Are you racist?

Balanadan

Go on, admit it, you're a little bit racist.

ianob7

No

B.A._Baracus

Here's the thing about racism i've noticed...

It tends to be all bollocks as a lot of people will be more racist to members of the same gender.
Give you an example... Middle age Johnny who hates black people and going as far to use the N word on a regular basis wouldn't have an issue shagging a hot, young black woman with a great tight little ass on her.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Only against traveller's, if that even counts?

tomofson

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Only against traveller's, if that even counts?

Same.

jcorr

This is a racist thread.

IrishHomer

Same here, travellers all the way

pleas advice

Everyones a little bit racist

OP. how come there's no option for those who believe themselves not to be racist at all. You're excluding a rather large amount of boards posters.

and I'd be with the others about Travellers.

Kevin Finnerty

I've ran a lot of races in my life, but I've never done a three legged one.

Atoms for Peace

More of a xenophobe myself.

mickuhaha

Bias is caused by the barrier of decreased knowledge and awareness of the deeper depths of that difference. What we do not know we are unable to understand. What we do not understand we subconscious fear whether we are aware of it or not. This subconscious fear will manifest into different emotions, reactions, and treatment of others. Copy and pasted for all . Turns out we all hate diversity as individuals but turns out to be better for problem solving in groups. Maybe?

Foweva Awone

Is it considered socially acceptable to be "racist against travellers" now, or am I missing some sort of joke?

I'm not some sort of social justice warrior, and I'm definitely not a fan of positive discrimination, and I do get that some travellers are absolute cnuts. But I have quite a lot of friends from the travelling community, and they're all very different, very NORMAL people like you and me, each with their own unique set of strengths and weaknesses and challenges.

One thing they do have in common is that it really hurts them to be lumped in with some negative traveller stereotype. The travellers I know are all quite proud to be from the travelling community, they are proud of their culture and history, but are hurt when people assume the antisocial behaviors of a subset of their community apply to them and their families. Many travellers I know actually have very firm and strict positive moral and ethical values.

Foweva Awone

Foweva Awone wrote: »

Is it considered socially acceptable to be "racist against travellers" now, or am I missing some sort of joke?

There's enough Traveller threads already on boards.

But many of us would discriminate against Travellers based on our own personal experiences with them. That's a degree of racism, and in this world of Black/White absolutes, then we would indeed be considered racist.

umop episdn

I hate everyone equally, so black, white, traveller, Eskimo...hate the whole fckin lot of ye

OldMrBrennan83

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Achasanai

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Here's the thing about racism i've noticed...

It tends to be all bollocks as a lot of people will be more racist to members of the same gender.
Give you an example... Middle age Johnny who hates black people and going as far to use the N word on a regular basis wouldn't have an issue shagging a hot, young black woman with a great tight little ass on her.

How is that bollocks? Do you think that because Johnny finds attractive black people attractive then he isn't racist?

Timberrrrrrrr

Patww79 wrote: »

Just against travellers and the British.

Neither of which are a race so you're not racist your just a bigot.

OldMrBrennan83

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corner of hells

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Neither of which are a race so you're not racist your just a bigot.

Thread is kinda over , very few if any , will admit to being racist if travellers can't be included or maybe Orangemen too .

OldMrBrennan83

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MadDog76

I think it's natural to form an opinion (either positive or negative) of a "group" (race, nationality ect.) of people based on your own personal experiences of dealing with those people.

If you interact with 10 people from Cork and 7/8/9 of them were as nice as pie then you're naturally going to form the opinion that people from Cork are lovely.

If you interact with 10 people from Angola and 7/8/9 of them are as#holes then those experiences are going to shape your opinion of people from Angola.

Insert whatever (black people, travellers, Muslims, cyclists, disabled people, Nordies, Atheists etc) and the same holds true.

dodderangler

I'm not a racist. I just hate everyone. I don't care if you just landed here. I hate everyone.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

dodderangler wrote: »

I'm not a racist. I just hate everyone. I don't care if you just landed here. I hate everyone.

That's still racist - against the human race.

shakeitoff

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Here's the thing about racism i've noticed...

It tends to be all bollocks as a lot of people will be more racist to members of the same gender.
Give you an example... Middle age Johnny who hates black people and going as far to use the N word on a regular basis wouldn't have an issue shagging a hot, young black woman with a great tight little ass on her.

