in my view the spelling "rascism" and "rascist" is clearly racism

Give the guy a break. He's not stupid, he's just "in a rush". That's why he decides to put more letters in words that are necessary.

that are necessary you say, I would have said then is necessary not that is necessarybut hey who cares other then you.

what is it exactly that makes you, along with a few others, sit here and point out spelling mistakes, are you faultless, people that do that have faults i'm sure, god dam_n imagine drinking with someone like you, correcting things all the time.

you would do the average mans head in in 5 minutes, I bet you get smacked alot.

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by muythai2013

Just slow down and write correctly. Your arguments will carry a lot more gravitas if you can actually write coherently.

Just slow down and write correctly. Your arguments will carry a lot more gravitas if you can actually write coherently.

Dick Cheney had gravitas. Gravitas is overrated.

Racists don't believe in social integration because the mixing of groups would dilute their superior group. And yet, there seems to be a lot of 'mixing' going on...

People could be forgiven for thinking that until they remember that American plantation owners in the days of slavery would often keep black mistresses. They were still racists though.

Just because the foreign men in Thailand partake of a little Thai ass doesn't mean they can't be racists.

I agree. I was trying to point out their hypocrisy.

People do often accuse Thailand of racism with its protection laws, land and business ownership ect.

I think good on them for having the gonads not to fall for this PC BS and look after numero uno FIRST!

If every country had kept these same sort of law that actually manyof them did have back a long time ago then they would not have all the big problem they do now.

Certain countries in the world did cry racism and try to compensate, open its doors to all and sundry, and look at where it got them now

Thai people are just trying to make their way in life, as are most of us, it appears many who come to Thailand find the rather unstructured way they go about life incomprehensible, at first quaint later annoying, thus they do the only thing they know....they criticise and moan....to what end I have no idea....but I do not feel this is outright racism.....rather an inability to accept and adapt, or a downright refusal!!

Sorry, muythai, I have no idea what you're trying to say.

Maybe you could slow down and get help with the big words ...

Like "rascist"?

Like troll.

Thai people are just trying to make their way in life, as are most of us, it appears many who come to Thailand find the rather unstructured way they go about life incomprehensible, at first quaint later annoying, thus they do the only thing they know....they criticise and moan....to what end I have no idea....but I do not feel this is outright racism.....rather an inability to accept and adapt, or a downright refusal!!

Here is a classic example from another thread.......Quote: "Another tragic accident which could be avoid with proper regulation ....... oh well maybe those regulation will come in the next 200 years .. that's what make the difference with a country who care and one who doesnt give a dam_n expect the money it can bring."........Thailand is what it is handle with care.....don't blame Thai people for your lack of awareness

Thai people are just trying to make their way in life, as are most of us, it appears many who come to Thailand find the rather unstructured way they go about life incomprehensible, at first quaint later annoying, thus they do the only thing they know....they criticise and moan....to what end I have no idea....but I do not feel this is outright racism.....rather an inability to accept and adapt, or a downright refusal!!

Here is a classic example from another thread.......Quote: "Another tragic accident which could be avoid with proper regulation ....... oh well maybe those regulation will come in the next 200 years .. that's what make the difference with a country who care and one who doesnt give a dam_n expect the money it can bring."........Thailand is what it is handle with care.....don't blame Thai people for your lack of awareness

Well you are examining some text. You don't know the feelings in the minds of the people writing the text. Racism is everywhere in all of us, to some degree. For white Americans, when your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy Latino kids, that's a racist reaction. It can't be helped. Awareness is a good start. Nobody is an innocent here. In the Thai context, not Thais and not foreigners in Thailand.

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by Jingthing

in my view the spelling "rascism" and "rascist" is clearly racism

Give the guy a break. He's not stupid, he's just "in a rush". That's why he decides to put more letters in words that are necessary.

that are necessary you say, I would have said then is necessary not that is necessarybut hey who cares other then you.

what is it exactly that makes you, along with a few others, sit here and point out spelling mistakes, are you faultless, people that do that have faults i'm sure, god dam_n imagine drinking with someone like you, correcting things all the time.

you would do the average mans head in in 5 minutes, I bet you get smacked alot.

Or even ' than '

ps I do the smacking

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by chonabot

Thai people are just trying to make their way in life, as are most of us, it appears many who come to Thailand find the rather unstructured way they go about life incomprehensible, at first quaint later annoying, thus they do the only thing they know....they criticise and moan....to what end I have no idea....but I do not feel this is outright racism.....rather an inability to accept and adapt, or a downright refusal!!

