Pookah
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In your mind.
Does the color of our skin really matter?
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In your mind.
minnow
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Yea people are racist. We shouldnt be but we are and it extends beyond skin color to religion, sexual choice basically anything we do might be judged by anyone who diagrees. Our society would not know what to do if we could all get along...I am rambling but this strikes a chord with me as I live among small minded hillbillys and I am a Liberal and a Jew...and the world seems to hate my people right now.
Shy_Gurl2007
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A very wise white man once told me,
"Racism is just dope-headedness"
I couldn't agree any more, he put it very simply and straightforward. Racist people are simply ignorant people who aren't intelligent enough to see the truth of how things really are. And there are ignorant and stupid people in every race.
Don't let it get you down though
Well said.
Danfalc
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I apologize If it came across that I was trying to portray the whole country was riddled with racism,I wasn't I was just pointing out like every country it happens.Hope I haven't caused any offence.Anyway I would take boring over anything else any day of the week,I have lived in less than boring places crime wise and it's horrible on the nerves.
@Felgen,I'm not educated enough really to speak on the topic,but I still think you would be surprised at the levels of racism in some places like the UK,despite us being a strong country Economically.It might not reach the same violent levels as it does in some countries you mention,but it's quite scary how much racism is actually present,openly and frequently in some circles.
Tiercel
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Funny thing, that First Amendment. It guarantees one's right to speak (within certain broadly defined parameters). But just because one can say something doesn't mean that others must, or even should, listen.
And it's that last part that's always fascinated me. I often think that the fact that something is being said at all is more important that what's actually being said. And it drives me nuts.
Tiercel
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That is what South Jersey looks like. I bet you thought it was industrial? That's just North Jersey.
Talk about bad blood. Don't get me started on the whole North Jersey vs. South Jersey thing. And that's not so much a matter of skin color as much as accent.
Silentknight
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Unfortunately there are and probably always will be closed minded people.
But really the color of your skin is very important.................... when choosing sunscreen other then that it shouldn't and in most places doesn't matter.
But really the color of your skin is very important.................... when choosing sunscreen other then that it shouldn't and in most places doesn't matter.
Austraila and the south of the USA are predomininetally white so there is a lot of racism there but Europe is multicultural so your fine, the worst that will happen yo you in egland is that people will stare at you if you are in rural areas up north where there is a very low ethnic percentage but in cities you should be fine.
Ree_Ree
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I've never been discriminated to my knowledge, but I've been stared at before while being the only one in all my high school classes in this one particular school here in the US in the state of Oklahoma.
I only went to that school for a few weeks.
There were only a few blacks in the whole three story building. I felt uncomfortable, so I dropped out.
Racist is everywhere, but worst in certain areas of the world.
I only went to that school for a few weeks.
There were only a few blacks in the whole three story building. I felt uncomfortable, so I dropped out.
Racist is everywhere, but worst in certain areas of the world.
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userremoved
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Just to let you guys know though, that racism can go both ways. My high school was mostly black and everybody kinda looked down on the white kids. Same against the Mexican kids. Stuff didn't really get violent or anything but people didn't hang out with each other and would often talk crap to them. But that was years ago, so things might be different now.
Dronee
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Ideally, it shouldn't matter. But the human brain is all too adapt at categorizing things into neat compartments or what it believes to be neat compartments... after a while, it becomes a filter or view of the world. Sometimes the filter is distorted and becomes something like racism. It's a pattern learned from the media or somewhere else. It can also be a self-defense mechanism meant to rationalize one's failure... E.g. "It's not my fault really, it's those cursed Asians coming here and stealing our jobs. NOT because I'm less qualified or completely lazy... It's all the Asians' fault"....
It doesn't just go for Westerners, any race can discriminate, especially when it finds itself in a position of power. It also doesn't just go for races... whenever there's groups... there's people outside the group as well... or at least that's what I think. You can see this in action in places like high-school cafeteria all the time... The "IN-crowd" and the others...
It doesn't just go for Westerners, any race can discriminate, especially when it finds itself in a position of power. It also doesn't just go for races... whenever there's groups... there's people outside the group as well... or at least that's what I think. You can see this in action in places like high-school cafeteria all the time... The "IN-crowd" and the others...
moksha
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There's nothing to worry about u go and get your education anywhere you want, as far as matter concerned with discrimination it exist , its a harsh truth for your own satisfaction take them as people who r jealous . That does'nt makes all the people from a country bad if some r being douche ... AT last there are ANTI-social elements in each and every country ,so just chill.....................................................
Waybuloo
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I felt quite at east in Holland, but I was stared at an awful lot in Paris and in Spain..so it depends on where in Europe
Johno
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There is a general conception out there that the white caucasian male is the top of the food chain..... And all other races are inferior.... In my opinion, this is wrong..... However it is out there... What do we do to change these archaic attitudes??? I am a guy who is just telling it how it is.....
Felgen
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Depend on how old the people you're talking about are and what ethnic groups you're talking about. Thanks to the economic importance of Japan and the rapid industrialization of The Asian Tigers (Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of China and South Korea), there aren't much prejustice towards oriental people. You won't find a single room in Europe that doesn't have at least one object made in Asia.
On the other hand, many older Europeans are quite hostile towards Middle Eastern people. Also, hatred of jews is increasing in Northern and Western Europe.
Felgen
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Not necessarily. If you look at how kurds until recently were treated in Iraq (and still are treated in Turkey, Syria and Iran) or the genocide in Rwanda, you'll see that people of all ethnic groups are able to hate.
Johno
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Understood, However the original post was about skin colour....Don't complicate things by introducing Iraq, etc.... It is not about ethnicity.. The post was about skin colour... Get back on topic..... Cheers...
Waybuloo
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I'm assuming you are referring to products made in China, Korea etc. If that's the case, how does people buying goods made cheaply by Asians equate to showing tolerance towards said people? You'd have a hard time trying to buy all non Asian made goods in this day and age. This is the age of the ASIANS!! jk.