01-30-2009, 01:52 PM
I treat people like individuals, their skin colour, religion, dress sense etc in no way effects my opinion of them as a person. I will either like them or I won't as a person, based on their personality and character, nothing else.
Racial stereotypes are just that stereotypes, i.e - white people have no rhythm (blatantly not true), black people are all criminals (blatantly not true). oriental people are all inscrutable gamblers (blatantly not true), native American indians are all alcoholics (blatantly not true).
When I persons skin colours effects your opinion of them before you have met them or know anything about them, that's racism.
Racial stereotypes are just that stereotypes, i.e - white people have no rhythm (blatantly not true), black people are all criminals (blatantly not true). oriental people are all inscrutable gamblers (blatantly not true), native American indians are all alcoholics (blatantly not true).
When I persons skin colours effects your opinion of them before you have met them or know anything about them, that's racism.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.