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Godless and without morals
Our use of words is important if we are genuinely trying to explore ideas together.Ok....I think I see the problem. Old timey racist theories did usually involve an element of superiority. The modern usage of racism doesn't.
yes, agree.Simple racial prejudice and discrimination qualify as racism.
Claiming that blacks are lazy and hence less likely to be good employees is putting superiority onto non blacks (perhaps whites). This is blatant racism, not just systemic.For example, if a guy who owns a store says he doesn't hire black people because they're all lazy....he may not hate black people, he may not feel superior to black people, but he is making a negative judgement about them based on race.
I have no idea as to the truth of the above statement. Whether it is a common belief or whether it is actually true. Have there been scientific studies on this?One of the many commonly accepted racist beliefs in the medical profession is that black people have a higher pain tolerance.
I think it would be an interesting question and it would be interesting to know why this might be the case. I wouldn't call this racist.
No, I don't agree that pointing out some differences equates to racism.That's not a belief that other races are superior....it's not born out of hatred....it's simply a prejudiced judgement based on race.
The word for that is racism.
Do we agree on that?
If we state that blacks are more likely to have darker skin than whites, this isn't a racist statement.
If we state that blacks are less likely to get skin cancer than whites, this isn't a racist statement.
If we hypothesis that blacks are more likely to be better at explosive sports e.g. sprinting, boxing etc because we often see them excel in these particular sports, I wouldn't consider this racist. I would consider it interesting to try to understand why.
But it would be racist to reject a young promising boxer just because he is white and assuming he will not be able to cut it against his black counterparts.
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