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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu
Now if a population of pale-skinned people were dropped into tribal Africa -- how do think they would fare?
If they did survive, they would eventually (after thousands of years) start looking like Africans.
Your posts towards me were rather hostile, and you were "trying to pull the racist out of me"...
And yes, racism (in the general sense) does exist in me... As well as in you, and EVERYBODY.
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You mean, they'd start looking like dark-skinned Africans. There are pale-skinned people living in Africa.
That does make sense, though. I understand and agree with that.
Yeah, I was pretty hostile to you when I thought that you believed some races are more evolved than others. I hadn't realized my hostility came out, though. Sorry. Now that I know you didn't think that way, I'm not being hostile anymore, am I?
You're absolutely right. Internalized racism is something everyone suffers from. What I want for myself is to be aware of it. When I see a white person, I don't want my automatic thought to be, "That person is racist." (That's just one example I'm comfortable enough to admit to. Believe me, there are many more.)
Unfortunately, because I was conditioned in this society, that IS a feeling that I have. I wasn't even aware of it until last year, when I had a discussion about racism and internalized racism. It's wrong. It's disgusting. It's something that used to be in my subconscious. It's something that I am so glad I'm aware of now.
I think that people should be aware of their subconscious beliefs and attitudes towards others. It's these subconscious thoughts that control how we act and think consciously. Why shouldn't we be aware of the fact that we're subconsciously racist, and why shouldn't we do something about it?