Strong understanding of racism.

hatrickpatrick

I'm not racist, but I sympathise with nativism and find it moronic that it is now being regarded as in any way synonymous with racism.

jaxxx

I'm a misanthropist so if you're human I hate you, regardless of what you look like or where you're from.

batgoat

That's an incredibly disturbing viewpoint. What other groups do you wish to mass sterilize? Are you aware of the groups that have attempted such ends? Sort of hope you're trolling with such a view.

DecTipp

Ive got a coloured tv at home, so i dont think im a racist

Pa ElGrande

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RovF1zsDoeM

Tin Foil Hat

DecTipp wrote: »

Ive got a coloured tv at home, so i dont think im a racist

You're supposed to say "tv of colour" now. Otherwise you're definitely a racist.

Mozis

Being an eastern European immigrant here I have to say most of the hate I received here is from either older people or morons who I would rather not talk to even if I was Irish myself. The worst experience being coming in to class one day on a PLC course this 40 year old mature student is just putting on the foreigner song in which the whole class joined in to sing. I wasn't really bothered but this Brazilian girl who was very shy and quiet seemed to be. But yeah everyone is at least a bit racist even if I don't notice it I follow some steriotipes that are a lot of times not true.

My sisters husband is a Muslim and I was kind of terrified at first but besides him being religious (him trying to convince me that his religion is right and me trying to convince him that all religion is bull****) he just seems like a normal dude once I got to know him. My dad who grew up under communist russia is still quite racist toward him tho. I know right people who are being hated upon are racist themselves. What a mess of a world we live in...

Beanntraigheach

Boston Marathon
Tour de France
The Grand National
Monaco Grand Prix

I detest all races! :mad:

Beanntraigheach

DecTipp wrote: »

Ive got a coloured tv at home, so i dont think im a racist

jacksie66

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Atoms for Peace

The British are the lowest form of pond scum in the entire universe; the English, Welsh and Scots are a great bunch of lads though.

Hilly Bill

I'm not racist but...

batgoat

batgoat wrote: »

That's an incredibly disturbing viewpoint. What other groups do you wish to mass sterilize? Are you aware of the groups that have attempted such ends? Sort of hope you're trolling with such a view.

There's a pattern across this thread and indeed the whole forum: Travellers are the only group that it's acceptable to verbally express hatred for. Replace Traveller with "Black" or "Jew" and acceptability levels plummet. It's that old imperialist and subsequently fascist policy of "Dehumanise them first, and then you can justify anything against them."

umop episdn

[Deleted User] wrote: »

There's a pattern across this thread and indeed the whole forum: Travellers are the only group that it's acceptable to verbally express hatred for. Replace Traveller with "Black" or "Jew" and acceptability levels plummet. It's that old imperialist and subsequently fascist policy of "Dehumanise them first, and then you can justify anything against them."

What about Orangemen?

TheValeyard

umop episdn wrote: »

What about Orangemen?

Cnuts

Yer Da sells Avon

umop episdn wrote: »

What about Orangemen?

It's their KKKulture.

suicide_circus

if the vast majority of interactions I have with a certain group (nationality, race, religion etc) are bad then I am unavoidably going to have negative associations with others from the same group. it's just good sense. but intellectually I understand that this righteous prejudice presents problems of it's own.

Rubberchikken

If by racist you mean disliking yobs, assh*les, arrogant pric*s, jerks, Whatevers, then yes im guilty.
But if youre black brown yellow traveller whatever and decent then, no.

Timberrrrrrrr

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

The British are the lowest form of pond scum in the entire universe; the English, Welsh and Scots are a great bunch of lads though.

NEWSFLASH: You're not a racist you're just a petty bigot!

Sorry to burst your bubble kiddo, maybe try harder next time

OldMrBrennan83

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Hector Bellend

Is hating Junkies considered racist?

OldMrBrennan83

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StereoSound

Im not racist generally, I love different cultures and have many friends who are not natives but there is one group I am wary of. Since they first came here in the early 2000's they haven't gotten out of the habbit of sitting by parking ticket machines with hand written signs looking for money.

I also feel uncomfortable around travelers.

biko

Taytoland

Most of the world is racist.

Star Bingo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI2QhAcsyJQ