Is Racism alive and well? - TBD2024-03-28T23:55:21Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/is-racism-alive-and-well?commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1390762&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWelcome back Goldi. I hope a…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-10-03:1991841:Comment:13918522012-10-03T14:32:33.360ZEddieDingohttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/EddieDingo
<p>Welcome back Goldi. I hope all is well with you and George.</p>
<p>Welcome back Goldi. I hope all is well with you and George.</p> I can't count the number of t…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-10-03:1991841:Comment:13922272012-10-03T10:54:19.710ZDannyOhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/DannyO
<p>I can't count the number of times that I've heard someone say something like "people aren't innately racist -- children are taught to be racist by their parents, schools, society, etc".</p>
<p>Well, I'm here from the library to tell you that actually isn't the case. People are innately racist. There have been repeated studies showing that there are strong cognitive mechanisms deeply wired into the human brain that are triggered by people who look "different" (where "different" doesn't…</p>
<p>I can't count the number of times that I've heard someone say something like "people aren't innately racist -- children are taught to be racist by their parents, schools, society, etc".</p>
<p>Well, I'm here from the library to tell you that actually isn't the case. People are innately racist. There have been repeated studies showing that there are strong cognitive mechanisms deeply wired into the human brain that are triggered by people who look "different" (where "different" doesn't necessarily mean "different from me", but usually means "different from the people I usually see"). Perhaps at some point in the history of our species, being able to tell a member of one tribe from another was really, really important to survival.</p>
<p>The first step to overcoming this innate racism is accepting that it's always going to be there.</p>
<p></p> :-Dtag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-10-02:1991841:Comment:13920942012-10-02T22:12:00.785ZGoldilocks46http://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Goldilocks46
<p>:-D</p>
<p>:-D</p> You should be able to pick th…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-20:1991841:Comment:13907072012-09-20T18:10:54.486Zdarrollhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/darroll
<p>You should be able to pick the people that you like.</p>
<p>Being forced to like someone just lasts until the impetus is gone.</p>
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<p>You should be able to pick the people that you like.</p>
<p>Being forced to like someone just lasts until the impetus is gone.</p>
<p> </p> I remember when we used to be…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-20:1991841:Comment:13910082012-09-20T04:22:37.553ZSlimhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Slim976
<p>I remember when we used to be racist against blacks. Now we've become biased against all kinds of people.</p>
<p>I remember when we used to be racist against blacks. Now we've become biased against all kinds of people.</p> Right you are.tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-19:1991841:Comment:13909902012-09-19T17:59:52.404ZBob Stepphttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/BobStepp
<p>Right you are.</p>
<p>Right you are.</p> It seems to be alive and well…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-19:1991841:Comment:13908732012-09-19T03:24:52.618ZSlimhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Slim976
<p>It seems to be alive and well in a lot of places, not just Washington.</p>
<p>It seems to be alive and well in a lot of places, not just Washington.</p> yestag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-18:1991841:Comment:13907622012-09-18T23:08:35.075ZAggiehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Aggie
<p>yes</p>
<p>yes</p> Yes....it's still alive espec…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-18:1991841:Comment:13909602012-09-18T21:39:08.673ZBob Stepphttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/BobStepp
<p>Yes....it's still alive especially the deep South. And yes there are more racists in the republican party than the Democratic party......my opinion.</p>
<p>Yes....it's still alive especially the deep South. And yes there are more racists in the republican party than the Democratic party......my opinion.</p> You tell an Aggie to get a ha…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2012-09-18:1991841:Comment:13907552012-09-18T20:08:27.575ZEddieDingohttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/EddieDingo
<p>You tell an Aggie to get a haircut and he says, "Which one?"</p>
<p>You tell an Aggie to get a haircut and he says, "Which one?"</p>