racism vs realism (802 hits)
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Submitted by i.am.the.prophet.at.gmail.com (View user info) at 2005-03-07 15:14:49 EST
I'm no racist. I don't hate a certain group or ethnicity solely based on where they're from. I don't judge people based on that. But today it seems that the goal of media is complete racial assimilation, almost to ignore heritage. If you go on the streets and ask people about their decendance, not many will be able to answer you in full. "I think my family comes from England or something like that..." will probably be a common answer. It seems that people want to ignore differences between races. And there ARE diffrences. I'm not saying that one race is better or superior to another, I'm just saying there are differences. For example, some races are more inclined to be taller, or stronger, some are more inclined to be naturally more intelligent. There are reasons for stereotypes. Some cracker didn't just decide one day that black people like fried chicken. There is a reason for that. It's because lots of them do, that's not racist, I didn't say all do, just lots. But that's jsut one example, if you think of other stereotypes, you will see that there are reasons for their existence.
The Irish are drunks. The root of this stereotype is that many Irishmen do like to get drunk and fight, but hey, who doesn't? The English have bad teeth. It's true, not all English have bad teeth, but many do. Americans are obnoxious assholes. I have nothing to say about this one... Just kidding. The reason that Americans are seen as loud, rude jerks in other countries is that it's the loud, rude ones that stand out, giving the rest of American tourists a bad reputation. So the non-obnoxious American tourists don't want to draw attention to the fact of being American, and so they become less and less noticeable.
What I'm trying to say isn't that the racists are right, because they aren't, most of them are actually bery ignorant people. I'm just saying that there are reasons for popular stereotypes, and that stereotypes aren't necessarily misconceptions.
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Submitted by Rondo_Mondo (user info) at 2005-11-15 00:37:54 EST (#)
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Blacks aren't the only people who eat fried chicken. When I pass a KFC, I usually see obese whites and a few Spanish people. Generalizations exist, it doesn't mean it exactly pigeonholes a race.
Submitted by Holz (user info) at 2005-03-08 11:50:41 EST (#)
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+2 for the picture
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-03-08 11:24:44 EST (#)
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Racial stereotypes exist because it's easier to make assumptions about someone based on his or her race than it is to actually get to know the person as an individual.
Submitted by Jungle_Jimanee (user info) at 2005-03-08 11:19:03 EST (#)
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I agree.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2005-03-08 11:07:37 EST (#)
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Fried chicken is a cultural thing, not a racial one. It is like saying Irish people like potatoes, of course they are if they grow up eating it, but it is stupid to think htey have agenetic disposition towards it due to their race.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2005-03-07 19:41:23 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by herbman (user info) at 2005-03-07 17:00:58 EST (#)
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Submitted by BuckeyesTHEGAME (user info) at 2005-03-07 16:42:49 (#)
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I might re-write this post. There are just so many possibilities for humor that you didn't touch on.
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feel free to do it. if you do, would be aweful nice of you to link to this in your post...
please?
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-03-07 16:46:03 EST (#)
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It's true. But it isn't wrong to say so.
Saying races are different is not immoral. It's the same as saying two families are different. In the end it's a distinction between two genetic branches of the human race, just on different scales.
It's when we start saying "all" that we begin bringing down society.
Williamson: 5/8 German, 1/8 Italian, 1/8 English, 1/8 Spaniard (woo. I'm a spic). Will probably have little slanty eyed offspring.
Submitted by BuckeyesTHEGAME (user info) at 2005-03-07 16:42:49 EST (#)
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I might re-write this post. There are just so many possibilities for humor that you didn't touch on.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-03-07 16:24:09 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-03-07 16:10:16 EST (#)
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i like the cut of your jib
Submitted by DanielH (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:54:17 EST (#)
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Americans are obnoxious assholes. I have nothing to say about this one...
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Why didn't you say more? You were on a +1 roll up until this, I could even see the +2 coming, then you quit. Sad.
Ok post.
Submitted by G-prime (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:37:14 EST (#)
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He didn't say most of them eat it, dipshit, he said lots do. There is a big difference. Most is a relative thing, it's a ratio, where as lots just means many.
Submitted by PeanutButterJellyTime (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:32:43 EST (#)
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THE PICTURE IS MAD FUNNIE, AND TO SAY MOST BLACK PEOPLE EAT CHICKEN IS FUCKIN DUMB, BECAUSE MOST AMERICANS EAT FUCKING CHICKEN. CUZ ITS CHEAP AND DELICIOUS.
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:31:34 EST (#)
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maybe i'll read the post later. that pic was fuckin-a hilarious
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:23:34 EST (#)
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thank you for stating the obvious.
<goes back to eating fried chicken>
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:22:00 EST (#)
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Well said.
Submitted by knucklesnelson (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:19:08 EST (#)
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har har rick james
Submitted by WhatTheHell (user info) at 2005-03-07 15:16:32 EST (#)
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Fuck the post in it's ass.... I liked the cartoon!