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05-19-15 03:41 PM
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How do you feel about the issue of racism?

I was just pondering this the other day. I live in a country that I thought was barely tolerant of other people and I live in a neighbourhood which is pretty much racially diverse. Not that the white natives, the Africans, the Asians and the Arabs that all live here to seem to mingle very much, but there are no racial tension. Nobody seem to be violent or verbally abusive to each other. We are all neighbours after all. Yet for the past few years I read that people in the city have become more openly and outspokenly racist. Well, the whites mostly but maybe I live in a bubble or something since that is not what I see in my everyday life. More on the Internet discussion forums. But over here  life seems to go on as such as it always have. It is ofcource sad really. My big realization for the past years was that my country was not a racist country as I thought. Every racist just kept it them selves and now that this one anti-immigration party has gathered enough votes behind it, all these people have become more outspoken. Like it is a cool thing to do.

This is ofcource here and I have not a real question to ask from you guys but maybe if you have some insights to give on the issue, feel free to do so. Especially if you have come across racism yourself or have been a target of racism. If you have a racist bone in your body and wish to share, you can do that too but please. No slurs or name calling. Okay? Sweet.
How do you feel about the issue of racism?

I was just pondering this the other day. I live in a country that I thought was barely tolerant of other people and I live in a neighbourhood which is pretty much racially diverse. Not that the white natives, the Africans, the Asians and the Arabs that all live here to seem to mingle very much, but there are no racial tension. Nobody seem to be violent or verbally abusive to each other. We are all neighbours after all. Yet for the past few years I read that people in the city have become more openly and outspokenly racist. Well, the whites mostly but maybe I live in a bubble or something since that is not what I see in my everyday life. More on the Internet discussion forums. But over here  life seems to go on as such as it always have. It is ofcource sad really. My big realization for the past years was that my country was not a racist country as I thought. Every racist just kept it them selves and now that this one anti-immigration party has gathered enough votes behind it, all these people have become more outspoken. Like it is a cool thing to do.

This is ofcource here and I have not a real question to ask from you guys but maybe if you have some insights to give on the issue, feel free to do so. Especially if you have come across racism yourself or have been a target of racism. If you have a racist bone in your body and wish to share, you can do that too but please. No slurs or name calling. Okay? Sweet.
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I'm not racist never have been never will (Not saying you called me one just to clear things up) I judge people by their personality not their physical features. I personally don't understand why some people think they are better than others based on a persons skin it's kinda stupid in my opinion. I make friends with anyone no matter what their gender, sexuality, race, Religion, and skin color is. All I want is for them to be nice and if they are then I will like them and I will try to make friends with them. Hopefully you got what I'm trying to say because right now I am very tired and when I'm tired I don't make a whole lot of sense XD
I'm not racist never have been never will (Not saying you called me one just to clear things up) I judge people by their personality not their physical features. I personally don't understand why some people think they are better than others based on a persons skin it's kinda stupid in my opinion. I make friends with anyone no matter what their gender, sexuality, race, Religion, and skin color is. All I want is for them to be nice and if they are then I will like them and I will try to make friends with them. Hopefully you got what I'm trying to say because right now I am very tired and when I'm tired I don't make a whole lot of sense XD
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I live in a fairly racially diverse part of the city I live in. I see black, asian and white people on a regular basis. The bus has more non-white than white people on it when I ride it to and from work. We don't have many middle eastern/arab/east indian/south american types where I live though.


As for actual racism - no matter how racist people claim that white people are other races are even more racist. I won't pretend I don't prejudge people based on skin color. I don't actually think that is as big a deal as other people do. I don't assume the worst based on their skin color I simply classify people by it. You can generally know how to interact with someone based on skin color + other outward signs (religious/cultural clothing or symbols).

The only people that really frustrate me are the ones that exemplify the absolute worst stereotypes of the race that are perpetuated. Obviously people are free to be what they want to be but you aren't doing yourself or those of your race any favors by reinforcing the worst of the stereotypes about your race.
I live in a fairly racially diverse part of the city I live in. I see black, asian and white people on a regular basis. The bus has more non-white than white people on it when I ride it to and from work. We don't have many middle eastern/arab/east indian/south american types where I live though.


