racism
Belarus 2
15-07-2004, 14:32
which of these words do you find racist???
British?
Spanish?
Negro?
******?
paki?
American?
Asian?
or are you like me and find them ALL racist. To me racism is a word which sperates humans from each other. for example:
say there are 5 ducks 3 are mallard and 2 are common. The mallard ducks are seperated by name but not by anything else, both species look the same and originated from the same background. Why seperate them.
The same goes for humans, we all came from apes and monkeys yet we are seperated by name.
please post your veiws
Zakastan
15-07-2004, 14:44
yes we all descended from primates but we ARE different. Terms like Caucasian and Asian are there to distinguish between the many races of human. Yes they are nessesary, although slang distinguishing terms like ****** and chink are really not needed, especially as these can be used to insult someone for being of a different racial background.
Also the differences arent just skin deep they go all the way down to cell DNA. Yes you could say that we all have different DNA, but the differences between two caucasians and a caucasian and an asian are noticable.
IN fact did you know that people of an asian background cant handle as much alcohol as caucasiana because asian DNA cant produce a vital protein needed for the removal of alcohol from the blood.
Terms like Black, Dark Skinned, Asian, Arab, Japanese, White, Latin and african are all fine.
Ariarnia
15-07-2004, 14:54
Terms like Black, Dark Skinned, Asian, Arab, Japanese, White, Latin and african are all fine.
Why?
They can be just as offensive to someone as any other word; it depends on how they are used. I got really upset when a little old lady I knew was trying to be PC and stumbling to look for a word. She settled on "people like you" which really hurt...
The Ctan
15-07-2004, 15:03
This is why we have General folks.
The Dark Nexus
15-07-2004, 15:30
Uhhhhhh, yea, this really isn't an "International Incident." However, the above mentioned terms (excluding the racial slurs) are only used to distinguish between us. We seperate differnt species so that individual cultures can remain individual.