10-02-2007, 12:18 AM
This whole racism thing is a big problem, not just in Big Brother but in society in general.
Racism is terrible, it really is. People should just accept that every person is as valid as every other person. Unfortunately, some people are truly racist. Some people harbour true but irrational hatred for ethnic minorities. This is real racism.
However, sometimes the line between bullying and racism is unclear. The society we live in emphasises racism so much that some things that are just statements, like "he is black" would be considered by some people as racism, when quite clearly it's just a description like "she has brown hair".
That's a bit pathetic.
Racism, by its very nature, needs to involve hatred. Without that, it's not really racism. Sure it might cause offence, but it's not really racism.
But then, even if you say it in a jokey way, it's still not very nice. Same as calling someone fat all the time or whatever. BUT then it's in the realms of bullying, not racism. I think anyway.
All in all, I think that sometimes all this political correctness gets in the way of logic. I'm sure a lot of stuff genuinely wouldn't cause offense, but is exaggerated so badly.
And about the racial assault thing, surely it would need to be proven that the assault was based on race, and not just a random attack?
Racism is terrible, it really is. People should just accept that every person is as valid as every other person. Unfortunately, some people are truly racist. Some people harbour true but irrational hatred for ethnic minorities. This is real racism.
However, sometimes the line between bullying and racism is unclear. The society we live in emphasises racism so much that some things that are just statements, like "he is black" would be considered by some people as racism, when quite clearly it's just a description like "she has brown hair".
That's a bit pathetic.
Racism, by its very nature, needs to involve hatred. Without that, it's not really racism. Sure it might cause offence, but it's not really racism.
But then, even if you say it in a jokey way, it's still not very nice. Same as calling someone fat all the time or whatever. BUT then it's in the realms of bullying, not racism. I think anyway.
All in all, I think that sometimes all this political correctness gets in the way of logic. I'm sure a lot of stuff genuinely wouldn't cause offense, but is exaggerated so badly.
And about the racial assault thing, surely it would need to be proven that the assault was based on race, and not just a random attack?
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