It isnt an underlying issue that prevents white people from access to necessities like education, jobs, housing, etc.
The only thing that actually affects white people is that they either turn up the white guilt and overcompensate or they vehemently deny it when they're called racist.
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That's a lie. Matter of fact I'll play along, what dictionary is it and what year was it issued? I'll look it up myself because that was the most made up definition I've ever read ever
Hey, I just asked my dictionary what it thinks about what you just said. It doesn't like you and says you're not a good kisser and smell like pubes.
It also defined racism as:
2. The belief that one race is superior to all others.
3. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race.
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Racism in the words of oxford dictionary - prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
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discrimination is discrimination, prejudice is prejudice racism is racism
you can discriminate people without being racist you can be prejudice against people without being racist you cannot be racist without discriminating & being prejudice.
You're wrong I'm right
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Oh my god, do you seriously believe that.
"only whites in north america and Europe can be racist lol"
Racism is any discrimination in any form against any race by any other race. If a black guy hates all whites and says that all the time, guess what that makes him?
I'm not going to tell you. I'm sure you can figure it out!
Come on, kiddies, what's the answer?
I was just joking about that second to last part, by the way. Y'all are hopeless. RIP Common sense.
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south africa
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Racism in north america is a white issue actually since in retrospect only whites in north america and Europe can be racist lol
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Iceaac, I rephrased it as 'why should I' since this thread heavily implies that whites SHOULD apologize. For something that they have had no hand in doing.
Here's my response to your 3 points.
1. Where have I said this? I'm saying it's stupid to say you have to apologize, ie TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for something entirely unrelated to you. I'm sorry THAT it happened, and it's a stain on humanity. But am I sorry FOR slavery? Do I take personal responsibility? No. 2. Racism exists. Where have I said it hasn't? There are still whites who hate black people and black people who hate white people. 3. I don't ignore it. But racism is not, won't be, and has never been a white issue. It's a human issue, a personal issue, and a cultural issue. But not a race issue, as this thread implies.
Again, this largely ignores my question. "Are we guilty for things which not only did we have no hand in doing, but which occurred decades before any of us were born?"
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Update : Dane cook became unbearably unfunny after 10 mins. Had to switch to a Katt Williams stand up
No one is asking you to apologise. Your initial post implies
1. Human beings are not allowed to be empathetic with other human beings 2. Racism does not exist because you do not experience it 3. You discount the 500+ years of discrimination that HAS HAPPENED. It doesnt matter if you say any other race could have oppressed others, fact is it has occured
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Then again Dane Cook is an awful comedian so anything is funnier than him
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I'm watching a Dane Cook comedy on netflix but this is a lot better hahahaha
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This is funny guys keep it going lol
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Dude. Every single premise in your argument contains a fallacy. You cannot, via the rules of logic, arrive at a true conclusion based on entirely false premises. In case you don't understand what this means, you yourself have rendered your entire argument false before anyone has to take the time to provide another logical statement to the contrary.
Hope this helps, kid.
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The problem with SJ types is at best they call you uneducated and at worst an ignorant a-hole.
Why am I supposed to apologize for something which not only happened long before I was born, and which I -obviously- had no part in?
apologise for slavery thread
