2007-12-12 23:20:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Do the people he name calls look at you as being a racist for hanging around such trash?
2007-12-12 23:27:32 · update #1
People will look at you as a racist if you hang with someone who is racist. It's just a natural tendency to associate your views with the views of your friend unless you distinguish yourself verbally when he speaks. Are you a racist? Only you know that, but I do not hang with racist people and if someone makes a racist remark in my presence, I tell them I disagree completely and I leave. I believe we can make a difference in the world and we have a duty to point out racist, sexist, homophobic remarks if we disagree. I believe we have a duty to associate with people who believe in equality and human dignity. You may be thinking: "Nothing I do is ever going to change him," but you could plant that seed that makes him start to think. I once pointed out to a friend that I thought he might consider looking at his alcohol comsumption. It took several years, but I planted the seed and he called me when he realized he had a problem. Also, if you don't object, you are a participant in the racial remarks. Maybe it won't change your friend, but it may influence one other person in the group. Just ask yourself this: "Do I have any responsibility to make the world a better place for all mankind?" If you think you do, act like it on every occasion.
2007-12-12 23:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If your hanging with crips and the bloods drive by you are a crip.
It has less to do with you than it does with the perception of others.
racism-1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
it comes in all colors.
2007-12-13 00:01:43 · answer #2 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm trying to remember the last time I've heard a white person make a racist remark and it has to be over 10 years ago.
I work with people in jail and prison and I perceive that many people of color think there is racism that no longer exists, at least systematically, which is their belief.
2007-12-12 23:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Racist abuse in USA or UK usually causes a bar-room brawl. And rightly. Except when the racist is black or Polish, for some reason. So, I advise you to chose your friends more wisely (if you live somewhere where you have that choice - many people don't; they are stuck with the company they keep).
You correctly suspect that the toleration of an evil propagates it.
2007-12-12 23:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. But why would you want to be friends with a racist? And why do you post questions about CRACKERS? Who is the racist we are talking about here?
2007-12-12 23:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer H 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am a racist. I say racial things. I don't have any friends.
2007-12-12 23:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No of course not unless you agree with his racial opinions as racism is an individual choice as either you are or you're not. I choose not to be myself.
2007-12-12 23:23:08 · answer #7 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everybody's a racist to some degree. If they don't admit it they're a liar.
2007-12-13 00:34:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well with u somehow support ur friends views on things then I'll say yes, However, if u disagree with his/her opinions then I'll have to say no.
2007-12-12 23:26:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you dont distance yourself from their comments,you will be perceived as such
2007-12-12 23:33:20 · answer #10 · answered by Bushrod 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