[Strutz]

Well stated. You made some very good points in your post. It is a sad reality we live in.

I live in the Vancouver area and it's awful how often you hear of violence between one group and another. There have been some terrible incidences where people have been killed in a "racially motivated" attack, as the media likes to call it.

I have gone to school with, worked with, been neighbors with, and otherwise have known people of so many different nationalities that I won't bother even trying to list them all here. My experience has taught me something, essentially WE ARE ALL THE SAME. We are all human beings that deserve the same treatment and respect as any other. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all just get along?

Imagine that.

[French_Canuck]

Racism is for those who don't take the time to know who they are going to hate...

[kenmore]

racism takes too much energy.... live and let live.. and dont try and impose your religion or beliefs on others.... we are all in this sest pool together

[kevlarman]

Racism is not a problem in Canada. It is an irritance. A problem suggest that it can't be discussed, that there is no hope for a solution or at least a very slim chance for one. A nationwide problem suggests a problem that is so widespread in its reach, so deeply rooted that not only is it next to impossible to root out it is also omnipresent in all the facets of our society.

And that is not the case. There is hope for the few instances of racism to either be extinquished in good time or at the very least to remain isolated instances. Racism is not present in all the facets of our society and it does not have deep, ungovernable roots in Canada. On top of that, we can discuss it openly and assess blame and responsibility for this problem quite easily. In a very racist culture like say, the Old South were I now live, you can talk about it but only in select circles and not much if anything more than pale lip service will be paid to the solution.

Racism exists to the point of it being an irritance in Canada. There are just as many minorities hating other minorities and minorities hating whites as whites hating minorities. You will never get rid of it completely because racism is a problem of personal perspective and choice. You can't make everyone think nice and happy thoughts. But you can keep things marginalized and minimalized. Racism exists, but not at the level that this thread would have you believe.

[Joe_Stalin]

george123 george123:

What I am saying, in a nutshell, is that every group has it's racists, the problem is not contained to white, anglo-saxon men at all. There are racists in every race, and the racism is spread around to every group. Asians hating lebs and natives, natives hating whites and lebs, lebs hating everyone.

Then what is this "reverse racism" I see bandied about in the press?

[sasquatch2]

Reverse racism is when a white is discriminated against by whatever.

Karra

$1:

The Toronto police used to keep racial criminal statistics until the barking mad Chow (she of the left hand of Handsome Jack of the knee dippers) who was the head of the police commission discovered it. The howling protests were heard across this great land. The officer in charge of maintaining the stats, Sergeant Ben Ing, argued the relevance of these stats but the lefties including the fish wrap were too loud.

Naturally Canada's national fish wrap parlayed this info into a huge spread and accused the flatfeet of racial profiling.

Yeah I recall that! Sergeant Ing made the tactical error of revealing the stats were kept and the inconvenient truth that 8% of the GTA (blacks, mostly Jamaicans)) were committing 85% of the violent crime in the GTA.

[Bacardi4206]

Canada has always been a Multi-cultural nation, we have worked hard on getting to where we are right now. We do have racism problems, but they are infact every small and spread out. Those racist few are most likely brough up racist by there own family like most racists are, and they probally immagrated to Canada.

I find it hard to believe that in Canada where multi-cultralism is everywhere that Canadian's would develope racism on there own.

I am from Toronto, Scarborough which is generally considered "The Hood" of Toronto and even sometimes Canada. Toronto is generally where the most gangs are, and violence. If racism was present in Canada, you would see it here but so far I haven't heard a thing. In high-school I must have had like a ton of Asian, Muslim, Black, Mexican, etc friends. I had multiple friends from all sorts of different backgrounds. Racism never even went to mind as I was growing up in Canada unti'll I started getting more involved on the internet, and politics where racism is a key subject.

[right2speak]

Joe_Stalin Joe_Stalin:

george123 george123:

What I am saying, in a nutshell, is that every group has it's racists, the problem is not contained to white, anglo-saxon men at all. There are racists in every race, and the racism is spread around to every group. Asians hating lebs and natives, natives hating whites and lebs, lebs hating everyone.

Then what is this "reverse racism" I see bandied about in the press?

The words "reverse racism" are fraught with racist undertones. You are either a racist or you are not a racist. There is no special term for someone that is racist against white people. The idea of using a "special" word for people racist against whites is a racist notion itself. This might sound a little to "PC" for some of you, but it points out EXACTLY the kind of racism Canadians exhibit on a daily basis. It is not the overt racism of the 50's, but a much more subtle form of racism that we have been socialized to believe is normative. Until Canada's top 100 richest people reflect the diversity of our population's demographics, I suspect we are still having a racism problem.

[Pimpbrewski]

There are no such thing as racism, it simply doesn't exist.

[damngrumpy]

There is no way I could be a racist, my extended family looks like the united nations.
There is a difference between racism and racial tensions however, in that people in a multi cultural society all citizens must be accomodated and at times it is difficult to do without creating hard feelings.
We must get back to hiring the best people for whatever job is available as long as they are the most qualified, trying to fill quotas does not work in the long run.
As for who is racist and who isn't well let me tell you, there are bigots and racists in every racial makeup, in every religion and every society. The big difference comes from within ourselves. If someone is speaking ill of others because of race, we must speak up and ensure people their behavior is unacceptable.
For example I use the racial make up of my relatives. When someone says something unkind about jews, my reply is "I don't think my daughter in law and my grandaughter would like to hear that"
It lets them know my next comment is going to be much less diplomatic.
If there is an issue that needs critisim, should always be discussed, but generalizations are not acceptable. There are times when we find social practices are not acceptable, and the difference comes when customs cross the line into legalities.
We may not like someones dress, and what others wear is non of our business, but for example the latest soccer ruling about the girls headwear was not religious discrimination. Why? Because the Muslim headwear for women is customary and not religious.
What happens is we know too little about each other and make statements that are incorrect or based on stereo types that have little to do with reality.
I have little time for racists and bigots be they religious or racial, for when it comes down to it people of all backgrounds want the same things from life, and there is a small group of misfits that have who give everyone else a bad name.

[kenmore]

racism is a problem in Canada and it was brought on by Multiculturalism.. also the allowing of immigration from cultures and religions that are too fundamentalist.. ie muslims ..prior to the influx from the middle east and post 911 things have gotten worse in Canada. when immigration is used as a tool to change or take over the culture of your adopted country it is wrong.. many people from various European countries and asia have immigrated to canada in large numbers since WW11.. some racial bias existed but for the most part these immigrants were thankful to be in canada and learned to live in society... keeping religion and language etc.. most racism stems from cultures coming here and wanting to change our values or customs and telling us that we are wrong.. I agree with Britain and Australia in their message to immigrants.. if you cant accept the system and culture of the society in your new chosen country then go home !

[Pimpbrewski]

I am not racist. There's this guy at the convenience store that I talk to.

[ShepherdsDog]

I hate everyone equally. Dennis Miller said it best when he said don't hate someone based on the colour of their skin. Get to to know them and you'll find so many more reasons to really hate them.

[ka3bour]

There are some stupid french quebecers & some dump english canadians who r grieving their cruel past. are racist

[ka3bour]

Pimpbrewski Pimpbrewski:

There are no such thing as racism, it simply doesn't exist.

what r u talking about ....
r u drunk?