Thread: Am I racist for saying...

Absolutely no problem preferring your own race.

The problem is when you (or others) take actions to denigrate another race based upon nothing more than their skin colour or country of origin, or to provide services and opportunity to your own race and deny them to a different race again solely based upon the ethnic background of the person.

In a pluralistic society, people should be able to take up opportunities or benefits solely because of their skills, abilities, education and qualifications. They should be able to enjoy those opportunities, employment or other, without suffering physical or verbal abuse based upon some percieved notion of their ethnic background or lack of a particular ethnic background.

There are some exceptions to legislation around race, gender etc. Under philosophies/legislation of affirmative action, in some specified circumstances it is not racist to offer opportunities to one race to the exclusion of another race. e.g to employ an aboriginal person into a position as a health worker in an aboriginal community, even though there may be an anglo-Australian who is better qualified. These exemptions have to be determined before offering the position to anyone and gaining an exemption for the position.

Did I muddy the waters even more?

oohh I wouldn't go telling to many people you are a Collingwood supporter!

Originally Posted by DT-P38

Thanks for all the comments and minor diversions, but how about the new question at hand? If it is possible for "in this country..." to be a racist precursor to some feedback (or cultural education/enlightenment), what should be said instead? Any ideas/comments appreciated.

Quoting myself now... How silly... But at what point does an answer come?

Or do you all just stick your heads in the sand and take second place to the "new kids on the block" when our cultures differ?

Why is it not racist to pick a sporting team based on race ie the indiginous cricket,football teams to the exclusion of anglo saxons,asians,indians ect?If i advertised for a team that only whites or asians could be in,i'd be hounded by every media outfit and government guango.[no offence to any indidgenous or part thereof intended].I am merely posing the question.

Why do u care if you're racist?

Originally Posted by discovery39

Why do u care if you're racist?

Because it is an offensive slur on anyone who questions anything not associated with your particular race,instead of being only applied to those people of ANY race who believe that their race is superior to all others in every way.

How do u question something that is not associated with anything???
:what:

Originally Posted by DT-P38

Quoting myself now... How silly... But at what point does an answer come?

Or do you all just stick your heads in the sand and take second place to the "new kids on the block" when our cultures differ?

You politely explain to them that you think what they did was impolite, and request that they vacate your space. You don't say "Move ya stuff and **** off back to ya own country ya bastard" because that is racist
Personally I think the 'racist' card gets played far too often, and this 'dilutes', for want of a better word, the true issue of racism.
That's why I vote 1, Zombie apocalypse: No discrimination of any sort