What is YOUR definition of a racist?
 

A lot of race related discussion on GFY in the past year. Even more so with the Zimmerman trial going on.

So how do you define a racist / racism? I don't care about the textbook definition(s). More interested in yours.

Only black people are racist.

Shank Whitey and all the negative remarks about Canadians

To me a racist is someone who either hates people based on race alone or they automatically come to some kind of a conclusion about someone based on race alone.

A racist is someone who based on someone's race feels some sort of negative stereotype towards them. And negative to me isn't shit like white people liking the Gap or black people liking watermelon, but more serious negative things about someone's personality or behaviors. Like believing all black people are lazy.

ask just alex :2 cents: me i hate people of all races no one race :1orglaugh multi racist??

I do not like black cats!!! So supersticious

Interesting, now what if it was true that a certain race did do something more than another, using your example of being lazy, what if white folks were proven to be more lazy than their other ethnicity counter parts, would calling a white dude lazy by say a Hispanic individual be considered racialist?

To be fair I know some spooks who actually don't like watermelon and a bunch of crackas that don't shop at GAP. Would that be stereotyping based on your own posting or would you consider that generalization to be racist?

If I was to say that all chinks like rice, would that be considered racist in the context of this thread or would I need to say something more than that? Like say all chinks are good at math, I don't see either of those as being racist, somewhat bigoted maybe, but not racist by any stretch of the imagination.

Doesn't it ultimately come down to an individuals belief about what is or isn't considered racist and / or offensive?

If I said to you that 2 Kikes invented copper wire fighting over a penny, is that racist? I know several people on GFY would probably consider it to be, whereas others would consider it more racist if I said that all the Jews deserved to be gassed in the war. Both have been said in the context of this thread, as we are actually discussing racism I personally see no issues with both of those two statements, yet if I used those derogatory terms to someone on here without there being a discussion on racism, then I would say it was fair game to say those comments would in fact be racist.

Isn't the context of what is said more important than the words themselves?

2 people could call the same guy a porch monkey (using a term that was on GFY lately) but the black dude being called it by a close friend isn't going to take as much offense as if he was called it by a complete stranger in the skreet whilst chomping down on some friend chicken and watermelon whilst washing it down with some grape Kool-Aid.

Pretty much same for me.

I grew up in a white town. We just didn't have blacks - or Hispanic. It just wasn't something that was discussed. The only "colored" people we had were the Italians, they all seemed to live on the same street in a row of rather average houses.

Boot camp was a shock for me. Suddenly I had to live in the same room with black men! I learned to get along - quickly.

racism is when people post pictures like that:

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sad to see someone making fun of a kid like that :2 cents: lots of hate there to think up this crap

People who discriminate against others based on the color of their skin or where they're from are racist.

People who constantly try to play the racism card every chance they get are fucking morons.

People who call others racist based on nothing but a disagreement of opinion are fucking stupid.

All 3 of the above are the main reasons why racism will never really end.

As for me... I trust dogs more than I trust humans...

White girls that dont want to give me any pussy are racist. Some have boyfriends, dont like me, or are gay. but all racist nonetheless.

I think racist is a person who really has prejudices or hates another race. But Americans are taking this way too seriously - saying ni--er (had to do this because gfy is censoring)does not make you racist really...it can be said just as an empty phrase, especially by people outside usa.. ...just like when someone says fat fuck they dont necessarily hate or despite fat people..

racism is when the quota of black people is not respected.

people confuse "discrimination", "prejudice" and "racism".

If they mean it because they hate someone for being born a certain way.

For example, the word fag doesn't bother me unless there is hatred in the one saying it. If one of my best straight friends says you're such a fag because I do something ridiculous and over the top, they obviously aren't homophobic or they wouldn't be one of my best friends.

Exactly. Most of which is misconstrued by the one taking offense and trying to make a Federal case out of it.

