" The whole thing is just stupid." I had to laugh because after writing the reply yesterday I too thought about the amalgamation of race with other prejudices concluding "how can you model, define such stupid behavior? How much of a percentage in a nasty reaction is due to xenophobia (hostility to strangers) and how much to racism? Rac…
" The whole thing is just stupid." I had to laugh because after writing the reply yesterday I too thought about the amalgamation of race with other prejudices concluding "how can you model, define such stupid behavior? How much of a percentage in a nasty reaction is due to xenophobia (hostility to strangers) and how much to racism? Racism is a frame of mind in which you view someone from another "race" as a stranger. I use " " because I belief "race" is a human construct. The differentiation, however, is necessary when we look at systemic racism. In that case there are observable characteristics that a key determinants of the outcomes in the social model. For example, higher sentences given to people of darker skin tone. Or assigning graduate students from LDC countries to inferior living facilities than their European counterparts that is a common form of systemic racism in many European Universities (some very prestigious).
Agree about Japan. I would like to visit, even work for a period there, but with a clearly defined exit visa. As a female I am wary of gender discrimination.
" The whole thing is just stupid." I had to laugh because after writing the reply yesterday I too thought about the amalgamation of race with other prejudices concluding "how can you model, define such stupid behavior? How much of a percentage in a nasty reaction is due to xenophobia (hostility to strangers) and how much to racism? Racism is a frame of mind in which you view someone from another "race" as a stranger. I use " " because I belief "race" is a human construct. The differentiation, however, is necessary when we look at systemic racism. In that case there are observable characteristics that a key determinants of the outcomes in the social model. For example, higher sentences given to people of darker skin tone. Or assigning graduate students from LDC countries to inferior living facilities than their European counterparts that is a common form of systemic racism in many European Universities (some very prestigious).
Agree about Japan. I would like to visit, even work for a period there, but with a clearly defined exit visa. As a female I am wary of gender discrimination.