Is it normal to think racists are smart

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I'm using the term "racist" as loosely as most people seem to these days. Basically, if you make an observation that is predominantly associated with a certain race, and that would portray them unfavorably, you are racist. There are a lot of scientifically proven facts that show RACES/ETHNICITIES EXIST (duh, but some people honestly choose not to believe that), AND ARE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. I'm not saying that anyone should be treated differently, in fact I believe all living things with feelings should be treated with respect. but I am often called a racist just for pointing out my own observations and personal experiences based on race.

I have a comparison to make here. Many people hate cats, and that's totally okay isn't it? but why is it okay to hate all cats, just because all the ones you've met may have been aloof, vicious, annoying, etc.?
another comparison I can make, is that I notice a lot of (IGNORANT) people hate/fear all black and yellow buzzing insects, because yellow jackets, hornets, wasps, or whatever else, can sting you without any apparent reason. When they see a normal (honey/bumble)bee, they are afraid of that too, just because it is black and yellow and buzzes, even though it doesn't sting (except for good reason- ie. sensing a threat to its hive). Better safe than sorry though, right? So why is it wrong to think the same way about for example, black(american)s, because many of the ones you've come in contact with have hurt you?

People seem to think that this racism comes from stupidity or ignorance of other cultures, and that your typical racist is some backwoods southern-american redneck who learned from propaganda or ages old stereotypes passed on through generations of their slave-owner descendants. My ancestors were not slave owners by the way, just because I'm a white american, nor did they kill any natives, as these "anti-racists" all think. Not every "white american" has been here since 1492 or 1776 or whatever. I learned the differences between races and ethnicities by my own observations. I think "racists" are actually smarter, because they pick up on those things and can accept the truth without fear of it being offensive.

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  • SkullsNBones
    10 years ago

    You make an interesting point, but you fail to recognise the differences between humans and animals. All wasps, for instance, will have been born in a very similar environment, ie in a nest, and live very similar lives pollenating flowers (unless they are the queen). As well as all being nurtured in the same way they do not have different personalities from each other, essentially one wasp is the same as all the other wasps.
    Humans on the other hand are all raised in different homes by different people and deal with different life events. We all have different personalities, morals and values, so one human is not like all other humans.
    Therefore, in the way it is logical to fear all wasps because you have had bad experiences with a few of them, it is not logical to fear an entire race of people because of a few negative experiences, it is ignorance.
    The same goes for attributing characteristics, to say all wasps get angry when you swipe them is sensible, to say all (let's say) white people get angry when swear at them is not.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    No doubt funded by hardcore egalitarians with a vested interest in seeing the White race further pushed to extinction. In other words, propaganda. Nice try, though.

    Until just a few decades ago, "racists" were the norm. Think about that for a moment.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    10 years ago

    There's also been a study that proves black people are less intelligent, look it up.

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    • RomeoDeMontague
      10 years ago

      Simply knowing a race has certien problems is not what most people are annoyed with. Its more saying every single person of that race has something when its never really 100 percent true. People from japan are often very short however every so often they will have a very tall japeniese man.

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    • Ghostclaws
      10 years ago

      Actually, I have observed less intelligent people of many races. No matter where you look, no matter which country you go to, no matter what people you see, there will ALWAYS be less intelligent people. They don't just come from one race or group of people.

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      • BLAh81
        10 years ago

        There are indeed intelligent and unintelligent people of ALL races, yes. However, certain races may be more or less intelligent ON AVERAGE.

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        • Ghostclaws
          10 years ago

          True, but only caused by the way these people grow up.

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          • BLAh81
            10 years ago

            Are you sure that's actually true, or if it's merely what you'd LIKE to be the case?

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            • Ghostclaws
              10 years ago

              Truth because some people actually do grow up believing that being smart, is dumb or at least "not cool". How do I know this? Well, I grew up around people this way. People who, because off peer pressure, purposely try not to learn. I asked them why and the answer was "its not cool". So its not because I dont want to believe certain people are dumb. Im saying they are dumb because of their stupid mistake not genetics. And im sorry to say but your reasoning is quite biased.

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  • thegypsysailor
    10 years ago

    Prejudice is a factor of ignorance, not intelligence.
    Disliking someone you don't know is just plain stupid.
    And it's not a particularly American thing, either; Muslims not only hate non-muslims, they hate other Muslim sects and are killing each other by the hundreds every day! Serbs and Croats have been killing each other for centuries. There are so many other examples of racist stupidity, world wide; do some reading.
    As for the US bullshit; No one alive today owned slaves or killed an Indian, so all that "you owe us" crap is just that, crap.
    With the mortality rate in Africa, it's more than likely that not one "African American" alive today would have been born, had their ancestors not been taken out of Africa. A really insensitive, but true statement, I think.

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  • HexNectar
    10 years ago

    You should go to jail. Better safe than sorry, right?

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    There needs to be a study of those that conduct these studies.

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  • PureLikeSnow
    10 years ago

    Ignorance =/= Intelligence

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