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Racism at Mac
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to hear your stories or opinions about racism in Mac. I myself have heard a lot of racist remarks here at Mac. In high school I went to a predominantly white school and never heard a single racist remark.
So how come here at Mac, which is diverse as it can be, I hear a lot of racist remarks?
Any thoughts?
One example of my experience was during an anthropology class in which we were watching the SARS thing and this guy seated at the row behind me said that he hates Chinese people and the blond female friend of him agreed and said that she also hates Chinese people.
Is it a jealousy thing? I mean, in all honesty, a lot of non-whites are smart. 
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10-30-2009 at 01:49 PM
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It exists everywhere that ignorance and fear exist. And dare I say, stupidity?
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10-30-2009 at 01:51 PM
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Maybe they were just kidding around, and you thought they were being serious?
I find in a diverse population, I hear many racist jokes, even if they're telling it to a person they're "insulting".
For example, you can call Russell Peters racist for his jokes, but even the people that he insults laugh at his jokes.
I find very few people are actually racist.
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10-30-2009 at 01:51 PM
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Sorry but, your last sentence killed your post. I can no longer take it seriously.
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10-30-2009 at 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Allan
Maybe they were just kidding around, and you thought they were being serious?
I find in a diverse population, I hear many racist jokes, even if they're telling it to a person they're "insulting".
For example, you can call Russell Peters racist for his jokes, but even the people that he insults laugh at his jokes.
I find very few people are actually racist.
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Nope they weren't kidding and I am sure about that. I know what you mean by just kidding around, but in this case, it was serious. I do agree that the racist people at mac are few but then when I compare it to my predominantly white high school in which I never heard a single racist comment, makes me think that their are more people at mac who probably think the same as does racist people. |
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10-30-2009 at 02:41 PM
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I definitely think it's ignorance.
I have family members that are racist towards certain groups, but they've never actually really met/talked to/gotten to know someone of that race/culture!!
(Or they're taking from a very small sample size - just because one person is a dick, doesnt mean they all are)
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10-30-2009 at 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by micadjems
I definitely think it's ignorance.
I have family members that are racist towards certain groups, but they've never actually really met/talked to/gotten to know someone of that race/culture!!
(Or they're taking from a very small sample size - just because one person is a dick, doesnt mean they all are)
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I totally agree with you. I feel so bad for people especially the one's from mac since it is a very diverse university. |
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10-30-2009 at 03:43 PM
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You also have to take into account that McMaster's community members haven't been here since they were kids. They come from a wide variety of places.
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the blonde is a female and odds are she is really dumb
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Arghhh, BLONDES ARE DUMB is another thing that I'm hearing a lot of.
If she were brunette she'd be smart or something? |
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Arghhh, BLONDES ARE DUMB is another thing that I'm hearing a lot of.
If she were brunette she'd be smart or something?
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Not necessarily, she just wouldn't be dumber.
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Not necessarily, she just wouldn't be dumber.
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Have you actually *never* met any brunette girl that was a total idiot?
You should meet some women!
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racism is everywhere and as long as people are people, it'll never go away
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Have you actually *never* met any brunette girl that was a total idiot?
You should meet some women!
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lol I was kidding obviously 
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Sometimes too much diversity isn't good. Maybe at your predominatly white school there were 5 people who weren't white, so white students never noticed them. Maybe that guy in your class doesn't like it because diversity is affecting his Canadian culture. We'll never know, but racism exists everywhere. Its a sad fact
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Originally Posted by Iamanonymous
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to hear your stories or opinions about racism in Mac. I myself have heard a lot of racist remarks here at Mac. In high school I went to a predominantly white school and never heard a single racist remark.
So how come here at Mac, which is diverse as it can be, I hear a lot of racist remarks?
Any thoughts?
One example of my experience was during an anthropology class in which we were watching the SARS thing and this guy seated at the row behind me said that he hates Chinese people and the blond female friend of him agreed and said that she also hates Chinese people.
Is it a jealousy thing? I mean, in all honesty, a lot of non-whites are smart.
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