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According to Merriam-Webster[1], racism is defined as one of the following: 1. a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and
by fitchjo 10y ago
According to Merriam-Webster[1], racism is defined as one of the following:
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.a. a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles
2.b. a political or social system founded on racism
3. racial prejudice or discrimination
As far as your comment you are simply "protecting oneself from populations with, on average, markedly higher violent crime rates than other populations," if that population is defined by race, you are being racist unless there is some newly published study I have yet to hear about that "blacks love crime."
[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
- EpicEng 10y agoYeah, except that in reality, socioeconimc conditions are often tied closely to race. That doesn't mean that e.g. blacks are inherently more likely to commit crime than Asians, but certainly blacks are a more impoverished race in general. That leads to higher crime rates, so it's certainly not racist to be more fearful of that group of people in general, it's just a learned behavior and a reflection of reality.