OTHERED: How racism, xenophobia and religious discrimination were woven into the fabric of the UK

[kwilco]

On 10/16/2022 at 11:14 AM, kwilco said:

no you're not - you just don't understand logic. - I'm using a logic to approach the premise as you presented it... but you are trying to use a false syllogism.

 

here's a litmus test for you........

 

"Racism is, according to dictionary terms, a belief in the superiority of some races over others; prejudice against or hatred of other races.

 

Blatant racism is easy to identify — a shouted racial slur, a white supremacist rally, or the open discrimination, segregation and violence of the pre-civil rights era.

Microaggressions, emerge in the everyday exchanges among friends and strangers alike and can offend racial and ethnic minorities.

 

Tropes and clichés used by racists …..

1.     Saying someone’s playing "the race card"

2.     Dismissing an individual who brings up race / culture in a discussion

3.     Use of the concept of “other” (we/them syndrome)

4.     Stereotyping of an entire nationality.

5.     “I married one, so I can’t be racist, can I?”

6.     Logical Fallacies: e.g. false authority- the use of “expert” – i.e. concentration on the messenger rather than the message.

7.     No true Scotsman – Stating that the arguer is wrong because they don’t not represent the argument e.g. You don’t live there or in Thailand)

8.     Conviction that personally they have superior abilities to the people they are criticising

9.     Over-use of the 3rd person plural pronouns and adjectives, (e.g. - them, they, their)

10.  “They” come over here….

11.  Sweeping subjective generalisations about nationality, creed, colour

12.  It’s a religion, so that’s not racist, is it?

13.  Incorrect use of the word "culture" – “It’s in their “culture”

14.  Failure to distinguish between prejudice, assumption or opinion and "fact"

15.  Spend a lot of time arguing something is not racist.

16.  “Some of my best friends are…..”

17.  “I’ve got nothing against them, but……..”

18.  “They come over here…”

19.  “Did you hear the one about?…….”

20.  “coloureds”

21.  “racialist” (as opposed to “racist”)

22.  “It’s PC gone mad!”

23.  “(They’re a)Dysfunctional race”

24.  “Some of them are racist too!”

25.  Racism is “natural”

26.  "ALL lives matter"

27.  “They’re great (any hobby or activity). . But they can’t (any hobby or activity)….”

28.  “A lot of minorities are too sensitive,” 

29.  Microaggressions, in the everyday exchanges = “Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.” Where are you from?”

30.  Ad hominem Clichés – “snowflake” “greenie” “woke” “leftie”  - e.g. Using “woke” as a derogatory term

 

If you can tick any one of these, you are probably racist.

I think now it's quite clear how accurate this list is.

[nauseus]

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

I think now it's quite clear how accurate this list is.

Don't know about that. Perhaps in your own mind. Where did you get it?

[kwilco]

3 hours ago, nauseus said:

Don't know about that. Perhaps in your own mind. Where did you get it?

I grew it.

[nauseus]

19 minutes ago, kwilco said:

I grew it.

Plenty of fertilizer, no doubt.

[kwilco]

37 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Plenty of fertilizer, no doubt.

Education is the fertiliser of the mind, the seeds for success and the eye opener for life.”

Debasish Mridha MD

[KhunLA]

Definitely didn't read all the posts, so probably mentioned, but it only takes one/yours, an open & free thinking mind to break the cycle.

 

My parents were extremely prejudice, and it didn't take much thought at all to be the opposite.  I actually remember going completely against their 'programming' at about 5 yrs old.  That's mind boggling, that I did at that age, and something that sticks in my memory. 

 

One reason why I've always had very few close friends.  In that aspect, it's a very sad world we live in.  

[ozimoron]

9 hours ago, kwilco said:

I grew it.

well done.

[kwilco]

Here are some reasons why racists deny they are racist.

They aren’t aware of their own biases. They internalise their racist beliefs, and they don’t even realize they hold them. This makes it difficult for them to see their own racism, and they deny it even when it is pointed out to them.

 

They can be afraid of being judged or ostracized as their views are generally seen as a negative thing in modern society. So, admitting to these beliefs can lead them to deny their racism, even to themselves.

 

Some believe that their racism is justified. They believe that their race is superior to other races, or that other races are inferior. This can make it difficult for them to see their own racism as a problem, and they will stubbornly deny it even when the evidence is pointed out to them.

 

The reasons pointed out above are some of the most common explanations.

Other factors include:

 

A lack of education about racism. People who are not educated about racism are often not aware of the ways in which their own beliefs and behaviours are racist. This makes it difficult for them to see their own racism, and again they deny it even when it is pointed out to them.

 

People who are exposed to racist beliefs and attitudes from a young age or in a peer group are likely to deny their own racism. This is because growing up they may not even realize that they are racist or within a peer group they may nurture these beliefs just to “belong”,

 

Then there is the fear of change. Racists fear change. They are afraid of losing their power or privilege, or their “status quo”. They fear having to face the reality of their own racism so in the face of the evidence, denial is the easiest path.

 

When faced with  the prospect of admitting they are racist or the evidence there are several cognitive biases that “kick in”

 

Here are some examples.

 

As in the OP, the concept of “OTHER” is central to racist beliefs – this is referred to as Outgroup homogeneity; the tendency to see members of outgroups (groups that we do not belong to) as more similar to each other than they actually are. As such, racists tend see all members of other races as being the same, and to make stereotypical assumptions about them based on their race.

 

 

Confirmation bias:  to search only for information that confirms their existing prejudices and beliefs, and to ignore or dismiss information that contradicts them.  E.g.. Racists are more likely to pay attention to media stories and information that confirms their beliefs rather than contradicts it or even misinterpret it in a way that confirms their prejudices that their race is superior to others.

 

Peer pressure - As mentioned above, racist groups often engage in “groupthink”; the tendency for people in a group to conform to the group's norms that are communally antagonistic to other races.

 

Attribution bias: ; the tendency to attribute  successes to our own abilities, and failures to external factors. Racists are more likely to attribute the successes of members of their own race to their own abilities, and to attribute the failures of members of other races to external factors. This is seen so often in reporting and debating matters such as road safety in Thailand.

 

All adjectives have the forms - absolute, comparative, and superlative. Some forms are irregular; with “stupid” it would appear to be “stupid” “stupider” and “racist”.