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Which One of These Statements is Racist?

Which One of These Statements is Racist?

  • I'm black, and I prefer black people

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'm white, and I prefer white people

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • I'm Hispanic, and I prefer Hispanic people

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'm Asian, and I prefer Asian people

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • All of the above

    Votes: 8 17.4%

  • None of the above

    Votes: 39 84.8%
  • Total voters
    46
  • Poll closed .
Voted , none of the above.

A person making a statement I am X and prefer X is just a personal opinion.
 
The Resister said:
I'm attracted to white women most of the time.
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I'm pretty sure most men do, of all races.

I grew up listening to country music, voting for Republicans, and eating a cuisine that is more culturally "white" than say Mexican food, soul food, Chinese food, etc. I still eat some of the other cuisines (especially if Taco Bell can be called Mexican food.)
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Taco Bell is Mexican if pepperoni Hot Pockets are Italian, lol. I hear ya though, I've eaten more Taco Bell than any other fast food I think.

No offense to others, it's just my preferences sometimes put me in the company of more whites than other races... If I were into 'rasslin, racing and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, I'd be a redneck. But I don't drink and I fall asleep while trying to watch racing.
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I'm pretty similar, even after PBR became popular with hipsters, I couldn't get in on that trend. Miller beats PBR all day everyday.
 
None of them are. None of them state that any race is actually superior or inferior, they only state preferences.
 
truthatallcost said:
Please explain your answers.
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All of them. To say you "prefer" people of a certain race is to say that one's race is correlated to certain values or personality traits, which is racist. Being black/white/etc. does not determine one's personality.
 
pinqy said:
I'm interpreting "I prefer" as "I feel more comfortable around." In that sense, then, those statements are slightly xenophobic at most. But racist? They don't advocate superiority, or disparate treatment, and so not racist.
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Unless the question is rephrased in manner similar to your version, I think the poll is to whacky to answer.
 
Cameron said:
All of them. To say you "prefer" people of a certain race is to say that one's race is correlated to certain values or personality traits, which is racist. Being black/white/etc. does not determine one's personality.
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When I was in school, every race associated with kids of different races, but they tended to form the strongest friendships with kids of their own race. I see nothing wrong in preferring people of your own race.
 
<alt>doxygen said:
Unless the question is rephrased in manner similar to your version, I think the poll is to whacky to answer.
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It only makes sense that you would prefer people who you're the most comfortable around. Really, just pick a choice and go with it. Trust your instinct.
 
truthatallcost said:
When I was in school, every race associated with kids of different races, but they tended to form the strongest friendships with kids off their own race. I see nothing wrong in preferring people of your own race.
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They probably identified with each other because of shared interests/backgrounds, which is understandable, not because they were of the same race. It's true that certain interests/backgrounds may be more common among people of a particular race, but it's not always the case.
 
All of the above AND none of the above.

Depends on context.

If you're saying it in an exclusionary context, i.e. "Screw <insert race/ethnicity here>!!! They're all <insert gripe here>!!!", that's racist.

If you're perusing an internet dating site, and are only open to people of your own race/ethnicity, that's not racist. People like what they like, or are just comfortable with others with like minds, and there's nothing wrong with that.
 
Cameron said:
They probably identified with each other because of shared interests/backgrounds, which is understandable, not because they were of the same race. It's true that certain interests/backgrounds may be more common among people of a particular race, but it's not always the case.
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Science has found that most people prefer the company of others who sound the most similar while speaking. It would only make sense that we also prefer people who look the most similar to us as well. It hasn't been studied as far as I know, probably due to the racial implications, but it would only stand to reason.
 
Cameron said:
All of them. To say you "prefer" people of a certain race is to say that one's race is correlated to certain values or personality traits, which is racist. Being black/white/etc. does not determine one's personality.
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I disagree.

Dolly Parton wrote and sang a song called And I Will Always Love you. Dolly became the first singer to ever have a song become the number 1 country song TWICE om Billboard's Hot Country Songs.

Whitney Houston recorded the song in 1992 and it went to number 1 again, this time on Billboard Hot 100 chart making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was a best selling song in TWO different demographics, Dolly's version preferred by majority white people and the majority of Whitney's fans were black. A respectable percentage of people have bought both versions.

But, the point is, a majority black people preferred one version and whites, by another majority bought it in another demographic. I would submit that preferences, not racism were at work. There are many, many other examples of music and other entertainment that I could cite. But, really that should be sufficient.

There are strong personality traits that make each singer more palatable to each's demographic and none of it is racist.
 
wellwisher said:
In a rational and sane world all the statements would be racist. But to democrats, only whites will be called racists for practicing diversity. The Democrats live in world of dual standards. They change their dual standards, over time, to get votes.
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None of those statements are racist statements...
 
None are "racists" without more info . . . they ALL could be racist or none of them could be. Racist has a definition and to fulfill it more info would be needed. Another stupid and inefficient poll lol
 
None is racist. Racism requires a belief that one race inherent superior or inferior. Stating a preference alone does not make someone racist.
 
I don't think self-identifying with people who look, talk or share the same or similar cultural identity with you is racist. It's when you purposely disassociate yourself from others based on their racial make-up that makes you a racist. Usually that disassociation is accompanied by a certain belief system steeped in sterotypes, i.e., Blacks are less superior to Whites; Mexicans are smelly and nasty; Asians are snooty; all Muslims are terrorist.
 
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None.

"Racism" is a construct perpetuated by people who aren't intellectually and emotionally capable of realizing that every human is significantly different in every domain along the nature/nurture continuum.
"Racism" is a proven labeling system used by mental midgets to pigeon-hole and segregate people with whom who they don't agree. By calling another human a racist, you never have to try to fathom the complexities of humanity. (but, what do I know?)
 
It's not racist at all to prefer to be around other people of similar characteristics, including ethnic background and skin color. In fact it's human nature. When this preference goes to the extreme in the form of supremacy, that's when it becomes racist.
 
Cardinal said:
Context, intent and historical background are all key. N***** is super bad, cracker is notably less so. Both are racist, yet one is toxic because of the historical and contextual background.

As for alt-right....meh. I don't have a concrete understanding of what it means and I stay clear of it in discussion. To the best of my knowledge, alt-right is nothing more than people who've thrown their support behind Trump specifically because they live vicariously through his trolling of liberals. Otherwise, it's a fuzzy, nebulous label I have no intention of using seriously.
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Hold on a minute. Why is a word like nigger super bad but a word like cracker is less so? Both are derogatory terms but in the end they are both just words. If it's bad to call a black person a nigger then it's equally as bad to call a white person a cracker, honky, peckerwood, redneck, or whatever other names are out there.
 
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