As for actual racism - no matter how racist people claim that white people are other races are even more racist. I won't pretend I don't prejudge people based on skin color. I don't actually think that is as big a deal as other people do. I don't assume the worst based on their skin color I simply classify people by it. You can generally know how to interact with someone based on skin color + other outward signs (religious/cultural clothing or symbols).

The only people that really frustrate me are the ones that exemplify the absolute worst stereotypes of the race that are perpetuated. Obviously people are free to be what they want to be but you aren't doing yourself or those of your race any favors by reinforcing the worst of the stereotypes about your race.
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I luckily live in probably one of the most multicultural cities in England.. Where it's essentially a mixing pot of people with different faiths, nationalities and ethnicity's, Regardless racism is still something that happens and will continue to happen, After all most people strive to be themselves and not like others.. And well people are very judgemental creatures in one way or another.. Me personally. I judge people based on their manners and their social habits.. But meh that's not the point. 

I feel that personally racism is mainly a way to target a large stereotypical group of people with views different from your own.. Or as a way to insult someone you don't know anything about so you attack them based on their appearance.. As it's the easiest and most viable thing to do I guess. 

As for the issue itself.. I don't like it, I don't think many people actively support racism.. As for politics.. I know what you mean.. But they're basically using a tactic of... "it's not our fault we're in this situation.. Blame Johnny Foreigner", and the easily led believe it due to being overly patriotic or not having enough insight or information about the problems of their country. 

After all humans are selfish.. If they can blame someone else for bad situations just to save their own hide, chances are they will. 
I luckily live in probably one of the most multicultural cities in England.. Where it's essentially a mixing pot of people with different faiths, nationalities and ethnicity's, Regardless racism is still something that happens and will continue to happen, After all most people strive to be themselves and not like others.. And well people are very judgemental creatures in one way or another.. Me personally. I judge people based on their manners and their social habits.. But meh that's not the point. 

I feel that personally racism is mainly a way to target a large stereotypical group of people with views different from your own.. Or as a way to insult someone you don't know anything about so you attack them based on their appearance.. As it's the easiest and most viable thing to do I guess. 

As for the issue itself.. I don't like it, I don't think many people actively support racism.. As for politics.. I know what you mean.. But they're basically using a tactic of... "it's not our fault we're in this situation.. Blame Johnny Foreigner", and the easily led believe it due to being overly patriotic or not having enough insight or information about the problems of their country. 

After all humans are selfish.. If they can blame someone else for bad situations just to save their own hide, chances are they will. 
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I luckily live in a largely Multicultural community so I don't witness much racism going on here, although in my school there are different groups which usually don't co-mingle. The groups usually consist of only one ethnicity. Although it's not counted as actual racism, it just shows that people feel more comfortable with their own kind and would prefer not to change that. This mindset is probably what gets people thinking racism is a huge deal. I think most of the racism people witness is mostly just people wanting to be with their own kind, like how animals stay with their own species. I'm not saying racism isn't a huge deal but it would seem to me people are making a much larger deal of this than there needs be. I like that comedians cover the topic of racism so casually and make people laugh about it and the fact that people can joke about racism shows that it isn't as big a deal as it once was. What i hate is when people use race as a way to explain themselves or as an excuse. Like "you only gave me a bad mark cause I'm black" is one of the dumbest things I've heard someone use. 
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I luckily live in a largely Multicultural community so I don't witness much racism going on here, although in my school there are different groups which usually don't co-mingle. The groups usually consist of only one ethnicity. Although it's not counted as actual racism, it just shows that people feel more comfortable with their own kind and would prefer not to change that. This mindset is probably what gets people thinking racism is a huge deal. I think most of the racism people witness is mostly just people wanting to be with their own kind, like how animals stay with their own species. I'm not saying racism isn't a huge deal but it would seem to me people are making a much larger deal of this than there needs be. I like that comedians cover the topic of racism so casually and make people laugh about it and the fact that people can joke about racism shows that it isn't as big a deal as it once was. What i hate is when people use race as a way to explain themselves or as an excuse. Like "you only gave me a bad mark cause I'm black" is one of the dumbest things I've heard someone use. 
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It's shame because the majority of the students at my school are overly offencive and often racist. 
Possibly 70% of the "Banter" or humor around is offencive to either races, religion or people with disabilities. Maybe I'm just friends with the wrong people, but I'll rant about that later.

