And since most of us seem to agree that racism/discrimination is bad, how do we make it stop?
i would suggest that as a first step we need a new word to describe the problem.
I will admit that I prejudge people at times, quite regularly. I am most likely to do this based on their culture, which is to say assumptions about the shared values of they and their social group, not race.
I often work in the downtown section of a small city. If I see a young man loitering around with nothing to do during the business day, dressed like a punk out of a music video, and spending food stamps on energy drinks, I would think just as negatively about him regardless of whether he is black or white or asian. I frequently see all three in a given day.
In contrast if a young person were to interview with me for a job and they were intelligent, educated, respectful, and driven, I can't imagine race being any factor at all in my decision.
My distaste for anyone who is lazy, irresponsible, and who expects me to pay for their lifestyle while they sit around on their asses is not 'racism' is it?
KK