Reasons for racism?

Question

My real question is some people are racist because a particular race has done something bad to them, but if that race were white they wouldn't hate all white people, so how is that logial?

Example: White guy I knew came home early to a black guy having sexual relations with his wife....now he hates all black people, but what if the guy was white? He wouldn't hate everyone in his own race....How is this justified?

Answer 1

Good question. Here's a Star.

Answer 2

The Liberals claim that racism is a form of hatred due to ignorance, not understanding the other "race".
Racism is a modern thing; very modern, since the time of the American Revolution.
It was initiated by the rich colonists; they feared the poor (due to numbers), they feared the black slaves, they feared the Indians, they feared pirates and foreign ships.
There plan was to teach the "white trash" to hate all the other groups to serve as a buffer between all those fears and the rich.
Before that, slaves had nothing to do with color; Rome and Greece did not care what color a person was; if they were defeated during war, survivors became slaves. It was that simple. American Colonists, as above, taught hatred of other colors.
You are right, it makes no sense. But in the scenario you used, I would think that the husband would then hate all other men, or if he thought it was his wife's fault, would hate all women.

Answer 3

that starts at home. You have people that where raised to hate any other race and goes on for generation and generation. But if you raise you children to never dislike a person because of their race the world could and would be a better place.

Answer 4

My guess is familiarity. Most people have known a lot more people of their own race while knowing just a few of another race. This causes people to generalize rather than to look at each person individually.

Answer 5

1.Not very openminded
2. Falsely categorizes all the people in that one race if one person does something wrong.
3. Hung up on ''feeling superior'' over a certain group of people
4. You don't like the groups/cultures/race personal choices or persona.(which is not limited to ALL)
5. Extremely ignorant. you simply go by what you see or hear without experience or regard of doing research on the people on the situations.
6. Passed down by family
7.Fear. afraid what others will think
8.You don't get out much! you simply interact with only your own race and culture therefore when it comes to others, you don't know what to do or say or think.
9.. Just plain old MEAN and stuck up!

Answer 6

It's not and I hate it. My fiancee is black my sister-in-law is mexican and i'm white. Who cares what color skin you are? Just because one black person did something to make you mad doesn't mean that all will do it. Lots of white people make me mad but I don't take it out on all of them. This whole world disgusts me.

Answer 7

It's not justified. It's irrational. At this moment he's hurt and in denial. He's displacing his anger. It's easier at him to be angry at blacks than it is for him to be angry at his wife's infidelity. Had it been a white guy, he would be likely say the guy seduced her, say he was a preacher, he'd likely be angry at all preachers. Do you get the drift? His emotions are clouded and distorted right now. In time he may see the error of his ways. Good luck. 2D

Answer 8

Maybe if it was an Asian instead of Black man having the sex with his wife he will not be as offended!

Answer 9

That's quite a load of assumption you've piled up there.

Answer 10

inferiority complex.

In the example, the white guy was probably already racist (if even subconsciously), and now has justification (in his mind).