Racism

[AaronShadows]

Decided to make this thread after the one millionth racism comment out of my mother. To discuss the topic of racism, discrimination based on origins and so on.

so, I'm raging at this: In Ireland, loads of people are completely racist against travelers just because they are. this is the mother of all Hypocrisy because the English treated us like animals when they occupied Ireland and now we're turning around and being similarly racist towards the traveler community. They have every right to their culture.

Oh and: Neo-F*cking-N@zis. they're f*gs, end of story =/ And if anyone thinks different after the events of WWII, then I pity that fool. In my opinion, nazi notions and/or political opinions are not to be entertained for three seconds, and any and all nazi demonstrations should be crushed before they begin. What right have they to their opinions if their opinions are that racism should be encouraged and people of certain religions should be killed on sight?

Yeah. That's two things I wanted to rant at something.

In short, I hate all racists. With a vengeance.

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i really hate racism to.since i am black and white i see both sides of it and i reall hate it.people call me half n** *a or ahalf breed and it really hurts

Originally Posted by teamjacobrulestheschool

i really hate racism to.since i am black and white i see both sides of it and i reall hate it.people call me half n** *a or ahalf breed and it really hurts

awwww ...sorrryyy...i don't what people are , black, white whatever i just love them...hey wanna be my friend? teamjacobrulestheschool

thank you.i already did!

[cwer]

racism is ridiculous. to me, i don't know how to explain it, it like dosn't exist as in it makes no sense. Thats like saying calico cats are dumb for eating because every color and breed of cat eats. as in purple,yellow,green,pink,brown,blue,caramel colored people (at least one if not more) do whatever the racist person is saying they do(as in only _______[<insert race here] colored people do this while at least one person of every race does that if not many many more!). Everyone can be trashy. everyone can be rude. Its not skin, blame it on the brain ;]. if racism should exist it should exist in the sense of wow that *brain* is rude. I dont know how to say what im trying to say but this is the best i can describe how i feel about the whole thing. :P

[Silver_Wolf_Kitty]

While I find the opinions of naz.is offensive, they do have a right to voice their opinions, within reason(that is if their speech incites violence in that moment or will put people in immediate danger). I know that sounds terrible, but freedom of speech also means we have to listen to the words of those who are bigoted, hateful, and completely full of it. I've seen KKK meetings in the south and while I always cringe inside at the thought, they technically are not breaking the law in any way, even if I find them distasteful. These type of groups never go away, they only morph into new hatreds, new fears.

For example, after 9-11, suddenly the US went into super crazy "I hate Muslims/Arabs" mode, which I think is ridiculous. It bothers me when these people are targeted just because of their ethnicity when that doesn't automatically make them terrorists(just like me being white doesn't automatically make me a part of the Aryan Brotherhood or the KKK). It used to be that the Jewish were the target of every ounce of hatred. They were per.secuted in witch hunts, blamed for plagues and failed crops, and all manner of ridiculous things. Catholics were per.secuted in the US when they immigrated here because we were a predominantly Protestant country. The Irish notoriously could not get a job when they came and had to work the worst jobs, similar to how we treat Mexicans today.

Its a matter of education. When people are uneducated, they simply associate a skin colour or ethnicity with certain traits without any further consideration of the actual person behind it all.

[Miranda_]

Plus, something that a lot of people don't realise, is that racism is not confined to white people. Everyone, no matter what their colour or creed, can be racist. I hate it when for example, a black person rails about how awful racism is, and then calls a white person "cracker" or "honky" and does not seem to realise, that's racism too!

[TheHayleyDoll]

Exactly. Nowadays, racism against white people is practically at an equal level with racism against blacks. I've been called discriminatory white names, and heard black people being called discriminatory names as well. I hate how "racism", in the minds of many, is always "whites discriminating against blacks" when there are all sorts of racism.

[Catlover642]

That brings up the fact that in most rap songs I listen to the rappers, sometimes black, use the "N" word in the song, but then flip out if someone calls them that.

I also hate that whenever I call someone black or someone white I'm called racist. Thats not true at all, and its not used to descriminate against anyone. Black or white is used in our textbooks, so I'm sure its not racist.

Originally Posted by Miranda_

Plus, something that a lot of people don't realise, is that racism is not confined to white people. Everyone, no matter what their colour or creed, can be racist. I hate it when for example, a black person rails about how awful racism is, and then calls a white person "cracker" or "honky" and does not seem to realise, that's racism too!

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT since they are black that they can crack on white prople to.that is just as bad on both sides.racism is an unnecesary and hateful part of the world and shouldnt have started in the first place