I'm not too concerned when friends of different backgrounds joke around a bit. I remember my asian friend calling me a snowman and myself calling him a simpson. As long as when know our intentions aren't to offend each other it's ok but at my school it's come to the point where people are cracking offencive jokes they found on the internet. For a while people were just laughing at them for the shock factor but nowadays people just find that s*** funny. I might be left out here, but I don't enjoy that sort of humor, at least when it's that offencive. 
It's shame because the majority of the students at my school are overly offencive and often racist. 
Possibly 70% of the "Banter" or humor around is offencive to either races, religion or people with disabilities. Maybe I'm just friends with the wrong people, but I'll rant about that later.

I'm not too concerned when friends of different backgrounds joke around a bit. I remember my asian friend calling me a snowman and myself calling him a simpson. As long as when know our intentions aren't to offend each other it's ok but at my school it's come to the point where people are cracking offencive jokes they found on the internet. For a while people were just laughing at them for the shock factor but nowadays people just find that s*** funny. I might be left out here, but I don't enjoy that sort of humor, at least when it's that offencive. 
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Racism is stupid. Skin color does not cause good or bad behavior. However, certain cultures raise kids in ways that are deplorable. There is a culture common to American blacks that praises a certain kind of poor behavior. This isn't all blacks, of course, but that is the source of the stereotype. I hate this culture. It's mostly minorities in this specific culture, but my disdain isn't due to skin color, it's about the arrogance and lewdness. It's divisive, prone to violence, exclusionary, and more. There are other similar cultures that do this too, and none of these are race specific.
Racism is stupid. Skin color does not cause good or bad behavior. However, certain cultures raise kids in ways that are deplorable. There is a culture common to American blacks that praises a certain kind of poor behavior. This isn't all blacks, of course, but that is the source of the stereotype. I hate this culture. It's mostly minorities in this specific culture, but my disdain isn't due to skin color, it's about the arrogance and lewdness. It's divisive, prone to violence, exclusionary, and more. There are other similar cultures that do this too, and none of these are race specific.
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geeogree : Your response is pretty spot on in my opinion, specifically the second paragraph.

I also think that people accuse other people of being racist way too often. Not everything is about race and if you assume that the reason I do something is because of the other person's race, then maybe you are the racist one for thinking everything is about your skin color.
geeogree : Your response is pretty spot on in my opinion, specifically the second paragraph.

I also think that people accuse other people of being racist way too often. Not everything is about race and if you assume that the reason I do something is because of the other person's race, then maybe you are the racist one for thinking everything is about your skin color.
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tgags123 : yeah. If you actually talk to the people who are the victims of something a lot of the time they say race had nothing to do with it. It's people like Al Sharpton who scream that anything that happens to a black person is racism. That doesn't help anything.
tgags123 : yeah. If you actually talk to the people who are the victims of something a lot of the time they say race had nothing to do with it. It's people like Al Sharpton who scream that anything that happens to a black person is racism. That doesn't help anything.
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Same as any other normal person, it's wrong. One day it will be no more.
Same as any other normal person, it's wrong. One day it will be no more.
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Well, sure people but what do you think makes people racist? Where do you think it starts? Can you , whoever you are, actually honest to god say you have never had a racist thought in you?
Well, sure people but what do you think makes people racist? Where do you think it starts? Can you , whoever you are, actually honest to god say you have never had a racist thought in you?
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There's a reason why Avenue Q has a song called Everyone's a Little Bit Racist. :p

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very tongue-in-cheek but I would say mostly accurate - if you call racism mocking, insulting or judging someone via their nationality. Problem with that is stereotypes fall under that category, so even cracking a joke about the french and white flags would be considered racist even if there's no real malice behind it.

Doesn't mean that you crack the occasional joke you're a full-on racist.

