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Thread #88950   Message #1674493
Posted By: Janie
20-Feb-06 - 11:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Responses To Racism
Subject: RE: BS: Responses To Racism
Foog oofg,

From your last post, I don't know if you are just trolling or not. I am going to assume you're not for the purposes of this post.

You have everything you need to deal with your paranoid racism. You are aware of it. You are aware it is irrational. You are aware it is fear-based. You can begin using socratic reasoning in a very deliberate way to gradually restructure your beliefs and to decrease your fear and your racism.

Question: Have you developed a phobia of ethnic Arabs and were not aware of your racism before you developed the phobia, or were you socialized to see ethnic Arabs as not as 'good' as you? Is your fear of Muslims or is it of non-caucasian Muslims? Or is it strictly Arabs, regardless of their religion? Is the entire prejudice centered on fear that 'these people' might have a bomb strapped to them and kill you, or is it more generalized?

Your responses to the above questions can help you frame the socratic process-- to fine tune it to be most effective as a tool for cognitive restructuring.

If you are serious about dealing with this I can direct you to some links that explain cognitive restructuring and also the process using socratic reasoning to challenge ineffective or incorrect beliefs within ourselves.

If you are not serious and are just baiting--then foog oofg.

xxoo,

Janie