<p>Just to clarify, the thought process is the following:</p>
<p>Most X race have these undesirable qualities. I realize that not all X race have those qualities. In fact, some X race are the exact opposite, and are in fact more desirable than the average members of my own race. Yet these exceptions are very few. I wish I could give these exceptions the chance that they deserve, but life is too short and opportunities too limited. If I’m going to operationalize my beliefs, my actions are going to be rigid and categorical even though I acknowledge the world isn’t really that way. It’s just convenient to act that way.</p>
<p>This, I believe, is the thought process of most people. Is it racist or not? If say not, think about the full extent of the actions that you would be defending.</p>
<p>“Nah, I don’t want to introduce myself to him because he’s X race, and my beliefs have been operationalized such that I don’t waste my time on X race, though I’m not saying that I know he’s bad, just that he’s probably bad.”</p>
<p>“Oh, he’s X? Why would you think I’m attracted to him? Have I ever been attracted to an X? Members of X are just not attractive. No thanks.”</p>
<p>“Hmm, well this resume looks good, but so do those 10 other resumes. Since resumes are often faulty representations of a person, the fact that this guy is of X race, and I can only grant interviews to 5 applicants, means I’m not going to call this guy back.”</p>
<p>I base it on my experience talking to people. And thinking about my own thoughts.</p>
<p>No one would say, “I believe ALL people of this race are like this.” But they would say, “I’m willing to act as if all people of that race are like that.”</p>
<p>Go ask a white supremacist. Does he think all black people are dumb? Of course not. No one is that delusional. What is the basis of your belief that people are so delusional? It’s a straw man, and shows you can’t argue the hard cases.</p>
<p>I’d like for you to conduct interviews with every white supremacist in the world and present results showing that some of them believe at least one person of any race to hold certain characteristics that would make them superior to caucasians in any way. That is the only true way to prove your statement.</p>
<p>I’m saying “no one” for the sake of argumentation in this forum thread.</p>
<p>I can reasonably support the spirit of my claim by pointing to what leaders of white supremacist groups have said. Their views, which are very clear on this issue, can be assumed to be accepted by the majority of their followers. I can’t, however, conduct interviews of every person in the world.</p>
<p>So you admit that your claim was an extreme generalization (to say the least; world population vs. a handful of people?), and that your previous statement was, in fact, false and without proper backing for such a claim?</p>
<p>Nope. I stand by everything I say. Reading comprehension, unfortunately for you, is more than processing literal meaning. Sorry dude. Better luck next time.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, the thought process is the following:</p>
<p>Most X race have these undesirable qualities. I realize that not all X race have those qualities. In fact, some X race are the exact opposite, and are in fact more desirable than the average members of my own race. Yet these exceptions are very few. I wish I could give these exceptions the chance that they deserve, but life is too short and opportunities too limited. If I’m going to operationalize my beliefs, my actions are going to be rigid and categorical even though I acknowledge the world isn’t really that way. It’s just convenient to act that way.</p>
<p>This, I believe, is the thought process of most people. Is it racist or not? If say not, think about the full extent of the actions that you would be defending.</p>
<p>“Nah, I don’t want to introduce myself to him because he’s X race, and my beliefs have been operationalized such that I don’t waste my time on X race, though I’m not saying that I know he’s bad, just that he’s probably bad.”</p>
<p>“Oh, he’s X? Why would you think I’m attracted to him? Have I ever been attracted to an X? Members of X are just not attractive. No thanks.”</p>
<p>“Hmm, well this resume looks good, but so do those 10 other resumes. Since resumes are often faulty representations of a person, the fact that this guy is of X race, and I can only grant interviews to 5 applicants, means I’m not going to call this guy back.”</p>
<p>Just to clarify, the thought process is the following:</p>
<p>Most X race have these undesirable qualities. I realize that not all X race have those qualities. In fact, some X race are the exact opposite, and are in fact more desirable than the average members of my own race. Yet these exceptions are very few. I wish I could give these exceptions the chance that they deserve, but life is too short and opportunities too limited. If I’m going to operationalize my beliefs, my actions are going to be rigid and categorical even though I acknowledge the world isn’t really that way. It’s just convenient to act that way.</p>
<p>This, I believe, is the thought process of most people. Is it racist or not? If say not, think about the full extent of the actions that you would be defending.</p>
<p>“Nah, I don’t want to introduce myself to him because he’s X race, and my beliefs have been operationalized such that I don’t waste my time on X race, though I’m not saying that I know he’s bad, just that he’s probably bad.”</p>
<p>“Oh, he’s X? Why would you think I’m attracted to him? Have I ever been attracted to an X? Members of X are just not attractive. No thanks.”</p>
<p>“Hmm, well this resume looks good, but so do those 10 other resumes. Since resumes are often faulty representations of a person, the fact that this guy is of X race, and I can only grant interviews to 5 applicants, means I’m not going to call this guy back.”</p>
<p>Cormy3,No minority women are losing sleep over the fact that they were not <<given a=“” chance=“”>> by the almight you.Time to get over yourself,perhaps?</given></p>
<p>Cormy kind of has a problem with providing evidence for anything he says. It’s cute how he just says whatever the heck he feels like but doesn’t want to back any of it up. All his “evidence” is just “personal experience,” sorry but it doesn’t really work like that.</p>