I'm intrigued by the discussion here but...I'm really wondering what the problem is; by that, I mean, I really get the feeling that the root of the problem is very dislocated.
I've been thinking a lot about race issues lately, with all the race-related shootings and violence in the (American) media lately. As always, I've come to the conclusion that racism will always be around...[...]
As in, poking at the exactness of the conclusion.
Racism is a term to describe...how you say, "attitude" towards a particular group of people. An idea of 'I'm better than you', though applied to a whole GROUP of people who look the same {so the belief can apply to all of them...because they look the same or several other physical characteristics are different}. The lack of acceptance or the outward look onto others in a negative way, by virtue of their race (mainly, physical characteristics implying some sort of attitude back onto the observer; meaning: attributing traits or characteristics to a race, then treating everyone who looks like what this 'race' is described as, as the same people who will act the same [when its not]). While my wording isn't that succinct or holistic, I'd like to point out that it...will not always be around. Or, like, it's not a common everyday thing; its a construct of attitude. The understanding or method of reasoning is what will always be around, and this is easily fought if the negative perpetuations of a certain race is countered by realism. There are people who don't judge by race, inherently or in thought [and by that, I mean, treating others who have very similar characteristics under the same standard of interaction]. And in my observations where I see racism being practiced, its an incomplete presentation of a group of people [usually when the 'racist' doesn't really know the people or their experiences with these people have been mainly negative that they may not get mere fact that 'this person is pretty much like me'. Or a ton other things which gives a pretty
incomplete idea.]
Like, if another person wasn't seen as lesser or lower, or degraded in whatever degree or scale to the observer, then the observer wouldn't act towards them in a 'bad' way, and then they'd be more aware, so to speak...and then I notice that's what I meant by 'accepting' but didn't mention it up there. Argh.
I'm messy with my words; apologies ahead.