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I think this is a very narrow-minded view on what some people in this thread are actually saying.
Quick question..... Do you want to live in a colorblind Society?
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Is refusing to date people of certain races racist?
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I think this is a very narrow-minded view on what some people in this thread are actually saying.
Quick question..... Do you want to live in a colorblind Society?
Mhm.
Yes.
Mmm. We're getting into "product of environment" territory and this is kind of muddled because in some sense all racists are products of their environment, some of them intend significant malice, some don't. A conservative Christian who votes against gay marriage because of their adherence to scripture and the church but would happily befriend gays in person is not outright malicious but they do materially contribute to the oppression of gays.
In the sense that it was ingrained in me from a relatively young age to avoid areas that are predominantly black, and that my father was once the victim of a mugging by a black man, and that the same is true of at least two of my close friends. A third friend was sexually harassed on the train by, again, a black man. I've also been self-segregated to an extent, being Chinese and having always lived in, shall we say, "the good neighborhoods".
I've had very few positive experiences with black men in person and many negative ones. I could easily generalize this/internalize this to just swear off blacks as a group, either as platonic companions or romantic ones.
I do not, because I recognize the patterns of mental complacency and consciously resist it. I believe everyone has this responsibility in modern society, though they may not recognize it, or accept its burden.
IndoAssassin
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Definition of
Racism:
1.a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another:
Discrimination:
3. the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually
Discriminate:
2. make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age:
Prejudice:
1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience:
Your friend fits these definitions.
Can you provide a counter as to why you would think differently that is objective and not subjective.
Now let's look at actual experience. He could say well I dated 2 black woman and they all act the same. So by dating two black woman he concluded that 20,000,000 black woman are that way? Would he come to the same conclusion after dating 2 white woman that gave him a horrible experience that all 160,000,000 white woman are like that?
Racism:
1.a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another:
Discrimination:
3. the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually
Discriminate:
2. make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age:
Prejudice:
1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience:
Your friend fits these definitions.
Can you provide a counter as to why you would think differently that is objective and not subjective.
Now let's look at actual experience. He could say well I dated 2 black woman and they all act the same. So by dating two black woman he concluded that 20,000,000 black woman are that way? Would he come to the same conclusion after dating 2 white woman that gave him a horrible experience that all 160,000,000 white woman are like that?
Nealand Liquor
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On the street I find some races more attractive on average, but that doesn't mean I find everyone part of any race unattractive. At the end of the day all I have is a preference towards pretty people and as such I will date people I find pretty regardless of race.
Yeah, this. I have my preferences but not any prejudices. I'm not overly attracted to most people /in general/ it's not at all a race thing
That's what I'm saying. I created this thread as a social experiment to see how gaf would react to it. The reactions have been interesting. The funniest thing is that the whole scenario was made up.
Earthbound64
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Believe what you want. Doesn't matter to me.
Nealand Liquor
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To be frank that sounds more like baiting than a social experiment. If you wanted to see how gaf reacts you could have searched for one of the numerous threads on this exact subject.
However I will not dispute that peoples opinions, no matter how far right or left, are interesting and provoking.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Mental gymnastics is an endurance sport.
Subpar Spatula
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What was the social experiment? To prove there are racists in the world?
It's a race topic on gaf that is easy to post
I hope that "social experiment" was ironic because otherwise, hoo boy.
Mammoth Jones
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No. Not at all. Sometimes it's about culture and wanting to be with someone that shares that intimate experience with you.
Doesn't make someone racist. Thinking some people are inferior due to ethnicity is racist.
Doesn't make someone racist. Thinking some people are inferior due to ethnicity is racist.
Lol you ain't shit
How sad is your life OP?
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*Looks at past Supast4r threads.*
Yep makes sense.
PixelatedBookake
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Wow you faked it? For a "social experiment"?
Called that a while ago, but this ain't about you and your see thru bullshit (like this last post) anymore.
I agree with you, but didn't you once post on GAF that you were no longer dating white guys?
Might wanna read those GAF ToS one last time
excelsiorlef
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So you're just a troll. Ok.
PixelatedBookake
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Lmao I've never seen this before. But yeah, OP you don't have anything else better to do than fake racist stories? Lowkey sad.
LOWKEY????
Smfh
Ftfy.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Yo
what if OP is the same guy who made up the racist teacher confession in the old confession thread
There are healthier ways to get attention b
what if OP is the same guy who made up the racist teacher confession in the old confession thread
There are healthier ways to get attention b
At the very least he'll be juniored, most likely permd though.
If not he can be tagged with something like "See guys! I was only pretending to be stupid and racist!"
Earthbound64
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Well, it would be "lowkey" if it were true.
More likely, the OP is the "friend" in their post, and they're just playing it off now.
That tag would fit well.
I would've stuck with the friend story like why would you call out attention to yourself like this?
But trolls are morons so whatever.
It's for the score cards on other sites. They don't understand the metric system.
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