People who shout on the streets about foreigners taking our jobs are usually idiots and should be ignored. But if I were to be asked to try and pinpoint why people are racist... I would agree with Muffin that when trying to find something to insult about someone, or looking around to find someone to blame, being of another culture is a very easy (and obvious) starting point.
There's a reason why Avenue Q has a song called Everyone's a Little Bit Racist. :p

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very tongue-in-cheek but I would say mostly accurate - if you call racism mocking, insulting or judging someone via their nationality. Problem with that is stereotypes fall under that category, so even cracking a joke about the french and white flags would be considered racist even if there's no real malice behind it.

Doesn't mean that you crack the occasional joke you're a full-on racist.

People who shout on the streets about foreigners taking our jobs are usually idiots and should be ignored. But if I were to be asked to try and pinpoint why people are racist... I would agree with Muffin that when trying to find something to insult about someone, or looking around to find someone to blame, being of another culture is a very easy (and obvious) starting point.
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Brigand : I think it's human nature. I remember having a discussion in my sociology 101 class about this. What makes people racist? I think it's due to the environment they are exposed to and lack of information.

There's a sociological explanation as to how it develops. Long ago, people stuck with tribes. Other tribes looked different and spoke differently from one another. They had to have a "sorting mechanism" that helps each tribe identify whether the next visiting tribe would be a good one or if the next tribe would just take all their s*** and kill them. So if they have bad experiences with a new tribe, they would often associate those bad experiences with the physical/cultural characteristics of the tribe and automatically judge the next tribe based on those same characteristics. This mechanism helped each tribe to easily survive and probably has been deeply ingrained into our brains.

Fast forward to 100's of years later, we still have a similar mechanism. Sometimes people are exposed to the news/information which only showcases people of certain races doing horrible things. Naturally, we associate horrible things with these types of people. Thus, it tends to make them racist. One way to lessen racism is to expose them to more information about different kinds of cultures and to expose them to more people of different ethnicities. Increase one's empathy and understanding = lessen one's racial prejudices and preconceived notions about a person.

Another reason aside from exposure and lack of information is the superiority complex. Some people think they're more superior than others, thus they think some people deserve less than they do. This type of person has their world view seriously skewed.

But no matter what the reason is, instead of being angry at a racist person, I tend to pity them. I pity them because their view is very limited. Instead of being angry, I try to educate them, build up their empathy and make them understand why being so racist is not a good thing.
Brigand : I think it's human nature. I remember having a discussion in my sociology 101 class about this. What makes people racist? I think it's due to the environment they are exposed to and lack of information.

There's a sociological explanation as to how it develops. Long ago, people stuck with tribes. Other tribes looked different and spoke differently from one another. They had to have a "sorting mechanism" that helps each tribe identify whether the next visiting tribe would be a good one or if the next tribe would just take all their s*** and kill them. So if they have bad experiences with a new tribe, they would often associate those bad experiences with the physical/cultural characteristics of the tribe and automatically judge the next tribe based on those same characteristics. This mechanism helped each tribe to easily survive and probably has been deeply ingrained into our brains.

Fast forward to 100's of years later, we still have a similar mechanism. Sometimes people are exposed to the news/information which only showcases people of certain races doing horrible things. Naturally, we associate horrible things with these types of people. Thus, it tends to make them racist. One way to lessen racism is to expose them to more information about different kinds of cultures and to expose them to more people of different ethnicities. Increase one's empathy and understanding = lessen one's racial prejudices and preconceived notions about a person.

Another reason aside from exposure and lack of information is the superiority complex. Some people think they're more superior than others, thus they think some people deserve less than they do. This type of person has their world view seriously skewed.

But no matter what the reason is, instead of being angry at a racist person, I tend to pity them. I pity them because their view is very limited. Instead of being angry, I try to educate them, build up their empathy and make them understand why being so racist is not a good thing.
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Racism is one of the things that I've learned about that bothers me the most. I never see anyone being racist toward each other, but almost every day at school people make racist jokes. Also, almost every time blacks got in trouble in one of my classes this year, they would act like it was because the white teacher is racist toward them. In reality, the teacher is a Christian and everybody in that class gets in trouble for misbehaving regardless of their culture, background, or race.

Even if a white person simply looks at a black person in my school, it's likely that the black person will say something like, "You're looking at me because I'm black!"