Here is a classic example from another thread.......Quote: "Another tragic accident which could be avoid with proper regulation ....... oh well maybe those regulation will come in the next 200 years .. that's what make the difference with a country who care and one who doesnt give a dam_n expect the money it can bring."........Thailand is what it is handle with care.....don't blame Thai people for your lack of awareness

Well you are examining some text. You don't know the feelings in the minds of the people writing the text. Racism is everywhere in all of us, to some degree. For white Americans, when your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy Latino kids, that's a racist reaction. It can't be helped. Awareness is a good start. Nobody is an innocent here. In the Thai context, not Thais and not foreigners in Thailand.

Your explanation is not good Jing, you see if your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy kids, that is survival instinct cutting in, for instance, if the group were hoodies for instance, they could be any race, so your reaction is not necessarily one of racism.

I think his blood pressure would spike for a totally different reason...

Thai people are just trying to make their way in life, as are most of us, it appears many who come to Thailand find the rather unstructured way they go about life incomprehensible, at first quaint later annoying, thus they do the only thing they know....they criticise and moan....to what end I have no idea....but I do not feel this is outright racism.....rather an inability to accept and adapt, or a downright refusal!!

Here is a classic example from another thread.......Quote: "Another tragic accident which could be avoid with proper regulation ....... oh well maybe those regulation will come in the next 200 years .. that's what make the difference with a country who care and one who doesnt give a dam_n expect the money it can bring."........Thailand is what it is handle with care.....don't blame Thai people for your lack of awareness

Well you are examining some text. You don't know the feelings in the minds of the people writing the text. Racism is everywhere in all of us, to some degree. For white Americans, when your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy Latino kids, that's a racist reaction. It can't be helped. Awareness is a good start. Nobody is an innocent here. In the Thai context, not Thais and not foreigners in Thailand.

Your explanation is not good Jing, you see if your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy kids, that is survival instinct cutting in, for instance, if the group were hoodies for instance, they could be any race, so your reaction is not necessarily one of racism.

I beg to differ. I think most Americans will know EXACTLY the kind of thing I was referring to. Different reactions to different ethnic groups was clearly IMPLIED. You can act like you don't but it's really not very interesting.

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by Jingthing

I think his blood pressure would spike for a totally different reason...

Cheeky.

Well you are examining some text. You don't know the feelings in the minds of the people writing the text. Racism is everywhere in all of us, to some degree. For white Americans, when your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy Latino kids, that's a racist reaction. It can't be helped. Awareness is a good start. Nobody is an innocent here. In the Thai context, not Thais and not foreigners in Thailand.

Your explanation is not good Jing, you see if your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy kids, that is survival instinct cutting in, for instance, if the group were hoodies for instance, they could be any race, so your reaction is not necessarily one of racism.

I beg to differ. I think most Americans will know EXACTLY the kind of thing I was referring to. Different reactions to different ethnic groups was clearly IMPLIED. You can act like you don't but it's really not very interesting.

I prefer to take the view that it is possible for danger to lurk around the next corner and it doesn't come in any particular pre set race,colour, or nationality......Americans are entitled to differ of course

There is no racism on ThaiVisa because it is against the rules:

"7) Not to post slurs or degrading comments directed towards any group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

"8) Not to post extremely negative views of Thailand or derogatory comments directed towards all Thais."

Well you are examining some text. You don't know the feelings in the minds of the people writing the text. Racism is everywhere in all of us, to some degree. For white Americans, when your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy Latino kids, that's a racist reaction. It can't be helped. Awareness is a good start. Nobody is an innocent here. In the Thai context, not Thais and not foreigners in Thailand.

Your explanation is not good Jing, you see if your blood pressure spikes when you come across a group of rowdy kids, that is survival instinct cutting in, for instance, if the group were hoodies for instance, they could be any race, so your reaction is not necessarily one of racism.

I beg to differ. I think most Americans will know EXACTLY the kind of thing I was referring to. Different reactions to different ethnic groups was clearly IMPLIED. You can act like you don't but it's really not very interesting.

I prefer to take the view that it is possible for danger to lurk around the next corner and it doesn't come in any particular pre set race,colour, or nationality......Americans are entitled to differ of course

I am not talking about rational thinking here. Obviously. I am talking about unconscious automatic animal like reactions and yes, like it or not, admit it or not, perceived race (including ethnicity, nationality, etc.) does come into play with such natural human responses.

This example is benign and doesn't hurt anybody. Lots of examples of racism in the world that don't have any consequences. Then there are the cases that do have consequences, like bias and discrimination.

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by Jingthing

It's not just race, of course. We are constantly judging based on all matters of a person's appearance, dress, speech, body movements, choice of companions...and that's all of us, despite claims to the contrary.

It's not just race, of course. We are constantly judging based on all matters of a person's appearance, dress, speech, body movements, choice of companions...and that's all of us, despite claims to the contrary.

Agreed and there are cultural differences with that as well.

It's not just race, of course. We are constantly judging based on all matters of a person's appearance, dress, speech, body movements, choice of companions...and that's all of us, despite claims to the contrary.

