Racist America?

[Tamikuti7 0]

I would really like to know what % of the US population do you consider to be racist? I'm really not sure. I was born in the '70's, so I have seen alot. Has America finally changed? I have my doubts. I certainly haven't seen it (racism) on VJ

Do you have friends outside of your race? And don't say...I work with...., or my neighbor is....., I mean how many of you actually hang out with people who are culturally different than you, and not just our spouse? Just curious.

I 'm cool with everyone, but I must admit I have my stereotypes, but they tend to diminish as I get to know the "person" and not the race.

[mRx 16]

I have plenty of friends that don't share my skin color. On the other hand, I also hate plenty of people who don't share my skin color. I also have friends who who do share my skin color. I guess I just don't know if I'm a racist.

[IAMX 3,055]

Well, at our Halloween party one of the guys there suggested he would never vote for a n****r, to our surprise. This is in a pretty liberal area, where whites are almost nearly no longer an official majority (50%+). I've seen it far worse in areas with 80%+ whites, usually rural valley people in CA. If it's this bad here, it can only be worse in the south,, as I've seen.

I wouldn't even dare try to put a % because it wouldn't be based upon anything tangible, and there's really no way to tell as racial views differ depending on too many factors, location being one. I will say though that simply going out and talking to people yields shocking results that racism is still alive in America. But I question how much of it we can really get rid of. We too much have a mindset of hating things different from us, which I'm sure even logical people fall into because at one point it's just too much a bother to try and negotiate with people who can't deviate from their pre-dispositions.

[Kevin&Leilei 1]

I'm not going to attempt to give a percentage, but I think it's highly variable based on where in the country you are. In cities that have a mixture of many cultures and races, it's very low. In rural areas where it's mostly homogeneous, it's much higher. I grew up in a rural area, and was engrained since a young age with what I call "mild" racism. It took quite a while for me to realize it's wrong and to grow out of it. I also get the stereotypes, but you're right, they disappear when you get to know someone.

And look at me now, I'm planning to marry someone who's a different race than me.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

More than 30%.

A WP/ABC news poll says 30 percent of white Americans and 34 percent of black Americans admit they're racist.

http://www.slate.com/id/2194195/

[mRx 16]

Well, at our Halloween party one of the guys there suggested he would never vote for a n****r, to our surprise. This is in a pretty liberal area, where whites are almost nearly no longer an official majority (50%+). I've seen it far worse in areas with 80%+ whites, usually rural valley people in CA. If it's this bad here, it can only be worse in the south,, as I've seen.

I wouldn't even dare try to put a % because it wouldn't be based upon anything tangible, and there's really no way to tell as racial views differ depending on too many factors, location being one. I will say though that simply going out and talking to people yields shocking results that racism is still alive in America. But I question how much of it we can really get rid of. We too much have a mindset of hating things different from us, which I'm sure even logical people fall into because at one point it's just too much a bother to try and negotiate with people who can't deviate from their pre-dispositions.

It's because people think in a "group mentality". They are not individuals with individual merits, but merely members of a collective group. So-called Equal Opportunity and Affirmative action actually perpetuate racism, because that's the enacting of laws that gives preference to groups. Groups can't have rights, only individuals can. So racism lives on.

[MrsCat 6]

My husband has a theory about Ohio. He thinks that a majority of Ohio are in the closet racists and despite making claims of supporting Obama, they're going to vote for McCain on Tuesday.

Dunno.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

My husband has a theory about Ohio. He thinks that a majority of Ohio are in the closet racists and despite making claims of supporting Obama, they're going to vote for McCain on Tuesday.

Dunno.

a majority?

i doubt that

[IAMX 3,055]

More than 30%.

A WP/ABC news poll says 30 percent of white Americans and 34 percent of black Americans admit they're racist.

http://www.slate.com/id/2194195/

Well, I'm certainly somewhat of an ageist. Older people are more notoriously withheld in their willingness to adapt with the times when it comes to many issues, no greater in practice than social issues. Younger people better reflect the evolution of business and society and, logically, should be the ones to be the ones to rule the roost. I'm not terribly into electing someone who I'm almost positive isn't going to live much longer, but that merely takes up a small fraction of the "why I won't vote for McCain" pie. There are always exceptions to this rule, but it is few and far between.

[MrsCat 6]

My husband has a theory about Ohio. He thinks that a majority of Ohio are in the closet racists and despite making claims of supporting Obama, they're going to vote for McCain on Tuesday.

Dunno.

a majority?

i doubt that

I dunno - that's what he thinks. I've never been to or met anyone from Ohio.

Personally, I think he just hung around too many like-minded people while living there, if you know what I mean.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

[IAMX 3,055]

Well, at our Halloween party one of the guys there suggested he would never vote for a n****r, to our surprise. This is in a pretty liberal area, where whites are almost nearly no longer an official majority (50%+). I've seen it far worse in areas with 80%+ whites, usually rural valley people in CA. If it's this bad here, it can only be worse in the south,, as I've seen.

I wouldn't even dare try to put a % because it wouldn't be based upon anything tangible, and there's really no way to tell as racial views differ depending on too many factors, location being one. I will say though that simply going out and talking to people yields shocking results that racism is still alive in America. But I question how much of it we can really get rid of. We too much have a mindset of hating things different from us, which I'm sure even logical people fall into because at one point it's just too much a bother to try and negotiate with people who can't deviate from their pre-dispositions.

It's because people think in a "group mentality". They are not individuals with individual merits, but merely members of a collective group. So-called Equal Opportunity and Affirmative action actually perpetuate racism, because that's the enacting of laws that gives preference to groups. Groups can't have rights, only individuals can. So racism lives on.

Well, when people enslaved others based upon their skin color, then, once the 14th and 15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution went by, turned to segregation, Jim Crow laws, that tells me there are plenty of people who wish to outright prevent other "groups" from achieving success or being correctly integrated into society. If you have one source of group-based discrimination, being that this Constitution protects the minority from the tyranny of the majority, it makes all the sense in the world to un-do that discrimination by law and further action.

[MrsCat 6]

Well, when people enslaved others based upon their skin color, then, once the 14th and 15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution went by, turned to segregation, Jim Crow laws, that tells me there are plenty of people who wish to outright prevent other "groups" from achieving success or being correctly integrated into society. If you have one source of group-based discrimination, being that this Constitution protects the minority from the tyranny of the majority, it makes all the sense in the world to un-do that discrimination by law and further action.

amen.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Is making jokes, rascism? I see it on SNL, Futurama, Simpsons.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

More than 30%.

A WP/ABC news poll says 30 percent of white Americans and 34 percent of black Americans admit they're racist.

http://www.slate.com/id/2194195/

Well, I'm certainly somewhat of an ageist. Older people are more notoriously withheld in their willingness to adapt with the times when it comes to many issues, no greater in practice than social issues. Younger people better reflect the evolution of business and society and, logically, should be the ones to be the ones to rule the roost. I'm not terribly into electing someone who I'm almost positive isn't going to live much longer, but that merely takes up a small fraction of the "why I won't vote for McCain" pie. There are always exceptions to this rule, but it is few and far between.

So, that's why you pick at me.