So basically, I don't see anyone being racist towards each other, but I often see people accusing each other of doing so in school.
Racism is one of the things that I've learned about that bothers me the most. I never see anyone being racist toward each other, but almost every day at school people make racist jokes. Also, almost every time blacks got in trouble in one of my classes this year, they would act like it was because the white teacher is racist toward them. In reality, the teacher is a Christian and everybody in that class gets in trouble for misbehaving regardless of their culture, background, or race.

Even if a white person simply looks at a black person in my school, it's likely that the black person will say something like, "You're looking at me because I'm black!"

So basically, I don't see anyone being racist towards each other, but I often see people accusing each other of doing so in school.
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As with any other form of collectivism (sexism, especially), it is based on ignorance. While, unfortunately so, Blacks do get into more problem with the law, it has nothing to do with their skin color. If anything, it actually has to do with police zeal against them. I remember ACLU data showing that drug crimes are way, way unfairly skewed towards blacks (vs their % of the population).

I find it ugly and it had no place in civilized nations. We are ALL humans (homo sapiens sapiens) so there is no point in dividing ourselves according to arbitrary characteristics over which we have (most probably) no control whatsoever. However it's unlikely to ever disappear. Old myths and beliefs, even in the face of facts and modernity, still subsist.

The only thing that can cure it is both time and education. Nowadays, I highly doubt that even 5 percent of the population would agree to ban interracial marriages. I also doubt that a majority would agree to strip women of equality before the law and confine them as home makers.
As with any other form of collectivism (sexism, especially), it is based on ignorance. While, unfortunately so, Blacks do get into more problem with the law, it has nothing to do with their skin color. If anything, it actually has to do with police zeal against them. I remember ACLU data showing that drug crimes are way, way unfairly skewed towards blacks (vs their % of the population).

I find it ugly and it had no place in civilized nations. We are ALL humans (homo sapiens sapiens) so there is no point in dividing ourselves according to arbitrary characteristics over which we have (most probably) no control whatsoever. However it's unlikely to ever disappear. Old myths and beliefs, even in the face of facts and modernity, still subsist.

The only thing that can cure it is both time and education. Nowadays, I highly doubt that even 5 percent of the population would agree to ban interracial marriages. I also doubt that a majority would agree to strip women of equality before the law and confine them as home makers.
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Racism is terrible. Unfortunately, here, in Beirut, there are some racist people, and in my school, some students make fun of a football player who is black. Racism is not just discrimination against different races, but also, not accepting people, that's for sure. It includes intolerance, ignorance, and disrespect. So...

Why Racism began with Africans?

That's a tough and interesting question, indeed. Well, long ago, they were thinking that the whites were always on top, and other races were 2nd or even below. Many Africans were held as prisoners, and treated as slaves.

To be honest, if a person was white, black, brown, red, yellow, green, blue, or whatever, does it make a difference to you? If you are a racist person, then you're definitely close-minded.

Racism is a controversial topic. It is indeed a global problem. Racism must stop.

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Racism is terrible. Unfortunately, here, in Beirut, there are some racist people, and in my school, some students make fun of a football player who is black. Racism is not just discrimination against different races, but also, not accepting people, that's for sure. It includes intolerance, ignorance, and disrespect. So...

Why Racism began with Africans?

That's a tough and interesting question, indeed. Well, long ago, they were thinking that the whites were always on top, and other races were 2nd or even below. Many Africans were held as prisoners, and treated as slaves.

To be honest, if a person was white, black, brown, red, yellow, green, blue, or whatever, does it make a difference to you? If you are a racist person, then you're definitely close-minded.

Racism is a controversial topic. It is indeed a global problem. Racism must stop.

We're all equal. No one is better than the other.
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greenluigi : Racism didn't actually start with Africans. Every race and culture has always been prejudiced toward or against another since LONG before white people enslaved Africans. It actually goes back to biblical times, and even if you don't believe in the bible, it wouldn't be difficult to figure out that the word slave came from the Slavic people. And while the Dutch colonized South Africa, and the Portuguese supplied South America with their slaves, it was actually black people who sold North America their slaves. Actually, if you think about it, racism and slavery aren't even mutually inclusive, because the Romans had white slaves, the African tribes had African slaves, and the North American Indians had slaves from rivaling tribes.