Agreed and there are cultural differences with that as well.

There is a big difference between appraisal of your surroundings, and aligning a particular discrepancy to a singular race.

I didn't expect to find myself agreeing with JT, but I believe that if you scratch beneath the surface of any of us - no matter how liberal those people profess to be - you'll find racist thoughts, voluntary or otherwise. My late wife was from the W Indies, I now have a thai gf, which suggests that I might not be a racist,but I still react badly to some situations that involve people of other race/ethnicity. I am not too proud of that. What makes some people clearly racist is how they deal with their feelings - whether they overtly express the thoughts/emotions, and if so, how they verbalise that. For instance, talking about 'ragheads' instead of muslims, wops instead of Italians etc etc. It is possible to discuss topics relating to race / ethnicity rationally without resorting to racial slurs.

But who decides what is rational? Therein lies the rub.

Racists don't believe in social integration because the mixing of groups would dilute their superior group. And yet, there seems to be a lot of 'mixing' going on...

People could be forgiven for thinking that until they remember that American plantation owners in the days of slavery would often keep black mistresses. They were still racists though.

Just because the foreign men in Thailand partake of a little Thai ass doesn't mean they can't be racists.

Yes but the foreign men in Thailand often seem to dislike females of their own race

I truly believe racism is just ignorance towards different cultures, people are scared of people who don't look like themselves.

It's not just race, of course. We are constantly judging based on all matters of a person's appearance, dress, speech, body movements, choice of companions...and that's all of us, despite claims to the contrary.

Agreed and there are cultural differences with that as well.

There is a big difference between appraisal of your surroundings, and aligning a particular discrepancy to a singular race.

Maybe, but you do it, I do it, and everyone else on earth does it.

It's not just race, of course. We are constantly judging based on all matters of a person's appearance, dress, speech, body movements, choice of companions...and that's all of us, despite claims to the contrary.

Agreed and there are cultural differences with that as well.

There is a big difference between appraisal of your surroundings, and aligning a particular discrepancy to a singular race.

Maybe, but you do it, I do it, and everyone else on earth does it.

Do what? align a discrepancy to a particular race....I don't...and certainly not 'instinctively' I think one has to have experience on which to base such an 'opinion'....in my experience I have met good and a little bad in every race I have encountered, none strike me as being that different from another.....I can't speak for others....

I contend if you dig deep enough you will find some kind of racism in all people, including blind people. Sure there are exceptions, perhaps people with severe Down's syndrome?

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by Jingthing

For those who like to express views about certain ethnic groups, I would suggest learning how to spell racist first.

If some posters describe people of a certain ethnic group as having general characteristics, general intelligence levels, general behaviour patterns and general skills or capability limitations, than yes, they are racist.

There is no other way to describe these attitudes.

There is a world of difference between being down right insulting and articulating a few facts by personal opinion. The problem is that many of those inflicted by low intelligence and the ignorant are unable to differentiate as to what amounts to an opinion and what is being abusive and insulting.

You make some very valid points. And to answer the OP, YES, there are a whole lot of racist attitudes permeating in these threads. People are constantly judging the entire Thai populace based upon the one or two Thais that they've met. Heck, there was a thread recently titled "Thais and their whistles." How many Thais do you know who even have whistles, other than parking attendants? And then there's the TV Thai News threads. Tons of racist monkeys hanging out on that forum.

But I understand the source of these racist attitudes. In the US, white racists tend to be the less educated and disenfranchised, those who feel a need to blame someone for their crappy lot in life. The truly racist folks on TV tend to be from this demographic.

So if your statement isn't another form of ism against a certain demographic I don't know what is?

I contend if you dig deep enough you will find some kind of racism in all people, including blind people. Sure there are exceptions, perhaps people with severe Down's syndrome?

I believe there are many out there who just get on with their lives, and really do not give a jot about race or colour, but treat people as they find them....not that difficult really

Do what? align a discrepancy to a particular race....I don't...and certainly not 'instinctively' I think one has to have experience on which to base such an 'opinion'....in my experience I have met good and a little bad in every race I have encountered, none strike me as being that different from another.....I can't speak for others....

Sure you do. We all do.

Do what? align a discrepancy to a particular race....I don't...and certainly not 'instinctively' I think one has to have experience on which to base such an 'opinion'....in my experience I have met good and a little bad in every race I have encountered, none strike me as being that different from another.....I can't speak for others....

Sure you do. We all do.

I can see you have no clue as to the crux of the discussion here......so please stop trolling.......I can't admit to following you and jings train of thought because I don't......am I not entitled to disagree based on my experiences, and lifestyle, or is that too much for you to comprehend, that we do not all fit conveniently into compartments...when you are able to accept this you may gain a little insight