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Kasz216 on 04 January 2012
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scat398 said:
ishiki said:

everyone is racist in someway, or discriminate somehow... some more than others.

I mean, though I like ron paul. I'd assume his campaign is doing this to get votes from the "black population."

Same reason why obama sent a letter congratulating the first gay couple in new york.

Maybe that's how they really feel. But, they're all playing politics.
People say things, to get the reaction they want out of people. Who knows how someone really feels.

Anyways, being slightly racist or not, is not relevant to fixing this country's current problems.

Agreed, everyone is a little racist although some confuse racism with a preference for your own image, something people simply can't control.  I can guarantee right now though out of all of the republican candidates in the race RP is the least racist of the bunch, do you really see mittens hanging out with anybody that isn't straight milk toast, or Santorum for that matter, you know he crosses to the other side of the street when some brothers are walking his way.

 

I'm bummed RP didn't take Iowa but at least the message is getting out.  There are republicans who don't like the increased spending and growth of government, and we don't like these crazy wars in the Middle East.  That message needs to be heard by the party because until the Neo-cons accept it they won't be in control of the white house for a long time.

 

Actually, people can't control either to a full degree.  Though prefrence for your own image is actually a much weaker force.

I'd suggest taking this test. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/

Racism is ingrained in culture, and therefore implanted in peoples heads before they know it, and even the most progressive anti-racist upbringing won't fully prevent it.  What generally is ignored however, is that said racism is often always targeted at the same group, assuming the culture is mostly the same.

A good read on this is a chapter in Malcolm Gladwells "Blink."  It does a good job talking about "unconsious racism".

To in general bring up some points though expierments though... White buisness owners are, when all things are fairly even, more likely to hire a white person, what they don't tell you is.... so are black owners.

Even being a member of said race does not protect you from being unconsiously racist towards that same race.  When they do unconsious tests, they tend to find that minorites are more likely to get assigned negative words in a "quick pick" test then white people, even when the respondents identify as minorities. (the above test for one)