What is Racism?

[Tree of Life]

It's become something of a catch-all term that is used to describe all kinds of behavior and ideology. And it's one of the most serious charges that can be leveled against an individual in today's climate.

But is it a meaningful term?

Please offer a definition for "racism".

 

[tulc]

noun
1.
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
2.
a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3.
hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

tulc(tends to always start with the dictionary)

 

[Tree of Life]

tulc(tends to always start with the dictionary)

This definition, like most lexicons, just pushes back the problem to the word "race". To follow up, what is "race"?

 

[Winken]

Name the races.

 

[Tree of Life]

Name the races.

What is a race?

I can think of dwarves, elves, humans, and halflings.

 

[Winken]

What is a race?

I can think of dwarves, elves, and halflings.

Yeah, we hear about those every day in the news.

 

[salt-n-light]

It's become something of a catch-all term that is used to describe all kinds of behavior and ideology. And it's one of the most serious charges that can be leveled against an individual in today's climate.

But is it a meaningful term?

Please offer a definition for "racism".

The belief that one race is superior or inferior to another race.
Race is a meaningful term when used for political gains.

 

[Tree of Life]

The belief that one race is superior or inferior to another race.

What's a race?

 

[salt-n-light]

What's a race?

Race is a social construct to group people based on physical traits, culture, ancestry, or all of the above. Again, for political gain. Why did people feel the need to make a social construct to classify each other? Pride. Greed. Sin.

 

[Tree of Life]

Race is a social construct to group people based on physical traits, culture, ancestry, or all of the above. Again, for political gain. Why did people feel the need to make a social construct to classify each other? Pride. Greed. Sin.

So race is not real?

 

[salt-n-light]

So race is not real?

Nope, it's constructed. Mind blown.

 

[Tree of Life]

Nope, it's constructed. Mind blown.

Is a racist, then, anyone who thinks that race is a real thing?

 

[Monk Brendan]

I can think of dwarves, elves, humans, and halflings.

ha ha, it is to laugh

 

[Ken Rank]

Please offer a definition for "racism".

In most cases, ignorance coupled with hatred. In some other cases, a vehicle through which one might profit.

 

[Instrument150]

It's become something of a catch-all term that is used to describe all kinds of behavior and ideology. And it's one of the most serious charges that can be leveled against an individual in today's climate.

But is it a meaningful term?

Please offer a definition for "racism".

I love this game.

Here's how I play it. First, I tell you what the world thinks it is. Then, I tell you what it is.

The world will tell you that racism is either A. Thinking that your specific race is the supreme race above all others. B. Singling out a specific race and hating them.

But here's what racism really is:

I lie manufactured by the devil to make people separate themselves from each other. Race is not real. Wait...I said that wrong. Race is real. There are humans, nephilim, angels, dogs, snakes .... Racism is very real. I am particularly racist against Jellyfish. You can't understand any of their motivations.

 

[A_Thinker]

So race is not real?

Race is as real as people make it ...

 

[Hieronymus]

Black, brown, yellow, red, white basically.
I think it divided when the people spread in small language groups from Babel, back in those days.
The Genealogy of Genesis 10 is apparently authoritative in Ethnology.

It becomes racism when you introduce ideas of racial superiority and / or inferiority.

 

[Non sequitur]

So race is not real?

Define real.

 

[tulc]

I love this game.

Here's how I play it. First, I tell you what the world thinks it is. Then, I tell you what it is.

The world will tell you that racism is either A. Thinking that your specific race is the supreme race above all others. B. Singling out a specific race and hating them.

But here's what racism really is:

I lie manufactured by the devil to make people separate themselves from each other. Race is not real. Wait...I said that wrong. Race is real. There are humans, nephilim, angels, dogs, snakes .... Racism is very real. I am particularly racist against Jellyfish. You can't understand any of their motivations.

Wouldn't what you're describing be more "specieism" rather then "racism"?
tulc(just wondering)

 

[Instrument150]

Wouldn't what you're describing be more "specieism" rather then "racism"?
tulc(just wondering)

...Yeah.