robbie7730 wrote: » They are not refusing to admit it by keeping it quiet, only if they deny it if they happen to be asked.
digme wrote: » If i post science, i will be banned.
digme wrote: » should you lie if asked?
BickNarry wrote: » If you post bull**** based on an agenda that manipulates scientific evidence then you will. If you post credible, peer reviewed research that has some weight among the scientific community, there will be no problem.
robbie7730 wrote: » Well again its a matter of choice. If you happen to dislike a certain group, but your not in any way active about it, why bother broadcasting it.
digme wrote: » I agree with you to a certain extent,but what if there are going to be consequences for not speaking your mind?
robbie7730 wrote: » Are we still talking about speaking your mind if its being a racist, or in general?
digme wrote: » She was speaking about favouritism,which as the media would have you beleive is racism nowadays.
digme wrote: » What do you mean we don't think?Are you referring to your schooling perhaps?
digme wrote: » Peer reviewed journals are politically correct.Would you agree?
BickNarry wrote: » No, I meant we don't think any way i.e. have an agenda. You said it's built into us at birth and we all think that we. Nothing is built into us at birth,
robbie7730 wrote: » How do you know? There is possibly an instinct there to see someone thats obviously different from a very early age.
BickNarry wrote: » Bigler looks at where racist attitudes come from in kids. And yes, the media frames issues. But I think you're over estimating the influence of the media on attitudes. You seem like a lovely chap. No, I meant we don't think any way i.e. have an agenda. You said it's built into us at birth and we all think that way. Nothing is built into us at birth, it's developmentary process that has a lot to do with evolution. We haven't even developed a theory of mind until about age 3, let alone racist behaviour. No,they're scientifically correct.
digme wrote: » As for the media,they have full control over most peoples minds,they tell them what is important,what to think,what habits to form,what reality to live in.
LighterGuy wrote: » We are told to be respectful of a persons choice (religion, sexuality, race etc)
LighterGuy wrote: » For the record myself and my friend are not racist or prejudice in any kind. But this thread is born out of what was said today in a random conversation. you like every other nationality and race. So boards.ie would you respect that persons choice? or would you not? Yes I would respect a persons choice, I might not like it but it is there opinion.
LighterGuy wrote: » For the record myself and my friend are not racist or prejudice in any kind. But this thread is born out of what was said today in a random conversation.
So boards.ie would you respect that persons choice? or would you not?
grenache wrote: » It's totally unacceptable to not like a nationality because of the colour of their skin or how they dress. However, if a person has nothing but negative experiences with a particular ethnic group, then i believe it is wholey acceptable to not like that particular group. I believe it was Martin Luther King who said he wanted to see a day where his children were judged on the content of their character, and not on the colour of their skin. Well i've judged two groups in particular on the "content of their character" and found them not severely wanting in the morality stakes. In short, it's ok not to like a group of people, as long you don't actively discriminate against them and there is a genuine reason for disliking them.
Micky Dolenz wrote: » I know loads of ignorant people, I try not to hold it against them, much.
Freddie59 wrote: » Now don't take this personally: but what if other people think that you (or I) are ignorant? Just because you think you (or I) are right doesn't necessarily make it so. Just a thought.;)
grenache wrote: » It's totally unacceptable to not like a nationality because of the colour of their skin or how they dress. However, if a person has nothing but negative experiences with a particular ethnic group, then i believe it is wholey acceptable to not like that particular group. I believe it was Martin Luther King who said he wanted to see a day where his children were judged on the content of their character, and not on the colour of their skin. Well i've judged two groups in particular on the "content of their character" and found them not severely wanting in the morality stakes.
BickNarry wrote: » Arguments like this are truly harmful. They reinforce negative behaviour as if it's human nature. (People who make these claims usually don't actually know what human nature invloves.)
The King of Moo wrote: » Typical thing for a Dub to say... :rolleyes:
twinQuins wrote: » But you're not judging them on the content of their character; you've taken a few from the group and projected their failings onto the rest of the group. It's rather amusing to see you quote King, and claim you agree with him, when in fact you're actually doing what he was arguing against: you've effectively decided that everyone of a particular skin colour behaves the exact same as the ones you've met, ergo you're not judging them on the content of their character but applying a lazy generalisation.
digme wrote: » Kids as young as 6 months judge others based on skin colour It takes remarkably little for children to develop in-group preferences. Vittrup's mentor at the University of Texas, Rebecca Bigler, ran an experiment in three preschool classrooms, where 4- and 5-year-olds were lined up and given T shirts. Half the kids were randomly given blue T shirts, half red. The children wore the shirts for three weeks. During that time, the teachers never mentioned their colors and never grouped the kids by shirt color. The kids didn't segregate in their behavior. They played with each other freely at recess. But when asked which color team was better to belong to, or which team might win a race, they chose their own color. They believed they were smarter than the other color. "The Reds never showed hatred for Blues," Bigler observed. "It was more like, 'Blues are fine, but not as good as us.' " When Reds were asked how many Reds were nice, they'd answer, "All of us." Asked how many Blues were nice, they'd answer, "Some." Some of the Blues were mean, and some were dumb—but not the Reds. This is all built into us at birth and deep down we all think this way,your just too much of a pussy to say otherwise.
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