If you are trying to get soemone to look at someone by saying: "That black guy" or "that asian guy over there," is that racist?
I mean, pointing out skin color just might be another way of describing someone, maybe?
2007-07-22 10:52:06 · 13 answers · asked by AyK 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Oh, I thought racism was:
"1. 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.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races. "
2007-07-22 10:59:23 · update #1
I dont believe it is. When you say something about "that black guy" you are just refering to him by the most obvious difference between yourself and someone you know nothing else about. Racism is acting superior to another group of people because of race. Identifying someone by something so obvious a skin color is not offensive or demeaning.
2007-07-22 11:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by Lance F 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not.
The police does that a lot in order to identify the suspect or the missing. It's very important to know what race he/she is, and skin color when you're pointing out at a crowd with many different races.
2007-07-22 20:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Reaper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say yes. There are other ways of identifying someone other than race, such as 'the girl with the red hair' or 'the guy with the shoes', etc. Race shouldn't be the only characteristic used in identifying someone.
2007-07-22 18:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No - it's not racist at all. We are black - or white - or ghetto *** chinese (no one likes the chinese). but then again - I say kill whitey all the time. We all know whitey is trying to keep you down. Oh - ya - then there are those pollocks. I hate them.
OK - I'm not being serious. I think we should love everyone - but referring to someone as a black man is not racist.
2007-07-22 18:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, or you could use another method of identifying them like the clothes there wearing...common sense
2007-07-22 17:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
according to some on here it would be racist to do anything you didnt have written permission from a minority to do.
But to answer the question NO it isn't to me
2007-07-22 17:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No I swear, people get offended so easily these days.
2007-07-22 18:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. but it you don't like somone because of they're race. THEN it is racist!
have a good one. :-)
2007-07-22 18:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i do that sometimes but i dont use specific races i just use like hispanis african american asian ect
2007-07-22 18:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
some people might not be Black, they can me Dominican or Jamaican, so that is racist
2007-07-22 17:57:05 · answer #10 · answered by ★Chika09★ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