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12 Apr 10
13 Apr 10
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundNeither is Mexican a race. But if I were to say, "He's a typical Mexican jerk," that would sound prejudicial, if not racist, wouldn't it?
You have to live here to know what i meant by that phrase. 10 years ago the only foreign looking dude in Ireland was Phil Lynnot...andhe was dead. And Irish isn't a race, i checked.
I for one think your embryo post is a monument to hypocrisy.
13 Apr 10
Originally posted by Ice ColdI've been once to a Mexican race. The jockeys were riding donkeys, by the way.
Neither is Mexican a race. But if I were to say, "He's a typical Mexican jerk," that would sound prejudicial, if not racist, wouldn't it?
I for one think your embryo post is a monument to hypocrisy.
13 Apr 10
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Originally posted by orion25Thread 129169
I'm no racist. But I have to admit to stereotyping people for their looks/race. Is this very wrong?
http://tinyurl.com/y4ap223
Individuals with Rare Disorder Have No Racial Biases
LiveScience.com
Robin Nixon
livescience.com – Mon Apr 12, 4:02 pm ET
Never has a human population been found that has no racial stereotypes. Not in other cultures or far-flung countries. Nor among tiny tots or people with various psychological conditions.
Until now.
Children with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that makes them lack normal social anxiety, have no racial biases. They do, however, traffic in gender stereotypes, said study researcher Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg of the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
Normally, children show clear preferences for their own ethnic group by the age of three, if not sooner, other research has shown.
And, indeed, the children in this study without Williams syndrome reliably assigned good traits, such as friendliness, to pictures of people the same race as themselves. When asked something negative, such as "which is the naughty boy," they overwhelmingly pointed to the other race.
Children with Williams syndrome, however, were equally likely to point to the white or black child as naughty or friendly.
While this study was done with white children, other research has shown that blacks and people of other races also think more highly of their own, Meyer-Lindenberg told LiveScience.
Williams syndrome is caused by a gene deletion known to affect the brain as well as other organs. As a result, people with Williams syndrome are "hypersocial," Meyer-Lindenberg told . They do not experience the jitters and inhibitions the rest of us feel.
"The whole concept [of social anxiety] would be foreign to them," he said.
They will put themselves at great peril to help someone and despite their skills at empathy, are unable to process social danger signals. As a result, they are at increased risk for rape and physical attack.
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13 Apr 10
Originally posted by MontyMoosec'mon. our (or my) great-grandparents lived in a time when racism was open, common, and expected. they were still waiting for the second coming of the South! our (or my) parents were young adults around the time of the Civil Rights Act. compare the three eras; no differences?
Some people never move past the idea that "they are different and I hate them". Small minded and filled with hate. Someone taught them how to act this way, probably parents. Growing up in the deep South (US), I know that you believe what Mom and Dad tell you until you stop and think about it. But even then the residue remains at an emotional level, a monster that snarls and is never quite defeated.
13 Apr 10
Originally posted by Ice ColdI think people should realise that a particular "race" in general doesn't even really exist from an anthropological viewpoint. It is a social/political construct.
Neither is Mexican a race. But if I were to say, "He's a typical Mexican jerk," that would sound prejudicial, if not racist, wouldn't it?
I for one think your embryo post is a monument to hypocrisy.
Certainly you have racial characteristics (some more noticeable than others), but they are so mixed in with other racial characteristics that it doesn't make sense to single out describing someone of a particular race.
It is these more noticeable racial characteristics which people focus upon and develop these stereotypes which might be related to a particular culture from a certain region these characteristics will dominate (or perceived to dominate).
13 Apr 10
Originally posted by lauseyIt's just out and out Bullying mate, and that's the nicest word i can find to describe it. The fact that these people go no further than a visual trait to vent their hate is a testamony to their inadequacies.
I think people should realise that a particular "race" in general doesn't even really exist from an anthropological viewpoint. It is a social/political construct.
Certainly you have racial characteristics (some more noticeable than others), but they are so mixed in with other racial characteristics that it doesn't make sense to single out describing someon ...[text shortened]... ulture from a certain region these characteristics will dominate (or perceived to dominate).