Does racism against Caucasians exist?

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afGRza6bFYw[/youtube]I know racism is bad no matter who you are,but I wonder why whenever something racist happens its always caucasians who are to blame also when something racists happens to Caucasians the media usually turns a blind eye to it.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLWmo2kCa8o[/youtube]Watch at your own risk but you get my point.

I guess.

Back racists exist, but it's politically incorrect to talk about.

For some bigger racism, check out South Africa or Zimbabwe. I mean in some ways you can argue we had it coming or whatever, but as Ghandi said, "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

It's racist to say that only white people can be racists and yes, of course, racism against white people exist. In a way, it's racist to say other races are incapable of racism because it suggests that they are more akin to animals that can't form their own opinions and can't have the emotional range of a white person.

It exists. My attitude on it depends on the sort. If it's subconscious or semi-conscious racism, like just not wanting to be around white people as much, or things like feeling that basically all white people are racist, I don't honestly hold it against them. It's easy enough to have a harsh perception of a group that discriminates against you, because you end up seeing the worst of them, and that's what sticks in your mind. If it's "X race is objectively superior" type racism, it's just as stupid as in any other situation and should be treated as such.

Well, of course it exists between all groups, but that doesn't make it all the same. A literal minority, in the sense of numbers or relative power, is in a weaker position to engage in, for instance, institutional or legislative discrimination (i.e. there will be fewer all-black banks/police-departments/sherriff's-offices in white neighborhoods than the other way around, or laws that lead to longer sentences for 'white drugs' (power cocaine vs. crack) are unlikely in mostly-white legislatures. So, assuming an equal rate of racism, some groups are in a position to do more harm than others. The lone racist black author isn't in a position to do much more than gratify his ego.

There are other kinds of discrimination that can supercede racial or other lines, though. I.e. being poor and white (a.k.a. "trash") is going to be worse than black and rich, most of the time. Poor whites and poor blacks have more in common than not.

OTOH, as the fictional Tyrone Green (Eddie Murphy) says:
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This isn't always true though - in a number of inner-city places in England, the ethnic minorities are actually a majority (or near-majority). Most of the people in the Borough of Newham, for example, are non-white. The likes of Newham, Harrow, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets are over 40% "Asian" (which often means Pakistani Muslim), and in the case of Tower Hamlets, the Islamists have been repeatedly accused of taking over the council. In parts of Blackburn with Darwen, which is near me, they have Pakistani areas and white areas. I wouldn't really want to be the sole white person living in a veryy black or Pakistani Muslim area as I could imagine that it's threatening and isolating.

There are a number of other places in England where minorities dominate considerable areas of towns and cities. I'm thinking of places like Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth, Croydon and Hackney (to name a few), all in London, where there are very, very large black populations. These areas tend to have high crime rates as well, as do many of the Muslim areas. I wouldn't want to give in any areas like this either.

So it's not fair just to blame white people for racism all the time - people are people, and black people, as well as Indians, Pakistans, Chinese, you name it, can be as vicious as anyone. We're all human, we all have the same feelings about other people. There are a lot of Asians who consider black people beneath contempt, for instance.

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Just for general merriment:

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Some of the most racist people I've ever met were Asian, Black, Hispanic, or some combination thereof.

They were also some of the most ignorant and violent people I'd ever met.

Coincidence? I think not...

If you don't think racism against caucasions exists then you haven't been around people of color enough.

Any Liberal will tell you they have a right to be hostile.

ruveyn

I refuse to answer the poll because its a loaded question. It completely ignores the question of differing economies of power between ethnic groups.

In my view the only genuine anti white racism is that of Robert Mugabe's persecution of white farmers, where whites actually are a minority.

Among those of a Darker Complexion anti-semitism abounds.

Black anti-semitism seemed to burgeon after Jews actively helped black folks get their voting rights. Of the three young men killed in Mississippi two were Jews, one was black.

ruveyn

Yep. Those poor caucasians with their superior access to education, homes, jobs and benefit of a one eyed judicial system.

Damn those people of colour for not being sufficiently nice to whites.

I was talking about racism against caucasions in the United States where I live.
The playing field here has been leveled as much as it can be in all fairness so now it's up to the individual to do thier part......