Anti Racism Vs Reverse Racism

Mon Sep 1, 2008, 9:30am

Last Edited Mon Nov 3, 2008, 9:34am

Okay, I'm sure this topic will offend lot's of people as it seems that everyone has a view/opinion when it comes to racsim.

First here's what I believe:

There is no such thing, there is no Black race, no Whi te race, no Yellow race. Neither is there an English Race, an Asian Race or a Nigerian Race.

We are the HUMAN RACE. If we are cut, we bleed the same. 

I think Ethnicism would be a better word for what we call Racism.

Note: I see myself as neither Racist nor Ethnicist - we are all Human!!

As far as I can see it calling someone Nigger just shows your own ignorance as it's a mispronunciation of the word Niger, which is used to describe someone who come's from Nigeria (I think it's actually from a specific part of Nigeria but my Geography is terrible) - just like the word Nigerian. 

Paki is a shortening of the word Pakistani, and Ginger (Ginga) just points to celtic descent as that's where ginger hair stems from (It's still Ethnicism).

 - Although I dread the day us celts start walking around going "Whats up my Ginga".

Reverse Racism (Reverse Ethnicism) is becoming more common, where such a big thing is being made about it that we are taking measures too far.

I found out that you can't call a "black board" a "black board" anymore, it's a "chalk board", but a "white board" is still a "white board".

What makes the word "black" more 'racist' than the word "white"? Aren't both words just colours? (Okay, non-colours)

When you are trying to describe someone, what's the difference between being descriptive and racist?

Will I now have to describe my mates clothing instead of just saying "The black guy at the bar" when someone asks me who my mate Luken is? Just to avoid offending somebody?

Note: He describes me as white to his mates. I don't take offence.

 

Edit #1:

Okay, I go to a physical fitness club every month, where we do a good two hour session. It's pretty relaxed and one of the guys there started talking about Martial artists and how they train their muscles. Obviously Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme came up along with several others. 

Then someone mentioned Jackie Chan, to which everyone started quoting from Rush Hour. My quote was "Whas up my nigga" and the "It's bad for you" he makes in the bar. Everyone laughed at remembering the bar fight seen - yes, even the black guy beside me!

Anyway, after the session I'm approached by everyone EXCEPT the black guy, who starts saying they can't believe I said that quote infromt of him. My reply was that the word wasn't aimed at him it was a quote from a film, and he didn't take offense. Still they had a pop at me for doing it.

Now for the fun part, I decided to try a social experiment: At two different times during the next session the chat led to films and then tv, both times I used a quote that could be taken wrongly - once against women, and once against asians. We have one woman in our fitness session (who didn't take offense), and no asians in our session. 

The important thing is I didn't get spoken to about either of these quotes.

 

Edit #2:

I know I'm reviving a dead rant but I just had to put this on here.

I was watching some program called "Charm School", I wasn't really listening but one of the black girls on it called another contestant a "White Bit*h". The head mistress pulled her aside and told her off for being racist and the girl couldn't accept that "White" was racist.

Just as I said in my rant above What makes the word "black" more 'racist' than the word "white"? Aren't both words just colours? (Okay, non-colours)