Am I a racist if...?

[arinite7]

Am I a racist if I mentally fly a bird at a vehicle with a fish outline on it?

Am I a racist if I actually give the one-finger salute to a Hummer?

Am I a racist if I see or hear a bull-shit spewing repug with a flag pin on his lapel and recoil with disgust?

[wyldwolf]

1. No.

Only if you did that to people of another race because of their race.

[qanda]

2. Huh?

I have NO idea what you're talking about.

[Karenina]

17. I'm not certain the poster knows

what s/he is talking about. PLEASE don't feed the troll.

[sangh0]

3. No, you're prejudiced

Next time, look in a dictionary.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

4. Racism

Emphasis added.

One entry found for racism.
Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-
Function: noun
Date: 1936
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
- rac·ist /-sist also -shist/ noun or adjective
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=racism

lol

[pretzel4gore]

6. racism is natural

to some extent....the idea is you don't operate a government (organization, society etc) on racial principles, as vast injustice results.
Obviously living with injustice is ok if you aren't directly hurt by it. That's why people should try to fight against it imo....
"first they came for the blondes...." etc

[roughsatori]

5. Here's link to a dictionary online

http://www.m-w.com/home.htm You may find it helpful.

[noiretextatique]

7. why are you asking these questions?

:shrug: why would you even think to ask these questions? curious...it seems this is headed somewhere else.

[sangh0]

11. Maybe someone has been listening to the propoganda

that liberals call everyone a racist

[noiretextatique]

22. ahh....that could be it

thanks, sangh0 :hi:

[haymaker]

8. derrrrrr.......

uh.... derrrrrr....

[haymaker]

9. I have a funny feeling that

you are a racist. Si or no?

[mkregel]

10. Nope because none of those attacks are based on race

Racist means seeing one race (Caucasian, African, Asian, Aboriginal) as superior to another.

[arinite7]

12. Actually I don't like republicans

and was trying to be factious. Does the fact that I don't like republicans make me a racist?

[DrWeird]

13. No, your judging by the content of their character.

Not liking people based on Jesus fish on the other hand...

[radwriter0555]

15. Well, republicans ARE a different SPECIES...

so there might be something to that......

[NeonLX]

20. Not all people with the fish logo are republicans...

...take me, f'rinstance. I'm about as far from being a republican as one can get. Wait--I actually can think of one person who was even less republican than me--that would be Jesus.

Christians CAN be liberals, and in fact I'd argue that they SHOULD be liberals, instead of fag-hating, poor-trashing, money-grubbing right winger republicans...

For example, see: http://www.liberalslikechrist.org and http://www.geocities.com/thechristianleft/

[radwriter0555]

14. http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary One entry found for racism.

Main Entry: rac·ism
Pronunciation: 'rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-
Function: noun
Date: 1936
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
- rac·ist /-sist also -shist/ noun or adjective

So that would be no...

[southpaw]

16. Jesus fish don't bother me

But I really HATE those that depict a "truth" fish swallowing a Darwin fish.

Makes me want to wave the fuckers over and stomp the shit out of them for being such smug anti-science, anti-reason, anti-thought dickwads!

[Forkboy]

18. of course

stomping the shit out of people you disagree with is hardly enlightened you know.

[southpaw]

21. I have never ...

hit anyone with the intent to hurt them

Its called hyperbole

Just expressing the kind of gut-level reaction I have to the "Truth" vs. Darwin mindset.

[Forkboy]

24. Thats what I figured

and that's understandable....just wanted to make sure :)

[NeonLX]

23. Well, at least you're tolerant about it... :) EOM

nt

[lapislzi]

19. Why would you flip someone off

Who has done you absolutely no harm? That's not racist...that's flat-out intolerant.

BTW, welcome to DU, arinite7

:hi:

[arinite7]

25. Thanks for the welcome...

I have a BS in Geology (with emphasis in the environment not extraction) but I am not presently working in that industry. A few years ago I had a walking Darwin fish emblem on my vehicle and it got keyed. I don't know if the fish provoked it or not.

The Hummer issue is environmentally based.

The flag pin people seemed to spout their message as the only truth, not wishing to hear anyone else's position.

After reading the posted meanings of "racist" I know not liking republicans does not make me a racist, but here I am disliking a group of people -- that I don't know -- for their ideas.