If I have a preference to live in a neighborhood with other whites, that doesn't make me a racist, it's preference. If I do not care for Thai food, that does not make me a racist, it's also a preference. Just the same as someone pointing out Asians like rice, blacks like chicken, Italians pizza, whatever. The same can be said for Catholics, jews, Muslims that all congregate together for whatever end. They prefer being around those who believe what they believe or have a shared culture or value system. None of which makes them a racist.

Most of the time people screaming "racism" are clueless as to what it means in the first place.

:2 cents:

pretty simple: some one primarily concerned with race :2 cents:

Racism - making an educated guess based on past experiences.

possibly an exception is when white people decide they like living by each other, but to me that's more of a cultural situation than racial. racism has become a cultural catch phrase denoting the behavior of white people.

Everyone likes chicken. :2 cents:

That's why everything tastes like it.

I think everyone has had bad thoughts towards another ethnicity, but I don't believe that makes a person racist. It's hard to define because there's nuances to the arguments that come from different life experiences and perspectives.

I think true racism is a feeling of superiority and pure love for your own race.

Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another. Most people confuse prejudice with racism.

WTF... is that the new Sesame Street theme song?

there more levels superiority,separation,stereotype,Bigotry

prejudice - Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.


racism -
1. The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as...
2.Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.

Anyone that laughs at me for my moon tan white legs is a racist.
You know the saying, "Human see, human do."

Interesting. So employing the scientific method = racism

Good to know!

paula deen

:1orglaugh

As I was putting my thoughts together, Paula Deen, one of the queens of high-calorie Southern cookery, was still on her apology tour, trying to explain a few things, like her use of the N-word and the desire to dress up an army of black male waiters so that her brother could have the fun experience of being served by them at a, quote, "true Southern plantation-style wedding."

full article...

This is all pretty fascinating to me.

I'm 30% Mexican (Aztec) , and a mix of German, Portuguese & Polish. So I guess I'm "white-ish" and therefore have zero ability to think my "race" is superior to another.

That said I absolutely have stereotypical feelings / reactions about groups of people. These are based on past experience & fact.

From what I read here that makes me a racist?

Is there such a thing as reverse racism? Or is it all just racism?

For example are the people making these statements racist?

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may be kidding may be death threats. :2 cents: we'll see if they were joking after the trial.

Re-read what I wrote - slowly. Then ask yourself, "Where did he mention anything to do with a scientific method?"

Im starting to think people here at GFY are defective.

YOU said " Racism - making an educated guess based on past experiences. "

Scientific Method:

In the scientific method, the hypothesis is a guess at an answer to the problem proposed. However, it isn't a random guess. Between the hypothesis and problem is a step of gathering data. Then, based on your data, you postulate what the answer to the question is. It's a guess, as you don't know for certain, but it is educated, as you gather data prior to making a guess.

And who the fuck is "He" .. do you have a second personality we should know about?

I think people see racism in far too many things. I think people that might crack a joke here or there or casually say something race related are in fact very normal.

It's human nature think you are better than the other guy or try to distance yourself from various groups.. It's part of our survival instincts.

However there is a line than can be crossed which IMO is unacceptable.

The reality is everyone is racist, some people are just more racist than others :2 cents:

so true :2 cents: some resort to violence just on skin color. some target their own race!

Jacques Villeneuve is a Formula One racist ... while Danica Patrick is a NASCAR racist. :thumbsup

You quite obviously have a comprehension problem that all the embellishment in the world isn't going to resolve.

Typical :1orglaugh

Email set to Eric, Theo and NAACP. :2 cents::321GFY

what I wanna know is who gives a fuck if someone else *is* a racist? Aren't they allowed to be racist? Not to carry out racist attacks, and take actions that are genuinely offensive (though offence is always taken, never given imo), but to have the belief that eg blacks are inferior? Or that indians are? Or whatever the fuck it is they believe?

Who am I, or is anyone, to take away someone else's right to have their own belief(s)? Assuming of course they don't act on it to physically or mentally harm those they have racist beliefs about.