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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
To be honest, I have not chosen to follow what you have been saying because I don't get into that logic. However, I was very impressed with KSigRC last comment, which I positively commented on.
When you pronounced that you do not understand the difference and preciousjeni as well as others say, we are not discussing the same thing, the only method we can use to get you to think before you post is something called a "shock and awe" method. Saying something asinine and paradoxical that you HAVE to think to make sense of it. Sometimes is works, sometimes it does not.
Now for some background. DS found the news article from another situation and he posted it over here.
Here is the actual article in Science Magazine. I do not get access to the entire articles anymore, so all I can see are the abstracts. From what I read, they have a rubric as to establish was is a blatant racist act vs. what is not??? IDK? Such as 1:10 times, when someone reports a racist act is it one? IDK? Since I cannot see their results, I cannot discern how they did that or add any professional validity of their methods. Nonetheless it raises the question, what do you do when you see an overtly racist act in this day and age, besides report it?
Overt acts are raising nooses in areas around schools... Outright shooting a black victim while arresting him and he is not resisting... Outright Not selling property to those who can obviously afford it because of their outward appearance... When you are a manger/director/boss and you call any professionally degreed person of color an "affirmative action hire"... To me that is racism... |
I do think before I post. The reason I get irritable is that I do not react kindly to being treated like an idiot because I believe in treating people nicely. I believe when making a personal post it is helpful to actually read what has been written.
I stated that I DID understand the difference. I do. I DO NOT understand the blatant use of slurs (racial, religious, gender-related, etc.) to hurt someone. I understand why people do it. I do not understand the appeal. It's just as sick to do it to a white person as a black person as a hispanic person as an asian person...etc.
As to the second part of your post I am fortunately rarely in a situation where I experience or witness any truly nasty examples like those you listed. (I haven't in fact witnessed or experienced any of your particular examples, though I have seen things that I feel are blatantly racist). I, like most people, frequently hear slurs. Personally, I attempt to respond in a way that, at the least, prevents the person from doing it in front of me again, but hopefully at least makes them think before they do it at all. That's the best anyone can do. I do not say it to bolster my ego, but because it is an area that I feel strongly about. I believe everyone has some prejudice in some area. That's from personal experience, not statistics. But I believe it.