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Originally Posted by Budder81  Of course it is learned behavoir, but isn't everything learned? I think racism is not hating someone just because, it's hating someone to protect your food/life/idea/etc. Raise some children on an island, arrange them apart (just like we were) and let them slowly find each other, you're telling me they wouldn't have violent clashes as adults? ALL CHILDREN play when young, elementary schools you'll see races mixed, middle school and high school not so much.
Doesn't it seem odd that we have to try REALLY hard not to be racist? I'm not racist and I don't hate certain races, but I do observe that WE ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. |
Yes, everything is learned, we have no genetic memory (sadly). What you are talking about is not racism. People are naturally wary of difference, but that does not mean they should respond to that difference by hanging it from a tree. It means we act cautiously until we can determine a threat, and that has nothing to do with race. If white guy A came upon white guy B's tribe and they have never met, they would be wary of him in the same way they would be if white guy A was black guy C. Racism is not what you are describing.
The only reason some people find it hard not to be a racist, is because society contains so much of it, you thus learn to make judgments based upon race. Societal flaws infect society.