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It isn't racist to note that certain kinds of behaviour are more common among certain population. You'd have to make sure it isn't just confirmation bias, but it can be perfectly valid to point out that a certain population tends towards certain activities more than others.

mattyrm wrote:Considering they revere a war crazed paeodophile prophet, i am of the opinion that the vast majority have no moral fibre at all.

On the other hand that's very racist. And fairly ignorant of the life of Mohammed, as well.

CT GAMER wrote:Any racial stereotype (positive, negative or neutral) could be construed as racist. Simply being derogatory isn't the only qualifier...

Yes, what matters is the difference between a stereotype and 'actually tendencies that can be found among that racial group.

For instance, it isn't racist to say that Chinese people tend to be shorter than other populaitions. It isn't racist to point out that Australian Aboriginals are many times more likely to end up in prison than other Australians.

sebster wrote:

mattyrm wrote:Considering they revere a war crazed paeodophile prophet, i am of the opinion that the vast majority have no moral fibre at all.

On the other hand that's very racist. And fairly ignorant of the life of Mohammed, as well.

Come on, sebster. We must have been through this several times now. This guy haggles taxi drivers for kicks, I mean, someone get him something more meaninful to waste his time on for Christmas, like an Xbox or Backgammon board.

CT GAMER wrote:Any racial stereotype (positive, negative or neutral) could be construed as racist. Simply being derogatory isn't the only qualifier...

Yes, what matters is the difference between a stereotype and 'actually tendencies that can be found among that racial group.

For instance, it isn't racist to say that Chinese people tend to be shorter than other populaitions. It isn't racist to point out that Australian Aboriginals are many times more likely to end up in prison than other Australians.

Actually, I would say that is racist. What wouldn't be racist to say is that, per capita, there is a higher percentage of Australian Aboriginals in prison, rather than saying that the fact that one is Aborignal means you are more likely to go to prison.

Hey I have held my hands up on the Muslim issue many times.. no sense going over this one again!

And I've already got an x box emp... I play wow as well.

It's more likely to be that they're recent immigrants from countries with much laxer driving laws, where the person who shouts loudest wins the claim.

Corrode wrote:It's more likely to be that they're recent immigrants from countries with much laxer driving laws, where the person who shouts loudest wins the claim.

yup. Have you seen IRT deadliest roads? Thats how they handle it. A big ol group will show up, one side shouts at the other until its solved. That showed scared me from EVER going to India BTW. They just cannot drive. Period

Genghis Connie ponders the fate of this thread.


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