Why is it that so many people don't admit to being racist?
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I haven't seen the writings your referring to, but it's possible they're prejiduced, but not racist. Prejiduce is logical, racism is terrible.
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racism.. is same way .. they are all not equal opportunity employers or people in this world. People who defend themselves uppity like its because they go thru hell.. not all do tho.. so you can't categorize all of people .. Some contribute some don't. We are all unique individuals on earth some realize this some don't that's just the way it is ..
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Great question, by the way, but I think that racism is way too entrenched in today's society, to the point where it's just too sensitive a subject for anyone to "forget" about it, not that some in society ever should.  It's very difficult to forget and forgive something like racism, even if it really was or was not racism per se.  There sometimes, and I emphazise sometimes very difficult to prove whether an incident was racism or not.  If a store has a paycheck for a white worker, but the the paycheck for the black worker was lost in transit, is that racism?  I could bring up plenty of other scenarios like this, but it's all about feelings.  It's like trying to define sexual harrassment, it's not always easy.  To break it down, too many people are set in their ways for racism to end anytime soon (at least completely) in todays's world.
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I think that we are all racists - but some more than others. The main thing is to be aware of it, and try to work with it.\n\nI think the real problem humans have is with difference, because then we start making comparisons, and that's uncomfortable. Racism is another form of difference.\n\nAs a white european woman living in London, I try not to be racist, but I am aware of racist thoughts sometimes. And sometimes people are racist to me! (I have an Irish heritage) But I am trying to do my bit by bringing up my sons to be as aware as possible.
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It's because they can get away with it.\nYour not allowed to stand up for your country.\nIt's not because I'm a racist,it's because it's wrong.\nPeople work really hard for what they have got then someone just walks in and gets it on a plate and all we HAVE to do is smile and not say a word. It's all wrong!!!
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I'll admit I am a little racist I have no problem admitting it, if its true than its true why deny it?  I agree its not so much the race that bothers me its the stereotpyes of those races that bother me, the one who walk around proud that they have horrid speaking skills, are uneducated, and live off welfare.  Or think they are cool because they can walk around while holding on to their balls or trying to keep their pants from falling all the way to the ground.
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I have asked the same question a few times already but I get no reasonable answer for it. It is just like saying that all white people are racist... its not all of them, but most of them... wouldn't it be a good example if they are going by majority? Watch me get thumbs down for this answer. Like I have said before, they can't take the HEAT and refuse to recieve exactly what they give. IMO.
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Who says we americans are racist? some are.. but not all of us.
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It's because we're the majority and for years we could say or\ndo anything we wanted-no political correctness.\nNow the pendulum is swinging the other way and will for years\nto come.\n Maybe in time NOONE will be allowed to make racist comments\nand get away with it.
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:}\nThere are few places in this country that are not racist \nIt isn't limited to country clubs.\nIt's not as bad as it was\nFor most people being or not being racist is not an on/off switch but a complex of attitudes that we gradually change one at a time.\nWe as a people still have racist attitudes, perhaps not as many or as bad as the ones we had, but we had them and still need to work on them.
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First acknowledge that it is still much alive and visible. Mostly when you've been a victim of racism. You tend to be more aware of it, when you see it perpetrated on others.  Most people are immune to saying, the race card is being used once again. In regards to non caucasian individuals.  I am not a victim of racism. I am a Survivor of racism!  See past color, and get to know other cultures. Stop Mental Ignorance hug a Bear!
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EVERYONE is racist in their own little way. Its basic human nature, some people just show it more openly than others. I know black people that are really racist. Racism is just a fact of life, sure it can be hurtful you just have to learn to ignore it.
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I think many people make false claims of racism when in actuality it had nothing to do with race. Some people need to get over things. Racism doesn't exist half as bad as what people and the media make it out to be...