I actually live in one of the most racist counties in Tennessee (the other, more than likely being Memphis area where both the white and black people have a mutual hate for each other.) And it's really a shame, because I would love to bring my friends out on the country side for a few days.... I used to live in the Antioch area of Nashville, which is actually the most diverse area in the whole state. I met Indians (as in the continent), Somalis, Egyptians, Mexicans, Koreans, assorted middle easterners, and never really had any issues with them. In fact, while the middle easterners and Mexicans looked down on me with disdain, the Indians and Somalis were some of the kindest people I have ever met. What I'm driving at here is that racism is often times (at least in the US) committed by foreigners (typically illegal aliens) who are trying to force their lack of culture on us, instead of integrating themselves into our society. Baring the ignorant hick population. I'm not saying immigration is a bad thing, but the border jumping is a big issue. There are decent people in these groups that are looking for shelter, but the majority of illegal immigration is done by criminals. Illegal Mexicans came flocking to Nashville, and ever since, the drunk driving deaths have sky-rocketed. Same goes for the example someone else made above, immigrants aren't taking all of our jobs, ILLEGAL immigrants are taking all our jobs, and its the companies fault because they are hiring them because they will work for practically nothing. In the United States, there is barely any racism at all. It's only invoked BY racists to gain political sway.
greenluigi : Racism didn't actually start with Africans. Every race and culture has always been prejudiced toward or against another since LONG before white people enslaved Africans. It actually goes back to biblical times, and even if you don't believe in the bible, it wouldn't be difficult to figure out that the word slave came from the Slavic people. And while the Dutch colonized South Africa, and the Portuguese supplied South America with their slaves, it was actually black people who sold North America their slaves. Actually, if you think about it, racism and slavery aren't even mutually inclusive, because the Romans had white slaves, the African tribes had African slaves, and the North American Indians had slaves from rivaling tribes.


I actually live in one of the most racist counties in Tennessee (the other, more than likely being Memphis area where both the white and black people have a mutual hate for each other.) And it's really a shame, because I would love to bring my friends out on the country side for a few days.... I used to live in the Antioch area of Nashville, which is actually the most diverse area in the whole state. I met Indians (as in the continent), Somalis, Egyptians, Mexicans, Koreans, assorted middle easterners, and never really had any issues with them. In fact, while the middle easterners and Mexicans looked down on me with disdain, the Indians and Somalis were some of the kindest people I have ever met. What I'm driving at here is that racism is often times (at least in the US) committed by foreigners (typically illegal aliens) who are trying to force their lack of culture on us, instead of integrating themselves into our society. Baring the ignorant hick population. I'm not saying immigration is a bad thing, but the border jumping is a big issue. There are decent people in these groups that are looking for shelter, but the majority of illegal immigration is done by criminals. Illegal Mexicans came flocking to Nashville, and ever since, the drunk driving deaths have sky-rocketed. Same goes for the example someone else made above, immigrants aren't taking all of our jobs, ILLEGAL immigrants are taking all our jobs, and its the companies fault because they are hiring them because they will work for practically nothing. In the United States, there is barely any racism at all. It's only invoked BY racists to gain political sway.
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I always have been and always will be against racism. I've lived in several parts of the state of Ohio in my lifetime, and I haven't seen any sort of racism in any of those towns or cities. While I can't speak for everyone in those areas, I can say that the people I know as well as myself aren't racist towards anyone. Several of my closest friends are black. I treat everyone equally and with respect. I don't understand why some people have hatred towards people because of the color of their skin. It really sickens me. I wish everyone in our world would not judge other people for the color of their skin. Instead, people should judge others based on their actions. Rapists and murderers are the people who we should be judging, not people with a different skin color. I wish that people wouldn't be so hateful, but unfortunately, there will always be racist people out there and there's nothing that I or anyone else can do about that. We can only control how we judge others.
I always have been and always will be against racism. I've lived in several parts of the state of Ohio in my lifetime, and I haven't seen any sort of racism in any of those towns or cities. While I can't speak for everyone in those areas, I can say that the people I know as well as myself aren't racist towards anyone. Several of my closest friends are black. I treat everyone equally and with respect. I don't understand why some people have hatred towards people because of the color of their skin. It really sickens me. I wish everyone in our world would not judge other people for the color of their skin. Instead, people should judge others based on their actions. Rapists and murderers are the people who we should be judging, not people with a different skin color. I wish that people wouldn't be so hateful, but unfortunately, there will always be racist people out there and there's nothing that I or anyone else can do about that. We can only control how we judge others.
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I live in probably the most multicultural city in all of Sweden maybe even one of the most multicultural in europe just because of how many immigrants we take in yearly, compared to how large our population is.

