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Can you be racist against someone of your own race?

mariano rivera · 2012-07-17 12:04:13

This came up in a conversation I had last night with 'er indoors' John Amaechi (A former NBA basketballer and anti-racism campaigner) ,speaking on the BBC’s website, said about the term 'choc ice' “It is the idea that a black person is black only in skin colour but inside they are really white. It’s a highly derogatory…

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#52 17-07-2012 11:23pm

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blatantrereg wrote: »

Yep. Race: Each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics.

Saying there's no such thing as race is odd and silly. Like saying there is no such thing as cake.

and for me long may it continue B. The more diversity in genetic heritage, never mind culture and different ways of being human the better IMHO. All of us modern humans, all of us Homo Sapien Sapiens(I love the ego bit there ), black/white/yellow/brown/jaysus where are your people from?, are an admixture of all those amazing folks that went before us. I'd hate if we were just all the same, narrow and recent. When I look at the diversity of humanity today, from the Papuan tribesman to the Wall street accountant and how easy you could swap those folks I see the sheer effin depth of what made and makes us who we are when we look in the mirror. We are truly an amazing bunch of fcukers. We really are.

That's why I can't square the circle of racism. It demeans us all and I don't mean that in some handwringing "PC" for the sake of it way either. Hell I'm sorry Neandertals and later Erectus aren't still around in the flesh anymore cos I'd love to meet one our other lost humans. Plus if you were there having a pint with a Neandertal drinking buddy and some unmannerly shít kicked off, you're kinda covered...

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