2007-08-31 00:12:55 · 15 answers · asked by mojo569 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. Next question please.
2007-08-31 00:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sloan R 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In many countries, activity which is deemed racist is already against the law ... in termsof discrimination etc ...
I think it really depends in what context the racism was implied.
Of course there is no question in terms of discrimination when, for example, employing someone.
Really it depends where you draw the line. Everyone, at some point or other in their lives will have racist beliefs in some way. This doesn't have to mean that they are negative views in any way ...
Racism which harms, or negatively impacts on anyone else's life should definately be against the law. But racism which offends someone just because they don't like what the other person is saying should not be against the law, as everyone should be allowed to express their opinions.
I do, however, believe that organisations which promote negative propoganda against particular races should definately be regulated.
It's up to everyone to reject bigotry in every form, including negative racism.
2007-08-31 07:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Racism should not be against the law.
Expressions of racist ideas are not, technically, against the law; hate crimes are.
But our right to free speech does not mean that there are no consequences, no social sanctions, for saying certain things.
Most civilized people, nowadays, regard racist statements with disgust, and will turn away from or shut out those statements, in one way or another.
So the person making the statement takes the consequences.
There is a big difference between being censored by the government and being forced to take cetain consequences for what you say.
2007-08-31 07:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by Raven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to define what you mean by racism/
Many aspects are already illegal. One may not discriminate in education, housing , employment and others.
It is more subtle forms that are difficult to prove that may not be against current law. If I don't like you because of your race and do not invite you into my home or tell my child no to date you that may be an example of racism but proof of it is difficult to obtain. It also, perhaps is a different form of racism involving personal preference.
2007-08-31 07:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Way!!! In the early 80's when I was a young child going to a private school in the United States. All the "Alboinos" called me "****" or "Nip". I didn't know what that meant at the time but it didn't feel good.. I think "****" came from the word Hangook which means Korean and "Nip" comes from the word Nippon which means Japanese. Anyways, I am an American.. born and raised here in the States.. My parents came here from the Philippines in the early 70's. My mother a Nurse and Father in the US Navy. By the way .. they are now American since they changed their citizenship back in the days. All that "**** and "nip" talk wanted me to wish that one day the white people that called me names would be my employees. I am however still an employee of white people but am making more money than the average White person. Which is ok for me.. since that's the reason why us "FLIP"s came here to America anyways.. was to make money. Racism is good.. it helps raise your standards of living.. BTW I did a search on most of the kids that called me names.. They are living in trailer homes.
2007-08-31 07:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by confused 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Racism is purely an action of opinion and thus, a mentality, making it impossible for it to be against the law. What is illegal is displaying this mentality in violent or prejudiced acts. So no, I think not.
2007-08-31 07:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by gabiace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no. I don't like racism but people are entitled to their opinions, making it against the law would be taking a step back in time and away from all the progress.
2007-08-31 07:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It would be meaningless to make racism against the law - how would you enforce it.
You can and should punish racist actions such as abuse and violence with stiffer measures but banning it would change nobody's point of view.
As a society we should evolve so that racism is no longer relevant as it no longer exists - this will take many more years.
2007-08-31 07:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by Paul M 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. Racism is an opinion and opinion should not be against the law.
An act of discrimination (like barring people from restaurants because of skin color) ARE against the law and should be.
What you think and what you do are two separate things.
2007-08-31 07:21:36 · answer #9 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes! different races shouldn't feel scared to walk around because of racism... the people that believe IN racism are just naive of something/someone they don't understand and they don't want to understand so they hate that person or they're race.
Ignorance is bliss as they say.
2007-08-31 07:23:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mel ^_^ 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Yes. I could then join the thought police and then we could make other thougts illegal too.
2007-08-31 10:51:27 · answer #11 · answered by christopher H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