Are you racist?

scaeagles · 02-16-2006, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

(also, if you read the sentence before the one you quoted, I also referred to requiring time and energy to help improve those school districts.)

Understood, and I wasn't meaning to take you out of context.

Gemini Cricket · 02-16-2006, 07:53 AM

So...

French people stink.
Southern Americans are uneducated.
Black people are violent.
White people are out of touch.
Mexican people steal.
Germans are Nazis.
Americans are oppressive.
Polish people are stupid.
Italians are mafia members.
Scottish people are tight with money.
Chinese people are cheap.
Japanese people are electronics wizards.
Koreans are the stepchildren of Asia.
Native Americans are alcoholics.
Hawaiians are lazy.
Portuguese people are dumb.
Samoans are thugs.
The British are superior to everyone else.
Finnish people live in their saunas.
Russians are Communists.
Anyone from the Middle East is a terrorist.

Did I miss any?

Edited to add: I'm several of the above.

SzczerbiakManiac · 02-16-2006, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Chinese people are cheap.

Did I miss any?

Chinese are cheap? I thought it was those dirty Jews*...?
You also forgot that all gay men have the AIDS.
All gay people are trying to convert/recruit the Breeders into the Homasexshul Lifestyle©

*Chill people—it's a joke!

Gemini Cricket · 02-16-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

You also forgot that all gay men have the AIDS...

I was going for race issues. But I do get your meaning, Girlfriend.

Alex · 02-16-2006, 10:37 AM

Except you hardly mentioned any racial stereotypes but rather nationalist stereotypes. Which points out another issue with racism, our tendency to equate culture with race in a causal relationship where there is none.

Gemini Cricket · 02-16-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Except you hardly mentioned any racial stereotypes but rather nationalist stereotypes. Which points out another issue with racism, our tendency to equate culture with race in a causal relationship where there is none.

You lost me on that one...

Ghoulish Delight · 02-16-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

You lost me on that one...

"Polish" is not a race, it's a nationality.

02-16-2006, 07:53 AM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	So... French people stink. Southern Americans are uneducated. Black people are violent. White people are out of touch. Mexican people steal. Germans are Nazis. Americans are oppressive. Polish people are stupid. Italians are mafia members. Scottish people are tight with money. Chinese people are cheap. Japanese people are electronics wizards. Koreans are the stepchildren of Asia. Native Americans are alcoholics. Hawaiians are lazy. Portuguese people are dumb. Samoans are thugs. The British are superior to everyone else. Finnish people live in their saunas. Russians are Communists. Anyone from the Middle East is a terrorist. Did I miss any? Edited to add: I'm several of the above. Last edited by Gemini Cricket : 02-16-2006 at 07:59 AM.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Except you hardly mentioned any racial stereotypes but rather nationalist stereotypes. Which points out another issue with racism, our tendency to equate culture with race in a causal relationship where there is none.
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