I think we all have some prejudices against others wheter we are aware/willing to admit it or not, though some more than others. Personally I never try to judge a book by it's cover so to say, there really is no good reason to. Additionally having gone to school with a lot of muslims really makes you realize how large parts of the western world are still very islamophobic, or just judgemental people of arabic origin overall, likely largely due to how they're portrayed in media.

I think it also largely has to do with minorities being easier to blame problems on, racism has been growing here in Sweden due to how we've been taking in more immigrants than we can handle, and most end up living in south sweden around where I live (meanwhile in north sweden there's barely any immigrants at all).

And haven't really done a good job helping them adjust to swedish society which has caused a lot of problems. So people blame it all on the immigrants without considering that it's mainly the politicans that are at fault, and meanwhile most major parties want to increase the amount of immigrants we take in without solving the problems, it's kind of sad even. But at least more people as of late are starting to advocate lowering it to managable level so that is something at least.
I live in probably the most multicultural city in all of Sweden maybe even one of the most multicultural in europe just because of how many immigrants we take in yearly, compared to how large our population is.

I think we all have some prejudices against others wheter we are aware/willing to admit it or not, though some more than others. Personally I never try to judge a book by it's cover so to say, there really is no good reason to. Additionally having gone to school with a lot of muslims really makes you realize how large parts of the western world are still very islamophobic, or just judgemental people of arabic origin overall, likely largely due to how they're portrayed in media.

I think it also largely has to do with minorities being easier to blame problems on, racism has been growing here in Sweden due to how we've been taking in more immigrants than we can handle, and most end up living in south sweden around where I live (meanwhile in north sweden there's barely any immigrants at all).

And haven't really done a good job helping them adjust to swedish society which has caused a lot of problems. So people blame it all on the immigrants without considering that it's mainly the politicans that are at fault, and meanwhile most major parties want to increase the amount of immigrants we take in without solving the problems, it's kind of sad even. But at least more people as of late are starting to advocate lowering it to managable level so that is something at least.
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m0ssb3rg935 : really? I feel like it is the opposite from my side. Honey was born in the Dominican Republic and he was blond as a child. Yet, when he says where he is from people do not consider him "White", but rather "Latino". It is not a race, it is a culture (and even then).

gamerforlifeforever2 : it usually has to do with either ignorance or indoctrination. The South Carolina killer was only 20 and uttered things that no "normal" human being would say lest he suffered from one of the two thing I mentioned.

Zlinqx : Be careful when using islamophobia. No doubt that many people - I read many - ARE islamophobic because they believe mosques should be closed down and Muslims expelled. However, it is NOT islamophobia to say that the tenants of the religion (submission of women, killing infidels) are barbaric. In fact, many Muslims would agree with me.
m0ssb3rg935 : really? I feel like it is the opposite from my side. Honey was born in the Dominican Republic and he was blond as a child. Yet, when he says where he is from people do not consider him "White", but rather "Latino". It is not a race, it is a culture (and even then).

gamerforlifeforever2 : it usually has to do with either ignorance or indoctrination. The South Carolina killer was only 20 and uttered things that no "normal" human being would say lest he suffered from one of the two thing I mentioned.

Zlinqx : Be careful when using islamophobia. No doubt that many people - I read many - ARE islamophobic because they believe mosques should be closed down and Muslims expelled. However, it is NOT islamophobia to say that the tenants of the religion (submission of women, killing infidels) are barbaric. In fact, many Muslims would agree with me.
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