America: Homophobia & Racism

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Kasz216 said:

makingmusic476 said:

Kasz216 said:

Additionally, while the US is more homophobic then most other countries (to my knowledge haven't looked at numbers)... we are actually LESS racist then most countries by the numbers.

It just occasionally appears differently due to the nature of our freedom of speech and our belief that stricter hate crime laws would infringe on it.

So I could see how this would appear to be different to an outsider.

I'd say we're less racist because we're a giant melting pot. In no other country will you find such a mix of nationalities and races.  Not only are we more used to being around people of other races/cultures, but you have guys like me that are a mix of 7+ nationalities, thus we have a hard judging people based on where they come from.

Though people from Texas generally suck.  :P

OT: Gay people get the far shorter end of the stick.

It's possible... when you think about it... it's just shocking how far the US has come with racism.  One of the last to abolish slavery... and yet while there is still a lot of work to be done... we measure favorably with other countries based on racism.

It was inevitable.  Get a bunch of white, black, asian, hispanic, etc. people together in one place for the first time, and you're bound to have some confrontation.  Give 'em time to get used to each other (in this case several generations) and they'll eventually get along.

We came upon a mountain and figured out a way around it.  Many places never hit that mountain.  Of course, the prevalance of the internet combined with an attitude of acceptance amongst popular culture is helping people get over such issues without ever even having to see the mountain.  Thus is the advantage of the modern era.  It allows those of one culture to get to know those of another without ever even meeting them.