The Internet Is a Cesspool of Racist Pseudoscience

[SummerMadness]

Just for edification, not renting to people based on assumptions about their skin color is racism.

The more you know...

 

[Kaon]

I'm not a racist (contrary the opinion of many here) but I am superior to most people in many ways. For example, when shopping,

I park properly between the lines, or between vehicles.
I don't get in other people's way while shopping.
I bring a corrugated box to carry my groceries home.
I place my groceries on the checkout belt in the order that they should be bagged (or boxed in my case).
I usually box my groceries myself as fast as they are checked out, no bagger needed.
I have my credit card in hand ready to pay, no fumbling around.
I put my shopping cart away neatly.

This is just a small example of my superiority over others. There are many more category's where my example is exemplary.

This isn't superiority. It is a superiority complex. You are basing your analysis on subjective factors you think make you exemplary.

But I get you; every human their degeneracy into scales of success as best as possible - at some point. Racists just go a bit further in trying to substantiate something that is categorically false.

Inferiority Complex
Ego
Superiority Complex
Deus ego sum

(Repeat at minus deus complexus...)

It's the same stuff, different order of creation that racists do - the "gods" vocalize their superiority even among each other, despite the fact there is only One God. You have to be a bit insecure to be prejudiced (which is a usual human trait,) but you have to be ignorant at best to be racist. You have to ignore your rotting flesh is no better than the next human, among other things.

A superior being to a human would be an entity that doesn't die, for example. Racists die as easy as their objects of disdain. Their ideology and logic is heavy in confusion, and emotional insecurities which is why their interactions (if they get the courage to say something to their objects of disdain) are usually violent.

 

[jayem]

What do black crime statistics tell you? Blacks and Asians are both racial minority groups. How do you explain the vast differences between them as citizens or residents of the U.S.? In fact how do you explain the substantial differences between all the ethnic groups here?

Crime was used to impugn the wave of Irish immigration in the 1850s. To some extent, it was true that younger Irish immigrants and 1st generation natives were involved with criminal gangs in Boston and New York. Herbert Asbury's book, The Gangs of New York (on which the movie was based) documents this in detail. But does this mean that people of Irish ethnicity have some innate tendency to commit crimes? Criminal behavior will exist among any racial or ethnic group that is marginalized--white, black, Asian, or whatever. And particularly so in a crowded urban environment.

 

[RDKirk]

Uh...

The big issue with Tay is that she was supposed to be a learning AI who was programmed to learn from those who interacted with her.

The big issue is what the program learned.

This led to a lot of people attempting to examine the relevant ethical issues behind Tay, with Microsoft's actions being seen as morally akin to either a lobotomy or brainwashing depending upon who you were talking to.

Nobody who needs to be heeded. It's a computer program.

 

[RDKirk]

Unfortunately, racial/religious/ethnic prejudices are all facets of tribalism. Which is part of the evolutionary baggage we inherited from our hominin ancestors. Who lived in smallish family clans and tribes. In prehistoric times, it had survival value to be at least suspicious, if not outright antagonistic towards members of other tribes who were competitors for resources. So the instinct to be fearful of, or to dislike anyone different from ourselves was favored by natural selection. And it was usually reinforced by tribal culture and beliefs. But obviously, this trait can be highly maladaptive in the modern world, where people of different races and ethnicities have much more contact with each other. We can suppress tribalistic instincts by learning. But sadly, until we can figure out how to reprogram our brains, only further evolution can eliminate them.

Tribalism need not be based on physical phenotype, however. That is the social construct matter of it.

Nearly two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul attempted to build a tribe based on something other than native culture.

 

[Kaon]

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[OldWiseGuy]

This isn't superiority. It is a superiority complex. You are basing your analysis on subjective factors you think make you exemplary.

Don't you agree that shopping would be much more enjoyable if everyone were like me?

You do realize that the country is a mess don't you? If everyone were like me this would be a wonderful place. No crime, no accidents, no drugs, no poverty, no unemployment, lakes would be safe to swim in, no rat problems (of course there would still be divorce ).

