Tommy1776 Midwest
06/01/18 9:47 am
The issue has obviously improved drastically since the 80s. Are some people still racist? Of course. Some people are assholes, that's never going to change. Is there still an institutional problem? I don't think so.
People just need to understand that EVERYONE experiences implicit racial bias (as stated by Hillary in one of the debates). White people have a preference for their own race, and black people have a preference for their race. The trick is accepting that you experience this bias and becoming aware of it so that you can control it.
If you try to tell yourself that you're not a racist, but you actually do experience racial bias (like everyone does) this creates cognitive dissonance and leads to many negative emotions like depression, anger, and self loathing
Pstein Usa
05/31/18 7:23 pm
I would have to go with yes. People think because of someone's skin they are successful and it has nothing to do with working towards goals.
theNobamist Silicon Valley
05/31/18 1:31 am
In high-tech, certainly. I've had two friends fired recently for being white. They didn't "fit in" with the new management team, which were all Indian.
One took his HR performance record (he was in top-10% of company!) to the tv news and a lawyer to press the case.
bbkkanderson
05/30/18 4:48 pm
I think a lot of people claim racism just because people don't agree with each other. While I do think racism exists in all cultures it's not anywhere close to the amount of times ppl use the term.
Forgetabouit
05/30/18 9:42 am
As long as you have Democrats and CNN fanning the flames of every white cop on black killing and not covering black on black killing .CNN loves raciest stories .. to them it’s pay day
Obvious101 MO
05/30/18 8:12 am
Not if you are white. YES it is a big fu....g problem for everyone else. Black Americans have to live with & survive racism on a daily basis.
inmydeplorableo From my cold hands...
05/30/18 7:24 am
Problem? Yes. Significant? No.
Racism-Judging one based on skin color instead if their individual qualities.
Stereotyping-Concluding that one is similar to another because of their characteristics.
Unless we can see into another's mind or they verbalize (directly without any other possible meaning), it's almost impossible to distinguish between the two in most cases.
One may "feel" like a situation is racist, even if it's not. It may also be that one has preconceived notions about an individual because of stereotypes.
I have seen, heard, and experienced racism. Out of the many encounters over the years, I would say most people are not racist.
Honestly, judging one strictly based on skin color is rather dumb.
Stereotyping would be more accurate, but still extremely flawed.
Policies from government or institutions that promotes judging on skin color is a serious problem...
When a policy (well-meaning or not) lifts one color/race up over another, it is wrong.
Rob2850
05/30/18 4:38 am
Yes, within the black sub-culture and those who exploit the insecurities they create within the black subculture. Shame on those people. Let people live already!
coloradical Vote or Shut Up
05/30/18 12:00 am
It was not a big problem until the Democrats saw that they were losing in every facet and together with the Obama administration, the MSM, The NFL & the Universities, they’ve pulled out all stops.
craftyAg Fraggle Rock
05/29/18 3:20 pm
I am able to work and interact with people of many different races without any issues. Everyday interactions are starkly different from what we see portrayed on the news. Most people get along alright. The majority of people you meet simply don’t care enough about you *at all* to care specifically about your race. Racism, sexism, and any other “ism” you can think of will always exist as long as humans exist. Racism is a problem that exists, but a “significant” one? No.
EarthMunkey The Golden Rule. Always.
05/29/18 11:55 am
I was having a conversation with a guy this weekend who referred to a young girl as extremely racist. A girl of 14 doesn't have enough life experience to decide whether she should be a racist or not. It was taught to her. THAT is the issue. 2 racist parents can create 4 or 5 racist children and no matter if half of them figure out that racism is silly...you still never really reduce the number of racist people in the country.
tbanana
05/29/18 11:46 am
If I created a group called White Lives Matter or a tv network called WET (white entertainment network), I would be racist. See the problem?
gonzoboy Northern AZ
05/29/18 11:22 am
More people get along across EVERY perceived barrier, than don’t. We can make anything as significant as we want, and more significant than it is. This is NOT to say that racism doesn’t have significance, but those who make this their clarion call, stoke the fire.
phalnx Ohio
05/29/18 11:17 am
Racism is significant, and always will be. No, it's not a problem...it's natural for people to prefer others who are like them and push aside those who are not. Every country discriminates in some way against whoever are the minorities...even Liberal ones like Germany and France.
Our laws have been set up to eliminate institutional racism. That's really all anyone can do...personal racism will exist as long as there isn't some all-powerful Thought Police to tell us all what we can and can't think.
Brrrrrrrrr
05/29/18 9:54 am
We don’t have enough of it. I’m tired of morons pretending all races are the same and destroying everything they touch because of this idiotic and incorrect belief.
SupremeDolphin They.them
05/29/18 9:33 am
I don't want to get in that long thread, so I'll just say this here. @Think @zimmy
Anarchism is a leftwing ideology. It is about opposition to all forms of illegitimate social hierarchies, which anarchists identify as the state and capitalism, and most also include racism, patriarchy, and the like.
Leftism isn't about more or less government. It's about opposing capitalism. The construction of an alternative to capitalism can take a variety of forms, including centralized (Marxist Leninist, and others) or decentralized (anarchist, Luxemburgist, and others).
Zimmy, there's nothing wrong with punching Nazis. We shouldn't tolerate fascism.
jakefromarizona nunya
05/29/18 7:42 am
I mean the rascism there is are those crazy people in the KKK/alt-right or the Black Panther group, but those both fall under freedom of speech, even though they are ridiculous. All races have equal rights in 2018.
sea California
05/29/18 7:36 am
Significant? No. Yeah there is racism sure, but minorities are their own worst problem if racism is what they are blaming for holding them back. Everyone just likes to feel like a victim. It is comfortable because then you don’t have to take responsibility for your own actions in life. Just blame “racism.” 🙄
ThisIsAthens Transhumanist Libertarian
05/29/18 7:13 am
There will always be racists. And it can be on all sides. The difference is White people have to worry about it being harder for them to get into a good college while Black people have to worry about being killed by a police officer for having a phone
nacho1 Logic Land
05/29/18 6:14 am
It exists just like any social. disease. It exists due to ignorance just like every other socially destructive thought process.
But a serous problem?
If so does that mean years and years of the Congressional Black Caucus, LA Raza, the NAACP, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, BLM, the Rainbow Coalition, National Action Network and other race based groups are unsuccessful ineffective, a wast of time, money, resources, attention and and effort?
Or do the presence of blacks only colleges, mosques, churches, synagogues, temples, a Black Entertainment Network, two major Spanish speaking national broadcasters and thousands of Hispanic and black millionaires, business moguls, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, movie stars, politicians and rich reverends seem a little much to be crying institutional racism?
kirash
05/29/18 5:14 am
Of course it's a serious problem. The political correctness is doing it in a wrong way, and it made the problem worse, thanks to the former president.
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