Zak wrote...
...OR their nationality or what you think it might be... That is if you think they look Spanish they're automatically from Mexico so they're Mexicans and you don't like Mexicans... Or if they're Asian you suddenly think Chinese, or Japanese and, for some reason you don't like them...
And I don't mean like thinking "OMG NIGGER GONNA ROB ME" Or "Dirty Spic Takin' all our jobs" kind of thought, I mean like you might have a legitimate reason for disliking someone of a certain race...
Like say for example the "Nature Factor" most if not all encounters you've had with someone of a certain race are bad ones, or like in the case of a close friend of mine, his brother was killed by a black guy, and so now he hates all African Americans...
Then there's the "Nurture Factor" when you grew up with everyone around you acting as if a certain race is inferior for any odd reason... Of course this COULD be considered a legitimate reason for disliking someone after all they grew up with that train of thought...
But leaving all that aside do YOU think its OK to dislike everyone of a certain race when you have a legitimate reason...? And yes I know this is a very vague question...
Also I have no problems with anyone of any race, Ive been around and I know for a fact everyone of every race can be equally as asshole-ish and equally as nice...
I'm just trying to get someone else's point of view on this...
I do not thin racism is cool. However I will say that yes, disliking someone because of skin color is OKAY IF you have a reason besides just them being of that color. Like if you lived with a family that hated African Americans and that rubbed off on you, you can change. I really can't think of another reason right now though.