Is it racism?

[Hero2]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

rac·ism
n.

1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

No, it isn't racism. It's silly to make fun of Canada, but not all Canadians are of the same race, so it can't be classified as racism. Stupidy? Sure. Other than that, don't know what else to say.

race

a : an actually or potentially interbreeding group within a species; also : a taxonomic category (as a subspecies) representing such a group
b : BREED
c : a division of mankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a distinct human type

race dosent have to do with the color of your skin but what group you fall into. since he was putting you into a group and making fun or insulting you because your in that group. yes it was racist to say that stuff.

[Typhoid]

Make a god dam poll...and no it wasnt racism....ask someone what the first thing that pops into their head is when you say race. They'll usually say something along the lines of the colour of your skin. What this guy did was more of slandering Canada, not racism. But for the slandering of Canada he must pay... <----No one uses that

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by Hero2

race

a : an actually or potentially interbreeding group within a species; also : a taxonomic category (as a subspecies) representing such a group
b : BREED
c : a division of mankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a distinct human type

race dosent have to do with the color of your skin but what group you fall into. since he was putting you into a group and making fun or insulting you because your in that group. yes it was racist to say that stuff.

I disagree still. Look at definition three. "A division of mankind possesing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize a distinct human type." This is to say that someone is of Asian descent, African-American descent, Caucasian descent, Native American descent, etc. Can someone be of Candian descent? Sure, but how people see you is based off of preliminary descent. If your parents are from Japan, and you are born and raised in Canada, what are you? Candian, right? Well, what do you put down on your college application for race? Asian...There is a difference between nationality and race. Again, a race just isn't a "group" as you say...I see that you play FFXI. Let's say I hate FFXI and everyone that plays it for unjust reasons...Is that racist of me? No, it's just an unjust classification...

[Hero2]

point taken I would still call it racism though. just because I have nothing else to call it. except "Im a fu**ing retardism" like typhoid said.

[Canyarion]

You mean discrimination. Just like when they make fun of me because I'm a witness of Jehova.

[Professor S]

The fact that it is even a question of whether or not anti-CANADIAN remarks are RACIST shows how the Politically Correct Gestapo have gotten completely out of control.

Insults to Canadians, Americans, Brits based on NATIONALITY are NATIONALIST, not RACIST.

If he were to call you a Canadian honkey, then you may have a point, but making fun of the way you pronounce the letter "O" does not make anyone a racist.

[TheGame]

Race is an illusion. It's a tool that people use to classify others and themselves that is 100% subjective. There is no way to define a "black" person or a "white" person, because no matter how you do it you will always find someone who fits the bill 100% and who woudn't call themselves what you label them as. (unless you include nationality in your definition of what makes them black or white, and the nationality would be Ameri... err, from US)

[Professor S]

The sad fact is that racism in some shape or form will always exist as it is a natural function of our brains. Before you start yelling, hear me out.

Your brain cannot possibly categorize every person you meet or see in life individually. The brain simply cannot handle such a load. Therefore you brain must do something called Social Stereotyping. This allows you to handle the fact that there are 6 billion people in the world that are not the same by breaking them down into categories determined by looks, social status or both.

You cannot stop this, as much as you cannot stop you Fight or Flight response or your urge to remove your hand from a hot burner. It is natural.

What we have to start to do is realize that this happens and understand how to use it in a benign fashion for acceptance rather than fear and xenophobia. Ignoring racism/social stereotyping or dismissing it altogether does more harm than good.

Men and women are different, blacks and whites are different and so on and so forth. We should accept and embrace these differences if we are ever going to stop malevolent racism.

[bobcat]

I've been called "wog" many times. This is like a negative term against half euro/aussies.

Now I've just learned to live with it (not that I get called that much) and I even sometimes call myself a wog. Instead of taking offence, I just leave it and don't care. You'd be suprised how well it works.

Unless it's more personal or directed at me in front of a huge crowd, then I'll retaliate properly, but in general I don't care

[Jewels]

id just say discrimination, your a girl right and he was a guy? either way he was just a ****ing retard

[GameKinG]

Its prejudice.