BS: How to End Racism

Subject: RE: BS: How to End Racism
From: Kim C
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 03:19 PM

I think there is a difference between making an observation, and making a racist statement. If I said, "Purple people have a different color skin than me," that's simply an observation. But if I said, "Purple people have a different color skin than me, therefore, they're not as good as me because of their purple skin," that would be a racist statement. In my mind, anyway.

Your mileage may vary.

Subject: RE: BS: How to End Racism
From: stevetheORC
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 03:23 PM

How to end racism thats easy just kill all bigots!! and those that disagree with this message Ah sod it kill everyone :-)

Subject: RE: BS: How to End Racism
From: Cluin
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 03:24 PM

We're all racists, We're all species-ists. We're all gender-ists. We're all still tribal. It's just the self-preservation and competition instinct gone haywire in today's world where we don't know what to do with our lower-brain instincts most of the time.

If only we could recognize it ever time it rears its ugly head and not let it get in the way....

Subject: RE: BS: How to End Racism
From: Wolfgang
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 04:41 PM

Kim, I wish it would be that easy, the difference between a racist statement and an observation.

"In Germany, criminality is higher among dark skinned people" is as far as I know a true statement and in that sense an observation. But used without qualifications and without background information, it borders to a racist statement and is surely meant as such by some who use it.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: How to End Racism
From: Kim C
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 05:23 PM

Es ist allerdings eine kleine Unterscheidung.

(sorry, y'all, practicing my German. :-) What I think I said was, it's certainly a small distinction.)