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Old 06-29-2013, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker View Post
The definition of Racism has been so twisted and mutilated, it is now possible to be called racist if you pick the wrong color crayon out of the box. It is now illegal to even recognize that someone is of a different race than yourself. In reality, those defining racism these days are actually, by their own rules, being racist.

Do I ever agree with your statement. There are three words that seem to be used interchangeably but have very different meanings...racist...prejudiced and bigoted. Most people are racist, meaning that they prefer those of their own race (whatever that might be). Predujice meaning making a judgement without knowing the facts and bigot which is one who is intolerant of any opinionnbut his own. All people are racist but because we are intelligent and hopefully empathic beings, we try to move beyond our instinctual feelings. Please learn to use the correct word when identifying an emotion and it is an emotion, not a fact!