Yes, people from Asia exist — NOS4A2
What you call "clarification" is a textbook example of moving the goalposts in the wild...
I'm simply attempting to show that believing that there is a group of people called Asians does not count as having a racist worldview. — creativesoul
That does not matter. Belief in race does not make one racist. That's what I'm trying to get through to you. It's not even necessary.
If you have milk and eggs, does it follow that there's no way to avoid having scrambled eggs?
My personal belief about biologically distinct groups(scientific classifications) is irrelevant to whether or not belief that there are human races counts as having a racist ideology or worldview.
That's what's in contention here. You claim it is, and I'm claiming it is not. At least one of us is wrong.
Either way people do actually act differently (generally speaking) based on where they are from. Calling someone ‘racist’ for stating different human behaviors exist would be too much of a stretch for me. I do see the point your pushing though, just rather flat and trivial.
It’s racist because it refuses to acknowledge the genetic diversity of Asia, and assumes all Asians look and act a certain way — NOS4A2
I would if they conflated the ethnicity with the biological races of those involved. — NOS4A2
Well, no... That's being ignorant. Lots of racists(most) are ignorant, but not all people who are ignorant are racist. One can think that there are human races without being ignorant of the diversity within in each.
So is the Asian race more Chinese or Indian? More Persian or Malay? More Iraqi or Indonesian? — NOS4A2
I wouldn’t call someone a racist for distinguishing between ethnicities, though I would if they conflated the ethnicity with the biological races of those involved. — NOS4A2
How about if I state that there is only one human race and then say I hate latinos? Can I be called ‘racist’ then? By your definition I’m not being ‘racist’ am I? If not then what would you call me? An ‘ethnicist’ maybe? The term doesn’t exist, instead we use ‘racist’, ‘bigoted’ and/or ‘prejudiced’.
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