Could this be generalized to asking why it's ethically wrong to consider one group of people better or worse than other groups based on some biological factor like gender or ethnicity? — Marchesk
can you demonstrate here that the expression of racism is a category error? — Anaxagoras
Of course this discussion is not to "out a racist" on these boards but to discuss why in society do we hold this to be unethical in your words of course. I'm curious. — Anaxagoras
Was ist das? — Bitter Crank
Racist words, epithets, etc. hurt people's feelings. It's wrong to hurt people's feelings. — NKBJ
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