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>Without college I would probably be a racist Quite a statement. If you don't mind me asking, do you see people who don't go to college as probably racist?

• jedberg 8y ago
  No not at all. I just mean that I had never been exposed to anyone who wasn't white before college. And while I didn't dislike them, I never even gave a second thought to making fun of people of other races. I suspect that had I not been exposed to other races, I would have turned those jokes into actual beliefs.
  • macspoofing 8y ago
    >I never even gave a second thought to making fun of people of other races. You shouldn't make racist jokes because you shouldn't needlessly hurt or offend the people around you. That isn't quite the same as being racist (although depending on the intention it could be). Racist means hating someone based on their ethnicity or skin color. It isn't quite the same. >I suspect that had I not been exposed to other races, I would have turned those jokes into actual beliefs. This is such a strange and cynical view. Are you sure you want to make the argument that you would have been a racist in America in 2018 had you continued to live in your neighborhood??
    • Aloha 8y ago
      I know people like him, their perceived racism is as much fear from a lack of familiarity as it is anything - a broadly diverse society is important - it's specifically important for Americanism to flourish.
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