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I think what you meant by your statement about how "white ppl can be so blind" is not that you are calling all white people racist, but rather, you are wondering why white people seem to have a harder time seeing the consequences of racism or identifying their own racism.\n\nI think everyone is racist to some degree.  From my experience, there are two groups who admit it: \n\nThe first are those that are KKK-like extremists.  They admit to it, encourage it, and try to covert people to their belief system.\n\nThe second are people who try to not be racist, but were socialized or conditioned to see differences and attribute generalizations to people possessing those differences.\n\nI find the latter group - people who acknowledge their racism, are embarrassed by it and are trying to overcome it -- to generally be less racist than those who say "I am not racist."  Everyone who I have ever met that said "I am not a racist", I have found to be just that!\n\nTo those that say they are not racist, who do they want to find in a life partner?  Do you have requirements when it comes to specific race, gender, socio economic level, religion, body type, national origin or cultural heritage?  Don't lie.  eveyone does.  Well, that can be construed as racist, homophobic, classist, ethnophobic, etc.  We are all guilty. Admit it.\n\nYes, racism is in almost every skin color - but it's not necessarily racism based on skin color... it is bigtory based on any difference.  It Ruwanda it wasn't white people committing genocide, it was between the Tutsis and the Hutus.  In Germany, it was Aryan people against mostly other Caucasians.  In Germany it is now against the Turks.  In the catholic church it is against the homosexuals - not a race, but a difference in sexual orientation.  In the gay community there is bigotry against Transgendered people.  \n\nBasically, the real issue is not whether Latinos are racist against white people (which for some reason comes up all the time here at Yahoo Answers), but whether people in power and/or with authority are bigoted against a group with less power and/or authority.\n\nThink about it: What has a greater effect?  We have 2 imaginary men: The Senator from North Carolina and a Dishwasher from the local Olive Garden (I am making this up as an example... I don't know anything about the Senator from North Carolina, and I really hate the Olive Garden).  Both think that women don't belong in the workforce.  So, obviously in this scenario, both are sexist.  But, who really cares if the dishwasher is sexist?  What impact does that have on society?  That is not going to impact me, or anyone else for that matter outside of his family.  On the otherhand, if someone who has authority, who can make decisions that impact my life, that can create laws, that has more authority than I do, hates me for my gender, race, creed, weight, or sexual orientation, that is where it become an issue.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, because Caucasians are in a position of power in the United States, they do not directly feel the effects of racism.  They do hear it when it's blatant: when the KKK burns a cross on a lawn or when the Mayor of New Orleans uses the term Chocolate to describe his city, but they don't notice that standardized test questions are targeted toward the white middle class experience.  Math questions about the speed of two roller coaster cars don't make as much sense to someone who has never seen an amusement park.  A rat to a wealthy child might be a pet or a test subject - an animal that can be touched.  A rat to a poor child is more likely viewed as a bearer of disease, a pest.  When test writers don't take these differences into account when writing questions, it is subtle racism and classism that favors those who are of their status. My favorite example is Coco, the gorilla that knew sign language, got an answer wrong on an IQ test because she poi
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Depends. Not all people that others think are racist are actually racist.
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Why  do  the white people think their are better then others,we are all the same humans,just a different color,their is bad people and good people in all races,but when it comes to being racist I see it more in white people.what's up with that?
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Our society's 'etiquette' now leans towards 'not being racist' as the ideal. In past generations this has not been the case, and it's only been a few years, really, since segregation was the norm. It's 'hip' to be non-racist, and those who ARE racist know this and do what they have to in order to fit in to our society. It's almost scarier than blatent racism, because you don't know it's fermenting inside of some people unless you're really observant. However, 'among their own'...whatever and wherever that is, racists carry on with their racist jokes, and hatred. \n\nIn the past, racists were the norm could display their racism freely and without scorn, but now, only a couple of generations later, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who choose to follow the tradition of hatred towards those with different skin than their own, must do it in secret or be ostracized. Not only that, there are laws now that we didn't used to have. In most work places today, to admit and freely display one's racism would cost a person their job. \n\nIt's going to take generations upon generations to even make a dent in the mindset passed down by racists of the past. The more we model non-racism, and the more we inform them, and the more we display our acceptance of ALL of us on this planet, the more likely racists will be to 'come around' and join us, and if they don't, their children probably will in spite of them. \n\nYour question is a good one. Those who respond like a hammer missed your emotion completely. Good day to you! :o)