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Race Blindness in a Sense

Why cant we all just think this way when dealing with others? Like people are people and individuals. Cant we just look at people as individuals and not as like a member of a race? Its not like everyone knows and or is influenced by the whole of their race. Especially in America where its a mix of peoples with different backgrounds. I mean sure we can all have preferences just like favorite colors. That is allowed. Why do people have to hate? They dont.
BLP11520 · 61-69, M
People are programmed to hate. It took me years to overcome crap I heard as a boy. I won't share what people said. Racial stereotypes are mean and spewed by my own race. Things said about Mexicans and Latinos for example are such BS. I know them as hardworking family oriented people who are loyal . I hate it when a race is called dirty ( hygiene wise)...by white trash.
Slade · 56-60, M
@BLP11520 Irony aint just a river in Egypt
Driver2 · M
@BLP11520 white trash ? Oh that’s not hateful is it.
@Driver2 well, you say that referring to people as dirty is wrong, then you talk about "white trash". LOL nice. LOL
Driver2 · M
Most people don’t hate , but we are constantly being driven apart and racism is the tool they use.
There is racism still but it has become magnified by evil people and a media that wants profit through magnifying and feeding the hate .
The last 8 to 10 years has been very bad . Your right we need to fight it .
I think it is easy to see a person with predetermined guidelines for what they think is attractive and who isn't when it comes to sex, dating...marriage.............and a racially conscience person looking for someone to call "racists" automatically concludes that person is racist. But I think racism CAN BE the least of that decision making process.

Of course, racism exists..............but I think it's also..... I prefer blondes.......I don't like redheads...........I don't want a skinny girl........I prefer a curvy girl.........I don't want this or that......and to that end color is secondary. Even guys I know that are racist to a degree admit they would die to go out with someone that looked like Halle Berry. So it's not ALL color.......it's personal preference for traits and personality, body build, height, weight...........too.
@samueltyler2 Trumpers downplay it............the rest of us know it is real and it affects life and liberty and causes a myriad of other problems.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@anythingoes477 I was worried where you were going with it.
@samueltyler2 Worry about you...............I'll be fine. ;-)
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
Since the blm uprising i look very carefully at all blacks
@BritishFailedAesthetic you forgot to heart my comments
@orioninthenight Not with this one, you're talking crap!
@BritishFailedAesthetic Thank you for having this conversation with me.
Martin Luther said it best..
Just ppl on the Color of their skin and not their character
SW-User
We aren't born with that kind of prejudice. It has to be taught somehow. Usually, I think racism is something that children pick up or reject from listening to the adults in their lives. Also, I've heard of adults suddenly becoming prejudiced after crimes or abuses committed by people of another race. Instead of blaming the individual, they blame an entire group.
Penny · 46-50, F
@SW-User i agree
Iwillwait · M
I like people's individuality, and race is a definitely a part of that.

Hate has no place in our lives what so ever. It should never be fostered, taught or encouraged.
Iwillwait · M
@Penny unless they're conceited? So if someone is conceited, you are ok to hate them? Please forgive me, I'm not following your comment.
Penny · 46-50, F
@Iwillwait no. If their race is such a big part of their individuality then they must be very proud of themselves for being whatever race. Maybe this is just in the case of the US where theres a real mix.
Iwillwait · M
@Penny I am not sure. Our country has quite a bit of diversity, and there is still people who hate based on many different things, race included.
Because of institutions and groups with inherent bias, including racism.
Sure we can't. Obviously we're done, here. War is war. Americans absolutely prefer war to progress. War it is!
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
@Roundandroundwego europe pretty well cornered the market on wars
Sometimes I think it's just an evolutionary thing. Like tribalism is part of our genetics due to natural selection.
Penny · 46-50, F
@BohemianBoo well, i think people can have natural preferences or preferences guided by experience and some races seem to naturally avoid others in general for procreation it seems. maybe it has something to do with genetics. but i do think prejudice is taught or learned or can be an outcome of bad experience and association. like i noticed latino people and asians dont tend to blend much. maybe its because somewhere in the genes it would be like inbreeding somehow or something or maybe its just cultural differences.
@Penny Racism can also be taught. I think generally speaking, people tend to self-segregate, but actual racial hatred comes from material conditions or from social conditioning.
Well, according to radicals colour blindness is also a problem.
Penny · 46-50, F
@Penny That's my question!
Slade · 56-60, M
Many profit by fueling that hate. Demagoguery pays well!
Penny · 46-50, F
@Slade i have to look that up lol
Slade · 56-60, M
@Penny look at entire shakedown existance of Al Sharpton, BLM, Jesse Jackson, etc
antonioioio · 70-79, M
It usually comes from perception,greed and selfishness and thing you can is to show by example
because race comes with culture very often, it isn't like someone who is born in Africa just grows to become an adult and behaves like your typical American

also very often when cultures mix there are major culture clashes

also every culture has bad aspects to it

this is why it makes quite a lot of sense to assume a certain group of people are going to behave a certain way, because that is the culture associated with where they come from
SW-User
I think that's what people already do.. never met someone and thought of them as a race.. 😅
Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
Because a lot of people are ignorant and stupid
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
As the song states: You Have To Be Taught To Hate!

 
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