<p>Racism refers to formulating opinions based SOLELY upon race. As a white, I can absolutely loathe a black man without being racist AT ALL. The question is WHY I hate him. If it is because his skin color is slightly different than mine, that would not be a sufficient reason. If, however, it is because he is arrogant and unintelligent, that is a different issue entirely. When we look at statistics of income and crime in the country, it’s no wonder people have some biases towards certain races. They are basing their opinions on raw factual statistics!</p>
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<p>So… you dislike dumb people?</p>
<p>Usually, yes I do. I can only put up with extremely ignorant people for so long. Their conversation topics and grammar just frustrate me and are not engaging.</p>
<p>Ignorant =/= unintelligent</p>
<p>Enjoy your dull sheltered life in which you only associate with other geniuses like yourself.</p>
<p>Enjoy your unintelligent life devoid of basic reading comprehension.
Not once did I say I would only associate with people as intelligent as myself. I said “extremely ignorant.” This would refer to people who have no interest in academia or intellectual growth. I will additionally purport that extremely unintelligent people are difficult to share lasting relationships with. Similar interests will simply not be present. </p>
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<p>Great question! And one I’ve thought about since I was very little. I remember (back in the 60’s and early 70’s how divisive this was. I’ll just relate my experiences. (I may fall out of your opinion profile).
My mom’s opinion (early 60’s) was “those poor kids”. I honestly did not know what she meant. Honestly–I was young and all babies are cute. It was the first time ever that you started to see mixed couples. I understood her attitude probably 15 years later. She was talking about kids growing up in a world where you may not find a place to belong. In an evolving culture–who woulda thunk?<br>
In college I knew someone who’s daughter was in a mixed relationship. Very hard because it clashed so violently with the the person’s upbringing. Not in any way did they not like the individual. I don’t really know the outcome of this, only that it caused a great deal of internal turmoil for them.
I do believe the media has a great deal to do with our acceptance of different life styles (it’s a different argument as to whether that’s a good thing or not!)</p>
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<p>You implied that you could potentially dislike someone simply because they fall below your standard of intelligence.</p>
<p>Your Race: Asian (Indian)</p>
<p>Yes or No: Obviously support if the two are compatible. </p>
<p>Your Opinion Why: hmm how to articulate. Well, people of certain races generally have a certain set of behaviors/features common to that race. Let’s say things like asians are hardworking. The characteristics are not there because of their race necessarily, but because of the background/environment common to the race. So as a self-proclaimed hard-worker, I would tolerate other generally hard-working people. Where race plays in is that it would be easier in my area for ex. to find a hard-working asian/indian than white or black, so i’d generally be more inclined towards the asian/indian. I guess what I mean is that the race is not as much of a barrier as environment/background.</p>
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<p>That is correct. There is the POTENTIAL for me to dislike somebody who is unintelligent. I find myself more irascible in the presence of individuals who take no effort to develop intellectually.<br>
Example- Today in an environment, there was a female who was giving her opinion on an issue. Her sentences were peppered with blatant grammatical errors (“We was going home”). I do not want to subject myself to these bad habits and influences, therefore there are people whose company I will not willingly immerse myself in. Wrong or not, its something that extremely aggravates me. Why have people in your company who aggravate you?</p>
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<p>Fair enough. I probably wouldn’t want to hang around with that chick for an extended period of time either.</p>
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I mean, it’s one thing if they are making an effort, but when they are making the same obvious elementary errors, it is difficult to deal with.</p>
<p>This thread is about interracial couples…not grammar. Haha I guess I understand. I am black myself and it is extremely annoying when some blacks talk in “ebonics”. They always make fun of me for talking “white” and not talking “black”. Last time I checked, white and black are not language.
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<p>My race: Asian</p>
<p>Yes or no: Absolutely yes. </p>
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<p>1) The children of interracial couples tend to be on the attractive side :)!
2) Children have multiple heritages they can identify with :).
3) Promotes greater social interaction and therefore understanding among different races. Interracial couples have a big hurdle to overcome - racial/cultural differences. But if they can break down that hurdle, we, as humans, all move one step away from defining ourselves by race and one step toward defining ourselves as simply humans.</p>