[infelconi]

I'm just going to out and out ask the question.
I'd like to see if people are willing to admit it.

This is a public vote, so be careful.

[EspanaCamsInfo]

I don't know how to vote because I don't have a clear idea of what is intended here with racism: if something manifest or subtle and pre-conscious.
At a superficial and public level, I'm not very racist. But scrutinizing into me, without going so deep into my soul I surely find racism as well as complexes, it is something pulsional, not necessarily a bad thing if balanced by good manners and ratiocination.

[agiopwer]

First to admit it.

[AntonayPina]

First to admit it.

Why do you hate white people so much?

[jakitula]

Why do you hate white people so much?

I don't We are the first to admit to our racism, the darkies never admit to theirs and that's why I am a racist; not sure if this reasoning would compute if expressed mathematically

[snislarne]

Not if i use such a definition:

Web definitions:
a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others. I dont think one is superior, but there are biological differences for sure between various peoples..

[Annyllop21]

Does not wanting to be in the same place as certain "group of people" count as racism?

[Mr_White]

Karl (Pohjamaalane) is not a racist?!

I want to see him try to wiggle out of this one.

[thomaskkk]

Well, the word has a lot of different meanings. But at least I don't "feel" racist.

[masaredera]

I have friends and acquaintances of all races and backrounds and treat people according to their behavior and not the color of their skin. I do believe there are biological differences between different groups of people, but that does not mean any one group is better than the other.
Would I date, marry, or have children with some one of a different race? No.
Does this make me a racist?

[grofvuri]

Racism is shameful, we are all equal.




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[NerbuitW]

Not if i use such a definition:



I dont think one is superior, but there are biological differences for sure between various peoples..

Yes agreed, but you are right, that definition is what I meant.

[nasdfrdg]

I'm curious about the definition used, because I've seen several definitions of "racism". The "traditional" definition is that you hate people purely based on colour and/or ethnicity and you consider yourself superior to their "race" based on the differences between you. I don't adhere to this.

Another definition (which I personally think is BS, but whatever), includes a prejudice towards nationality and religion. I could be racist based on this more... loose definition.

Furthermore, how do we define "race"? What are the biological criteria for a "race"?

[Hftqdxpm]

Depends on the definition. Either way I try not be racist because believing your race/ethnicity is superior to other races/ethnicities is stupid and pointless. That doesn't stop me from being proud of who I am (Mexican American) though and if some people see that as racist than so be it.

[ehib8yPc]

I'm racist as in superior race

[elton]

I voted no, but I am still conditioned by the racist environment in which I grew up. I am slowly getting rid of all that trash, but it's taking me some time. For example, ten years ago I would have never married a woman of a completely different ethnic background, whereas now I understand that sexual attraction and spiritual affinity are infinitely more important than something as insubstantial as race.

[nithhysfusy]

I am not racist, I have some racist people in my family that drive me nuts with their stupid outbursts.
I would date/marry/befriend a person of any race, as long as they are on my wavelength and are "good" people thats all that matters to me.

I prefer to see a persons soul and not judge them on some organic matter.

[Seasmillets]

Racism is shameful, we are all equal.




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[saopinax]

Race is a very insignificant factor in my daily life. Having grown up in a multi-ethnic area, I have always been surrounded by people that were not the same race as I. This never caused me any problems, and still doesn't. Despite being of a different race, I view White Americans as being in the same overarching group as the people of my own ethnic group.

While I do have my preferences, I will not discount a woman just because she is of a race that differs from my own. Race is a tertiary factor within most of my social dealings.

So no, I am not a racist.

[Biassasecumma]

The racism we face on daily basis is usualy an act of ignorance. People are afraid of something that goes beyond their 'fixed' opinions or something that differs significantly from what they are used to.

In a countryside where there is lack of dark skintoned people one African can cause that local peoples harts beat faster and eyes scroll and scan 'the invader'. Once they get closer 'the invader' teaches locals how to cook Kenyan pilau and everybody drinks beer with wide smiles on their faces.

The radical racism I feel is a marginal attitude however it is a shame an dishonour to the people that has such feelings based on hatery and dominance.

Talking about my personal feelings about the matter, I look at the people as at equal individuals: not worse than me, not better. Doesn't matter if we talk about races, finansial status, religion, orientation. I have a lot of friends from Africa and the only differece I see is that they use different face foundation than me and we can't recommend certain make up to each other.
Would I get married with a person of totally different culture and origin? No, under condition that I still used my reason. People in love use much more hart that their brain, and their eyes tend to be blind and ears deaf to words of critisism or doubts. Why? I do not want to 'fight' with all the problems that come from the difference. It would be stressful to try make two different religions coexist or my atheism with a religion, where atheism is penalized.