| LMU Uncle Alfred said: We’re all just a little bit racist. |
That's unfortunately true. We have to try our best and minimize that part of us, though.
Flilix said:
Why would someone get asked what their race is? |
First time I entered the US, they asked me to fill in a form, and one of the questions was what my ethnicity is. That's a fairly common question in forms, actually.
Paatar said:
The majority of the USA is actually not bad. What you are seeing is the free media we have, and all the extremes; it’s what gets shared online the most because it’s one hell of a money maker. The topic of racism is always in the media’s best interest if they want more clicks. But the biggest mistake I see people making, even for people who live in the USA is believing in the media. There are reliable sources out there, but they aren’t what the masses follow. It used to be the media’s job to get news out there, but then it really just turned into how do we make more money. That being said, yes, racism exists. Is it okay? No. But it will always exist and people need to learn to accept that bad things happen, and there will never be a utopia unless ruled under harsh regulations. Which would in turn, not make it a utopia. The culture is not to be racist, in day to day situations, you don’t enounter racism that often. And when you do, half the time someone is using the color of their skin to victimize them self based on a comment from someone that had nothing to do with their actual skin color. |
| Aeolus451 said: There's certain segments of the US that are racist but the general population isn't. The only real difference between those segments is that some of them have power and some are entirely shunned for those beliefs. |
| PwerlvlAmy said: I don't see the U.S. as racist,but to each their own |
Sorry, I don't think I was clear enough. This is much more of a historical question than it is a political one. My point is that the culture of the US is racist as it became normal to divide people into different races and attribute characteristics to each one of them. It became normal to say "Things Black Moms Say" or "black neighboorhood". Of course, people who say that aren't being racist, because this thing that was once racist became so embedded in the culture that it suddenly stopped being racist. It's kinda hard to explain to people that were raised in this culture, but I'm trying my best.
My question is how did that happen in a country based on immigration that has so many ethnicities? Why are the ethnicities so divided when the tendency was for them to get mixed (as it happened in Brazil)?
I'm not using racist here as "someone who thinks some ethnicities are superior", I'm using racist as "someone who divides people into races". And, in that sense, the US is racist. From that come terms that aren't offensive, but are racist, such as "white girl problems", "black culture", etc.
