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[Amakusa]

flip the numbers around.. doesn't sound to bad to me.

83 percent of people ahve never experienced racism personally?

93 percent have no problem with another race moving in as neighbors

87 percent would consider getting married to a person of a different race

Not bad...

Except isn't Canada basically all white?

Not bad at all really, I wonder whats the percent for the USA?

43
12
9
:lol

 

[Azih]

Did you just pull those numbers out of your ass or do you have a link Amakusa?

 

[Takuan]

Those numbers seem pretty healthy. I'm sure many of those against ethnic blending are "minorities" themselves, too. I *know* my parents (Chinese) would prefer I not marry outside my "race", even though I personally don't care too much. Then again, I don't have hot white girls chasing my ass...

 

[mrkgoo]

Iceman is right- statistics can be skewed to tell whatever you want. You could say 'ONLY' this much to imply it's not much, or inflate the very same number by saying 'as much as'. To me, they mean nothing without a reference.

Having said that, I don't think it's necessarily a BAD thing that people wouldn't want to marry out side of their race. There are numerous reasons beyond simply personal preference (culture, children, location, religion). It's not necessairly racism to only be attracted to your own race, aswell.

 

[Cubsfan23]

I'd honestly be surprised if anyone didn't. When you first meet a person you take mental notes of the person. Their skin color, hair color, what their face looks like, how they act, how they talk.. I find it surprising that anyone would categorically deny that they do so, since that doesn't constitute as racism.

Yep, when you first meet somebody you make 30 judgements about them in the first 30 seconds.

 

[Socreges]

Ahhhh got an interesting story from tonight.

I was in the computer lab with some friends and working on my research paper. That's when I was the victim of racial abuse....

Black guy (turns to my friend): Hey, is it eight teams that make it to the playoffs in the NBA?
Black friend: Ummm...
Me (white guy): Nah, sixteen. Eight per conference.
Black guy: Yeah, this isn't hockey, pal.

...

Ok, first there was complete silence until we all (almost simultaneously) started laughing very, very hard. Not because he was wrong, but because he equated 'white person = hockey fan, doesn't know basketball' almost instantly. The guy that said it was nervously smiling, realizing what he had just done. I obviously couldn't care less and we (oddly enough) started talking about the NHL lockout. :lol He was asking me all these questions as if to say 'Hey, I'm actually a good guy!'

We agreed later on that he would have shit-kicked me if I had done the same (re: basketball) to him. :lol

-edit-

I should mention that this is definitely unprecedented. I've never had a comment (even one so innocent) directed at me like that before. I mean, they'll call me "cracker" sometimes, but that's somehow less offensive.

 

[Blackcherry]

lol what a way to turn around numbers.

Also, this does not apply to Montreal. This city is so open to everything.

Mmmm.....not so sure about this! I've been called "Negro" when I was younger.
Another time, I was walking outside my house and those whites neigbors were gong in their cars and when the woman saw me, she said in french:

...how you doing?...ur planning to be a basketball player? bye! *swoop* they dissapar in their car :lol

When you know that the blacks in Canada dosen't really (at all!) consider bball as a free ticket to getting out of the streets (man, who do skip on free education? even the thuggest nigga in Montreal would go to school), that comment was rasict!!!