I don't know, I'm aware it's one of the common uses, but last year I was in Italia and some guys called themselves latino. I think maybe saying it in english makes it more pejorative or something lol  

I wouldn't say the U.S. is Racist, but people here act like Race is such an important thing and that it defines who a person is.

This is also the image that I have. I don´t really know how accurate it is, but it seems plausible.

What I don´t really get about true racists that treat other people badly because of different color, origin, religion or culture, is that what are they hoping to gain from that. For example those europeans who talk about muslim refugees coming here and raping everyone and doing terrorist attacks etc. seem to want those things to happen. If refugees come from war ridden countries or if some people just come for a better life and income, why would they all suddenly be bad people and if they are not all bad what use is to treat those people badly. Mistreating people creates a vicious circle of violence and vengeange.

Religion is often also used as an excuse to say/do racist things "without being racist", whether its christianity or buddhism or whatever.

Easy answer. In other countries they are predominantly one race. Example in China is 99 percent Chinese. In other countries you also cannot stay for more than a month they kick you out if your not a citizen. Only in the US is there a diverse group of cultures. So more room for disagreements. Also US is least racist place when it comes to living. You can't live in other parts of the world without citizenship. I have friends who live in Sweden and Denmark but they were going to get kicked out after one month. They were only allowed to stay because they became dual citizens. US is much nicer in this regard they allow you to get work visas and other things. So in many respects United States is the least racist place.

Did you read the op?

And no.

What is your view on, so called, "positive discrimination" when, for example, for a position at work apply two people. One white and one from ethnic minority and despite qualification, position is given to person with ethnic minority background. Just to fulfil quota. That happens a lot, believe me. Not a lot of people like to challenge it, because if they do, they are labeled racist. 

Believe me, racism exist not only amongst white people.

If that's the way you view America... you're wrong.

There are plenty of racist people here but I can assure you... they're a minority.

Now if you were to use the term segregation...I would agree...but that concept can be attributed to practically all countries.

I can tell you from first hand experience...living in urban and suburban areas... there's a constant.

It never ceases to amaze me how black minority people in America...make the conscious decision to segregate themselves from other ethnicities...by congregation. You see it everywhere. Black people sit with black people on the bus. They form groups on campuses...places of business... recreational....all in such an ironic attempt to desegregate.

And that notion can be applied to all minorities in America. It can be applied to White people as well.

There are placed where actual racism is blatant...all over the world but you would be hard pressed to find a community in the US...that could match those blatantly racist places.

Ok, this thread is getting completely out of control. People seem to completely skip what I wrote and just answer to the title, and that's not what I want.

You don't need to tell me that the racists in the US are a minority, I know that. I also know that the US houses many different cultures, I actually wrote that in my text.

What I am referring to in this thread is the practice of dividing people into different races, caring way too much about skin color as using that as a character-defining thing, even unconsciously. Everything seems to be defined by skin color over nationality, ethnicity, etc.

By the way, why are so many people getting defensive saying that "racism is not exclusive to white people"? I never said that. I even used an example of thinking skin color creates a certain behavior by black people in the op (but I guess no one read that).

There are definitely bad eggs within every group, and racism can certainly spread, but I don't think it's quite right or fair to just say "everyone is racist, deal with it."

Racism is taught, racism is learned.  Just look at children.  Kids don't see color AT ALL.  It's not until we get older that we become influenced by the world and begin to develop racial biases.  I don't think people are just inherently racist.

Racism is a taught/learned concept.  It's a vicious cycle that started a long time ago, born out of fear and greed, and is still going on today.

As an American, I take a bit of offense to this OP. My experience shows me that we're, by and large, much less racist than the average citzen of earth.

I've had a fair amount of experience with European and Asian cultures. Compared to them, Americans are far, far less racist. Its not even comparable.

I've had a bit of experience with South and Central American cultures. While I agree that those cultures tend to ignore race more than Americans do, I think the difference is relatively small.

I have essentially no basis for comparison to Africans or Aussies.