Are racists mentally ill
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Are racists mentally illso would a racist still be racist if he knew or found out had for example myabe asian or black decendants do we all share one common ancestor so basically we are all related genetically do we all containt the gene from the first human beings we are part of one big gene pool
why are poeple racist dont tell me its because of lack of education or anyhting like that what is racism exactly.Last edited by ednut; 01-06-2012 at 13:37. -
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Re: Are racists mentally illUnless they've been diagnosed with a mental illness I would say not. Some of them are ignorant, some of them have genuine social and/or economic grievances which they channel through racism, the list goes on...
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Re: Are racists mentally ill*that's cannibalism?(Original post by RyanT)
We share a gene pool with chimpanezes and if you wish to look further back, with cows.
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Re: Are racists mentally illWhat are they ignorant of exactly?(Original post by AishaTara)
Nope, its just down to ignorance, or their upbringing. -
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Re: Are racists mentally illWe share a gene pool with cows and chimpanezes?(Original post by RyanT)
We share a gene pool with chimpanezes and if you wish to look further back, with cows.
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Re: Are racists mentally illWhen whites are still the ones who hold economic and political power in this country, it raises a question as to whether they are in fact capable of being victims of "racism".(Original post by whofan)
white people are the main victims of racism in modern britain.
I think people are confusing racism with reverse-racism/racial stereotyping etc.
No one's denying that whites are sometimes victims due to the colour of their skin, but "racism" isn't quite the right term.
This claim that in a white controlled country, whites are victims of racism, is one made by the tabloids and media, who don't fully understand what they're talking about. And the general public, as usual, are lapping it up like sheep. This is dangerous stuff, because it not only takes attention away from teh existing racism, but actually turns it on it's head and makes out the victims to be the oppressors, which is not possible because they don't have the power in this country. -
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Re: Are racists mentally illAFAIK, according to the science we're all going to have black (or dark skinned) ancestors as Africa is recognised as the origin of all modern humans and the kind of environment which produces such dark skin. Obviously we're talking about ancient ancestry here but ancestry nonetheless. I've also read a study a while back that suggested white Australians would, in 20,000 years or so, be and have dark skinned descendants through the impact of the environment (most obviously the strong sunlight) on natural selection.(Original post by ROYP)
i think a (white) racist would struggle to have asian or black descendantsLast edited by Oswy; 01-06-2012 at 15:06. -
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Re: Are racists mentally illWell, I'm no more likely to have sex with a black person - so in what sense are we distinguishing between particular gene pools?(Original post by Royale)
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Re: Are racists mentally ill(Original post by frankieboy)
When whites are still the ones who hold economic and political power in this country, it raises a question as to whether they are in fact capable of being victims of "racism".
I think people are confusing racism with reverse-racism/racial stereotyping etc.
No one's denying that whites are sometimes victims due to the colour of their skin, but "racism" isn't quite the right term.
This claim that in a white controlled country, whites are victims of racism, is one made by the tabloids and media, who don't fully understand what they're talking about. And the general public, as usual, are lapping it up like sheep. This is dangerous stuff, because it not only takes attention away from teh existing racism, but actually turns it on it's head and makes out the victims to be the oppressors, which is not possible because they don't have the power in this country.
what are you on about? are cameron and clegg white supremacists or something? is every coalition policy designed to further the cause of their white supremacy?
this is not a white controlled country. it is a european country which is run, surprise surprise, by europeans.
the fact that you have called it a 'white' controlled country, as if thats negative, is racism. i very much doubt you would berate the chinese for being controlled by those pesky 'yellow' people. or india by those bigoted 'brown' people.
no, only white people have to hear that they can't be victims of racism because they a majority. its absurd.
the whole politically correct system is based around white guilt; white people are told daily that they are guilty. that they should be ashamed of their identity; that their existence is not desirable. that the country will be better off when they mix themselves out of existence and everyone is coffee coloured. they are told that they do not matter, that they should celebrate their ethnic dispossession.
racism, (meaning white people) is apparently responsible for every ill that afflicts non whites. if white people are mugged by racists its their fault, if they are assaulted by racists its their fault -- its payback for some imagined crime that the 'white race' is collectively guilty of.
white people can never win. wherever they turn they are confronted with an angry grimacing face accusing them of racism.Last edited by whofan; 01-06-2012 at 15:38.
