Nico wrote:Handbanana wrote:The Avatar of Man wrote:homelessjunkeon wrote:Don't worry, Paranoia doesn't make you racist.
Depending upon where you are, there's a good chance that you've simply adopted a number of stereotypes that will help you to survive in that environment.
Isn't it better to turn away 100 black jehova's witnesses, and arm yourself to the teeth until sunrise the next day, than to wind up dead?
Like they say, better safe than sorry.
Quoted for truth. The generalizations the mind forms wouldn't be so prevalent this far in our evolution if they weren't useful-- everything has a pro/con-- we just have to realize when they're overstepping.
Not to mention we are by nature a visual species. What do they teach you before numbers and letters? Colors. Someone asks you what you are wearing, how do you respond? Color, then type of clothing.
To be fair, Political Correctness (which I despise) enforces racism. How? If you're not Politically Correct, you're a racist. That simple rule changed the language. Instead of there only being one or two offensive racial epitaphs per color, now any term other than the single PC term for said color is grounds to get you sued by the NAACP for racial intolerance.
Also, this whole concept of different races is Bull in itself... We're all Human. We're all identical under our skin or in the dark.
Sorry, there is this side of me i just can't control...i was raised in a very racist fammily. Im trying not to be like them...
That first step towards beating racism in yourself is hating racism. The second step is recognizing what things you are doing that possibly may be racist. The third step is trying to actively change your behavior. These things I think are good to do, but try not to also get carried away with political correctness either. Sometimes doing that might actually do more harm than good, IMO.