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Kasz216 on 22 February 2010
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NJ5 said:
Kasz216 said:

no offense as well, but the majority of chienese didn't seem to agree with her consdiering the reactions spain got.

The way I see it, racism implies discrimination or the view that a certain race is superior. So the example you gave where people comment on black being thieves is definitely racism, as you're attributing a negative trait to a race.

Acknowledging physical differences as insignificant as the eye shape and commenting on them may be childish, naive and careless ("they look stupid" as my girlfriend said) but calling it racist is going too far IMHO.

For example, here is another controversial ad which is definitely racist:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/06/sony-under-fire-for-racist-advertising/

Here you can see an implication of superiority, or at least an aggressive tone from one race to another.

 

I see them as generally the same thing.  The ignorance you speak of is just a biproduct of racism.  The smoke of fire.  Such "mistakes" happen much more in countries that generally hold more racists.