[TRS-T]

(Original post by Pyramidologist)
Opposing interracial marriage is not racism. I think generally today people are defining ''racism'' however they choose. Its a hard word to define anyway and has changed definition over the years. My definition or understanding of racism is that it is based on those that construct social hierarchical or value judgements upon race and so discriminate.

So what if a white man doesn't want his daughter to marry a black man?

Is he racist?

[thegodofgod]

(Original post by Norton1)
Which is exactly why MLK would win handily.

But he'd win by default; not by MMA prowess, so it doesn't really count

[democracyforum]

What if a Native Red Indian doesn't want his daughter to be with a white man ?

What if a tibetan man doesn't want his daughter to be with a Nigerian man ?

[Norton1]

(Original post by thegodofgod)
But he'd win by default; not by MMA prowess, so it doesn't really count

Look, it's my time machine so I'll be making the rules of the fight.

And I rule that pacifism is a valid fighting techinque. It got the British out of India and they had guns. MLK just has his fighting skills and a snappy dress sense.

[thegodofgod]

(Original post by Norton1)
Look, it's my time machine so I'll be making the rules of the fight.

And I rule that pacifism is a valid fighting techinque. It got the British out of India and they had guns. MLK just has his fighting skills and a snappy dress sense.

Well in this case, passive aggression might just do the trick

[Bill_Gates]

Attention: wedding was stopped because the black man was not sikh it was not racist. In the sikh holy book you both have to be sikh to gain a wedding at the temple. But of course you can just go down the registry office for pete sake.

[Pyramidologist]

(Original post by TRS-T)
So what if a white man doesn't want his daughter to marry a black man?

Is he racist?

No. Opposing interracial marriage is not racism. Freedom of association and speech allows people to oppose race mixing if they choose, and they are not a silly ''ism'' for doing so.

[Stilo]

I'm legit offended at the usage of the word 'Negro' to describe the groom-to-be.

[Stilo]

(Original post by blu tack)
Was the title written in Spanish?

'Negro' in English has a bad connotation, and can be considered offensive. It's just as easy to use an inoffensive word.

Unless you're about 80, the only reason to use 'negro' would be to rile people up.

'Negro' (with a capital N) was, and I guess still is, an acceptable, politically correct term for African-Americans. However, it is now outdated and used rarely. At this point the only individuals who would use it are those of the older generation. 'Black' or 'African-American' are really the only acceptable terms. If someone referred to me as 'Coloured' or a 'Negro' I would be offended, but I don't think that's applicable for every black person.

[cl_steele]

was it really necessary to say 'negro man' ? Would black chap or something of that nature not have sufficed, negro is a rather archaic word after all ... unless youre spanish of course.

[brownchocolateice]

was it really necessarily to stereotype and write indian militants. From what i can tell this happened in the UK. These people are not Indian. They are british asians or british indians. But most British Indians don't give 2 ****s about India and they don't even identify as Indian so i am offended that you write Indian militant. It was actually a British asian Sikh group. Even the article wrote militants not Indian militants. You're a racist. Lots of british asians are racist to freshies and Indians from India so it should be british asian militant. Anuj Bidve, the brave Indian student is an Indian.

What happened was disgusting and i don't agree with it all. It reflects the narrow mindedness of British Indian Sikh people and the British asian community in Birmingham but I am an a non-British Indian so i will not accept this generalising to all indians.

[brownchocolateice]

(Original post by Norton1)
Which is exactly why MLK would win handily.

MLK was inspired by Gandhi and Gandhi was a product of his british education. I don't deny he had some racist beliefs. No person is perfect but that doesn't nullify the good he did. I don't believe in non-violence being the solution to all.

I disagree with the events that happened here but that doesn't mean we have to go on a Gandhi vs MLK fight. Gandhi would have probably liked to have been beaten up and wouldn't have opposed it if it bought peace.

[ESPORTIVA]

Militants? LOL

[ON A GOOD DAY]

What were the police doing?