Is it normal that everyone assumes i'm racist?

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I'm white (caucasian). I support people calling other people out on being racists/sexist, because some people really go too far. But I find that anytime I mention anything pertaining to a person's race, I get called racist. I don't repeat, or even believe, racial stereotypes. For example, a girl in my math class did exceptionally well on her test and the teacher congratulated her on it, but some boy was quick to shout out "She's only good at math because she's asian!". That's just stupid. She's good, because she practices.
Some guy was eating a lunch with rice and chicken at the table I was sitting at, and another guy looked over and said "Of course! Because black people like chicken." Also stupid. Why? Because EVERYONE likes chicken. (Except for vegetarians, and that one person on earth who doesn't like chicken.)
I cringe when someone asks me to describe another person to them, because most often the conversation goes something like:
"Which Michelle are you talking about?"
"Michelle H."
"Hmm. What does she look like?"
"*cringe* Tall... straight, brown hair... in my biology class."
"Hmmm... I'm still not sure if I know her..."
"...she's asian."
"Wow. That was really racist of you."
I'm starting to think people assume I'm racist because I'm white. Is this sort of response normal to simply stating someones race? Does this happen to everyone else? Is this normal?

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  • Shrunk
    10 years ago

    That is the stereotype of white people... like you said people think- all asians are smart. all blacks like chicken. all white people are racist. it might sound bad but i think the white race can handle it...

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  • anti-hero
    10 years ago

    I don't like chicken.

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    • dirtybirdy
      10 years ago

      Oh i see how it is.

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      • anti-hero
        10 years ago

        We all know you are a hummingbird. *hhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmm*

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  • lufa
    10 years ago

    Now to my white brother from another mother (the OP), just relax man, if you know you're not racist don't walk on eggshells around people, because they know you're not racist too.

    I'm a light-skinned East Indian guy, but pretty white-washed since I've lived in Canada nearly my whole life. Real racists exist but they're pretty rare. They're awful people and fortunately I had very little interaction with them.

    In fact I had experienced far more racism and bigotry from black people, but that's an aside. And perhaps not so much as racism but thuggery and bullying.

    Most of my friends (and girlfriends) were white, primarily based on the schools I went to. I went on trips and got to know Canadians from every province and found them to be amazing, wonderful people.

    I think it's the liberal media that keeps pushing the boogie-man image of white racists hiding in every corner. Really if that was the case, non-whites wouldn't have a chance here-some places in Russia and Australia are like that.

    Not to pick on the blacks for no reason, but the fact is that black on white crime is 7 times higher than the other way around, yet liberals never talk about it, because they don't want to be seen as racist. They'd rather let black thugs rape, rob and kill whites, than to expose this evil and try to fix it. Now that's real racism, not just by the thugs, but the white liberal back-stabbers.

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  • braintrip
    10 years ago

    yeah, people in my school fucking flip if you call them black, like..
    friend: "hey you know bob?"
    me: "which one?"
    friend: "oh the black one"
    -black person hears her-
    black guy: "you fucking racist"

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  • SuperBenzid
    10 years ago

    There is a stereotype that all white people are racist but it gets ignored a lot because their is also a racist idea that only white people can be racist.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Yeah that's true. There are so many cases when you describe someone based on their physical traits such as being fat or skinny or even disabled, and people have no problem with it, but god forbid you describe them based on their race. People nowadays take politically correctness waaaaay too serious and pushing it too far, just to fit into the modern acceptance/equality hypocritical attitude trend.

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    • robbieforgotpw
      10 years ago

      Isn't describing someone by their race helpful? Just like OPs example?
      Race baiters are making a living from this hyper PC stuff.

      power manures

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    "caucasian" I never got what this made up word means.

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    • disthing
      10 years ago

      All words are made up.

      Caucasian (Caucasoid), Mongoloid and Negroid are 3 distinct categories used to differentiate humans by some anthropologists. They're very broad (and contentious) categories and as such aren't usually specific enough to be useful. The differentiation is based upon general physical characteristics - bone structure, hair, skin etc. These differences are a consequence of humans dispersing across the Earth and adapting through successive generations in distinct ways.

      In terms of casual use, caucasian is often used to refer to people with white European appearance.

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      • Terence_the_viking
        10 years ago

        Thanks you're response was helpful. :)

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        • disthing
          10 years ago

          You're welcome :)

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    • SuperBenzid
      10 years ago

      There was an idea in the past that white skinned people originated in the Caucasus region.

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  • 53739
    8 years ago

    I think lotsa people are racist they just don't wanna admit it

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  • Riddler
    10 years ago

    I know I hate this type of stuff too. If someone committed a crime they ask what gender and race they are. Do you know why? because if they are looking for a black dude and have a white man in custody they will know to let the white guy go. That is called reverse racism. Some people just enjoy picking on others. These type of people are bullies.

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  • Elyod88
    10 years ago

    Try pointing out a trait of the person that isn't an aesthetic one... like the way they laugh for example.

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    10 years ago

    Maybe it's because you cringe and hesitate when referring to race. Your body language shows your discomfort and people are either picking on you or you look like you are disgusted by Asians.

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  • squeallikeasacofpigs
    10 years ago

    This is just High School kids being morons, the real world is not like this. It's OK to describe someone according to their racial background.

    Also, it's not racist to say someone is smart because they're Asian or that they like chicken because they're black. It's a joke and if anything just stereotypical. Racist is saying something like, I hate Michelle H. because she's Asian. People use the world racist way too much these days.

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    • Pwnfacertwn
      10 years ago

      Correct about stereotypes, but technically those "racist" scenarios are actually racial bigotry. Racism is institutional racial discrimination like segregation in the Jim Crow era, Bob Jones University disallowing interracial dating, etc.

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    I believe what you are dealing with is a stereotype for Caucasians. You can't fight ignorance with more ignorance. Why can't people realise this? We humans are considered to be "advanced" yet, when it comes to something like this it becomes quite clear that we still have a long way to go.

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  • Justsomejerk
    10 years ago

    The girl in your math ass studies hard because she is asian.

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    • disthing
      10 years ago

      Math Ass.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    It's perfectly fine to be racist, I mean what is anyone going to do about it? Nothing, nothing at all.

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  • Nephew7
    10 years ago

    Not racist whites are just better people lmfao jk

    If you know you're right then back your shit up and make them stfu

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    • Mr.Hate
      10 years ago

      You suck some serious ass.

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  • suckonthis9
    10 years ago

    You ARE NOT either 'white', nor are you 'Caucasian', nor is any person 'Asian'. None of these terms aptly describe ANY person.

    What you ARE, is a politician.

    Please do not use -ists or -isms.

    Thank you.

    There is also not such thing as a 'race', among extant humans (Homo sapiens sapiens).
    The only race that you are in, is a race to spread your ignorance around the world.

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    • lufa
      10 years ago

      jiiiiihhhhaaaaaaaddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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