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I was just listening to Sean Hannity, and two of his guests were admitted racists. They say that the majority of people are prejudice of skin color, they're just afraid to admit it.

I'm willing to be that is complete bullcrap.

How many of you guys are racist, prejudice, and/or bigoted over skin color? How many of you would judge a person by their skin color before you even learned their name? How many of you feel uneasy, disturbed, or irked when you see an interracial couple?

Some people actually believe this... and they believe they are in the majority.

I simply do not buy it.

I know this forum is nowhere near a fair sampling of America/the world... but I want to hear your feelings on this.

Unforunately, I subconciously judge people on a lot of things beyond their control, including skin color. But I' terrible at judging people anyway, even after I know them.

Unforunately, I subconciously judge people on a lot of things beyond their control, including skin color. But I' terrible at judging people anyway, even after I know them.I'm not talking about gender, orientation, religion, character, beliefs, political party, criminal record, GPA, attitude, or anything except Skin Color. Does skin color affect your judgment?

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come on, this is serious

I don't ignore skin color but I find it and people in general interesting rather than repulsive, whatever the details are.

If the US has a claim to be a great country, I think it must be because of its boldness in experimenting with ethnic diversity. European societies consider themselves "liberal" but France cannot tolerate a few Algerians, or Germany a few Turks, or England a few jamaicans.

It's not the economy, stupid. It's our innovative mega-culture that makes us a leader.

Racism and discrimination is still around subtly, and thats probably the way it will always be. A lot of stereotypes are mostly (but not totally) true to a particular group of people, so people simply remember/apply them.

Crabcake standing policy #4: Unless I get to know you, you’ll always be a/an (Insert whatever negative comments that may apply here)

It affects my judgment, yes. God help me, it does, try though I may not to let skin color affect my judgment.

So, in regards to your question, the answer is yes. I'm not proud of it.

I will admit that color does affect my thoughts on people.

WHAT!!!!???? AMERICA IS NOT DIVERSE!!!! 20 years ago you got the crap kicked outta you by the LAPD for being black!!!!!
America is the rascist capital of the world!!!!!

AND AMERICA IS NOT LIBERAL AT ALL!!! I CAN'T TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE CITY WITHOUT GETTING STOPPED BY A COP EVERY STREET BECAUSE I HAVE A HAMMER AND SICKLE PATCH ON MY JACKET!!!! I GET PULLED OVER AND THROWN AGAINST FENCES BY COPS JUST BECAUSE I'M:
Carrying a skateboard
Have a hammer and sickle patch
talk to people i don't know
and play guitar on the street

sorry for getting off topic...i voted that it doesn't matter...people are not classified by there skin, but by who they are, and what they feel...being a utopianist, I don't beleive in classifications at all...VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

AND AMERICA IS NOT LIBERAL AT ALL!!! I CAN'T TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE CITY WITHOUT GETTING STOPPED BY A COP EVERY STREET BECAUSE I HAVE A HAMMER AND SICKLE PATCH ON MY JACKET!!!! I GET PULLED OVER AND THROWN AGAINST FENCES BY COPS JUST BECAUSE I'M:
Carrying a skateboard
Have a hammer and sickle patch
talk to people i don't know
and play guitar on the street

sorry for getting off topic...i voted that it doesn't matter...people are not classified by there skin, but by who they are, and what they feel...being a utopianist, I don't beleive in classifications at all...VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

Are you through? Or will you subject us to more of the pointless jabber that emerges from the least sanitary crevices of your worthless body?

I can't say I'm racist, unless I'm unaware of it. I don't remember ever really being truely racist, even when I was far right wing.

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AND AMERICA IS NOT LIBERAL AT ALL!!! I CAN'T TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE CITY WITHOUT GETTING STOPPED BY A COP EVERY STREET BECAUSE I HAVE A HAMMER AND SICKLE PATCH ON MY JACKET!!!! I GET PULLED OVER AND THROWN AGAINST FENCES BY COPS JUST BECAUSE I'M:
Carrying a skateboard
Have a hammer and sickle patch
talk to people i don't know
and play guitar on the street

sorry for getting off topic...i voted that it doesn't matter...people are not classified by there skin, but by who they are, and what they feel...being a utopianist, I don't beleive in classifications at all...VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
Wow man, I might know you.

You don't even have to go as far as you have to get that treatment, regardless of what the reactionary said in response to you. I've lost count of how many times my car has been searched (to no avail, there was never anything in my car to find) or I've been asked "Where you going, where you comming from..." I've even had a cop kick my car because I wasn't moving through the car ahead of me.

And I don't have a hammer and sickle patch, skateboard, or guitar.