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Crime was used to impugn the wave of Irish immigration in the 1850s. To some extent, it was true that younger Irish immigrants and 1st generation natives were involved with criminal gangs in Boston and New York. Herbert Asbury's book, The Gangs of New York (on which the movie was based) documents this in detail. But does this mean that people of Irish ethnicity have some innate tendency to commit crimes? Criminal behavior will exist among any racial or ethnic group that is marginalized--white, black, Asian, or whatever. And particularly so in a crowded urban environment.

Sorry, I should have started a new paragraph after my first question, as I was changing to a theme regarding general differences. I did edit and correct it.

 

[cow451]

But seriously though, there's a lot of deception, perversion, and hostility on the internet. I think the internet has proven that if there are no consequences for our actions, then everyone would be a psychopath. Says a lot about human nature, really.

And we thought that porn was going to be the biggest problem on the internet.

 

[cow451]

On the internet, everyone has a high IQ, a rare personality type, is an expert in something, and can kick your butt with their black belt in whatever martial arts Batman uses. On the internet you can be "superior" without having to prove it. It's harder to do so in real life when you happen to have average intelligence, poor social skills, few marketable skills, and perform better in Parkour than Krav Maga.

If the internet never existed, I'd probably wouldn't be so pessimistic, desensitized, and artistic like I am now.

On the internet I am a 35-year-old Plastic Surgeon with six-pack abs and a yacht..... I think we can fix that nose problem and give you a chin.... just sayin’.... mention CF when you call and we’ll give you a free tube of our newest product, Freckle Fixer, a $350.00 value.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

You can be more honest conversing online than in person.

 

[Sparagmos]

Most subjects the internet is a woefully inadequate source, at least for anything more than casual searches.

What do you mean? The internet is a medium, not a source.

 

[Sparagmos]

What do black crime statistics tell you?

Blacks and Asians are both racial minority groups. How do you explain the vast differences between them as citizens or residents of the U.S.? In fact how do you explain the substantial differences between all the ethnic groups here?

You first.

 

[Kaon]

Don't you agree that shopping would be much more enjoyable if everyone were like me?

You do realize that the country is a mess don't you? If everyone were like me this would be a wonderful place. No crime, no accidents, no drugs, no poverty, no unemployment, lakes would be safe to swim in, no rat problems (of course there would still be divorce ).

Probably.

But, then that is the subtle point of racism (and, I am definitely not saying you are - I am just bringing it back to the OP): that it is really about a conformity that forces the result through handicaps and subjugation. I don't actually doubt a nation of "yous" wouldn't be well-oiled. But, that's also the goal of tribalism - to have a homogeneous people in mind and spirit, ideally with individuality still in tact.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

You first.

Sure. They're D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Probably.

But, then that is the subtle point of racism (and, I am definitely not saying you are - I am just bringing it back to the OP): that it is really about a conformity that forces the result through handicaps and subjugation. I don't actually doubt a nation of "yous" wouldn't be well-oiled. But, that's also the goal of tribalism - to have a homogeneous people in mind and spirit, ideally with individuality still in tact.

Sure. Be yourself, but be nice. Good things will follow.

The prize for being nice goes to... Asians.

 

[bèlla]

Sure. They're D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.

Some people assimilate better than others. And some emphasize behaviors which expedite their acceptance.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Some people assimilate better than others. And some emphasize behaviors which expedite their acceptance.

Some don't want to assimilate at all.

 

[98cwitr]

The only way to fully combat racism is individualism. Collectivism maintains racism.

 

[SummerMadness]

The only way to fully combat racism is individualism. Collectivism maintains racism.

Humans are social creatures, they will never work as fully individual. The fact that people follow a government organized as a country/nation demonstrates that individualism is not possible, unless of course you subscribe to some form of anarchism. Nonetheless, the social aspect of our species would mean groups would still form. I don't think that has anything to do with combating racism as it is only a fairly recent social construct in human history (i.e., there is nothing inherent about it).