same method that Hitler used to convince an entire country full of decent people to attempt to murder an entire race.

To boil this down to one sentence:

If the purpose of reporting the facts (assuming they are truly facts) is to instill fear, distrust or unrest then yes, it is racist.

Answer 3

There's a problem with your so-called statistics or "facts" as you falsely claim. When you quote a study, you have to be intelligent to the fact that all studies are biased some way or another. Your studies on Black/White make no sense. If you provided a better test subject, as let's say - uneducated to educated; or impoverished to wealthy - that "Black/White" would have no standing in those statistics. It's evident that impoverished people and those under a great deal of stress are more than likely to commit robbery and other sorts of crime. Next time try being a little bit more intelligent and realize that not everything has to be Black/White.

Answer 4

It might be to the politically correct or the biased left - which amounts to the same . I've seen it happen on answers . In fact it has happened to me when I quoted facts in a totally non -racist way ; and I'm not a racist , in the first place . .For obviously political reasons , I've seen many targeted by the main-stream media - in attempts to label political foes as racist , for doing exactly as you have described .

Answer 5

no, it's not, but people jump to label it racist because it is the only way they know how to defend themselves from what they view as an attack. If I say blks commit 90% of inter-racial crime, (a fact) blaks will automatically say i'm racist because they think that will discredit my statement, make me look evil, and make everyone aware that once again evil YT is attacking the poor blakman. Blaks are so married to their image as victims that any time something negative is said about their race the reflex response is always "racist!" because it reinforces their plight of victimhood. but like the boy who cried wolf once to often, "racist" is losing it's sting,

Answer 6

stating facts in and of itself is not racist..doing so to promote racism is. it's not like anyone asked how many rapes are commited by black people versus white people.

Answer 7

facts dont lie. they can be presented in a bad way or used to influence people negatively, but as far as presenting actual facts and nothing else i would have to say no it does not make you a racist.

Answer 8

"There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics" - Mark Twain

"Blacks are seven times more likely......" That's not a fact, that's a probability, based on statistics. See above quote.

"There are 20,000 black on white rapes..." Get real.

Where do you get your facts? KKKmart?

Answer 9

The truth is the truth. Your not racist at all. If these are proven facts than you are just informing the public.

Answer 10

Not by presenting them although many will think so due to the politically correct assault on academic freedom. However, using this data in an attempt to show black inferiority is racist.