psychology of racism
I don't understand getting irked by the apparent visual pigmentation of body parts to a point of hating the people who the pigments give the color to. 😕
To me personally the different coloration of people is just visually so beautiful. The colorfulness of "white" people and the uniform brown tones of "black" people are such diverse and pretty a sight. 😊
so yeah...the idea of racism i don't understand. 😕
Originally posted by Punkyhermy
I don't understand getting irked by the apparent visual pigmentation of body parts to a point of hating the people who the pigments give the color to. 😕To me personally the different coloration of people is just visually so beautiful. The colorfulness of "white" people and the uniform brown tones of "black" people are such diverse and pretty a sight. 😊
so yeah...the idea of racism i don't understand. 😕
It didn't get born out of fear or hateret of people of other colour, it bore out of slavery.
When black slaves were brought to America, they very quickly started making friends, and getting aquaintated with while folks of the same status - dirt poor, servents, slave white people...
And soon the marriages happened between the Africans and Anglo-Saxons.
Rich land owners feared that there might be a rebellion as the black and white were getting along so well (being in the same financial situation - to think that all white people were rich and land owners is just wrong).
Rich people then outlawed interracial marriages, and to further eliminate the risks of uprising, they introduced an ideology of Racism, to separate black and white.
Sinister, isn't it.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Assuing we are talking about USA - The idea of racism is a very NEW phenomenon.It didn't get born out of fear or hateret of people of other colour, it bore out of slavery.
When black slaves were brought to America, they very quickly started making friends, and getting aquaintated with while folks of the same status - dirt poor, servents, slave white people...And soon the marriages happened between the Africans and Anglo-Saxons.
Rich land owners feared that there might be a rebellion as the black and white were getting along so well (being in the same financial situation - to think that all white people were rich and land owners is just wrong).
Rich people then outlawed interracial marriages, and to further eliminate the risks of uprising, they introduced an ideology of Racism, to separate black and white.
Sinister, isn't it.
So is what your saying is, is that racism is was and still is a "white" or Caucasian imposed and enforced ideology in order to separate.
Hm..I'd add xenophobia in as well.
Originally posted by PunkyhermyThe fact is that humans have brains similar to apes. And an ape's natural instinct is to feel discomfort around something that looks different. It might seem weird but yeah. Think about it, white man in white country, only seen white people, what do you think he'll do if he sees a black person? Same applies if to a black person who's only seen black people. Or an asian. In fact, some people in Africa, when they come to England, they're afraid of snow and don't know if it's safe or not.
I don't understand getting irked by the apparent visual pigmentation of body parts to a point of hating the people who the pigments give the color to. 😕To me personally the different coloration of people is just visually so beautiful. The colorfulness of "white" people and the uniform brown tones of "black" people are such diverse and pretty a sight. 😊
so yeah...the idea of racism i don't understand. 😕
Re: psychology of racism
racism in its purest sense is herd mentality and not necessarily rooted in delusions of superiority/inferiority but more of an acknowledgement of difference.
just viewing someone of another color/creed as different, even in an innocent mindset, is a product of that instinct. like, lets say you have a relative who has a big nose. you're mind doesnt (in most cases) partially acknowledge that difference, however prominent it is. it doesnt become a defining factor in that identity. but so many who have a black friend may consciously avoid saying "my friend, who's black...." however that separation is there. so physical differences is not the root, but rather difference in the herd. perhaps in a society so far advanced and diverse that all colors/creeds within truly coexist, as opposed to just living around the same places, the herd mentality will involve to include all of them and disacknowledge those differences entirely. however there will always be outsiders, and always a sense of 'us' and 'them'
Originally posted by Punkyhermy
To me personally the different coloration of people is just visually so beautiful. The colorfulness of "white" people and the uniform brown tones of "black" people are such diverse and pretty a sight. 😊
so while you celebrate the diversity of people, you also acknowledge it. you must admit that you feel more familiar to people who are more like yourself, even if that familiarity is rooted in boredom and mediocrity.
racism in the evil sense is when people allow this herd mentality to justify their own delusion of superiority, however to single that out as the single cause is naive. it all stems from the simple acknowledgement of me/us and you/them.
whether or not you like/respect/honor/celebrate them is beside the point.
thats my take on it anyway