Racist babies

[Valkysas]

http://www.newsweek.com/id/214989?GT1=43002

long article.

[Stormy]

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I should show this to some people. Some of my friends can't seem to grasp that humans are intensely social creatures that try to form groups based on some criteria (often an arbitrary one, like skin color) and will defend the superiority of their group beyond reason.

[Armored]

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Well duh.

That leads to the question that everyone wonders but rarely dares to ask. If "black pride" is good for African-American children, where does that leave white children? It's horrifying to imagine kids being "proud to be white."

lol

[Stormy]

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Tell that to my friends.

[Wavelength]

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***** please.

[Eso Teric]

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So I guess this explains why you all gang up on me. :3

[Duel]

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[Eso Teric]

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[DK]

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btw being white rocks.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Yeah, no one has to tell me that being white is awesome, because it is plainly obvious to all.

[Goufunaki]

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I'm only half white.

I guess I'm not quite awesome enough.

*Walks away in shame*

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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that was an interesting read. id like to see a retesting 6 months down the road to see if their attitudes reverted back to their previous choices.

i guess race is a product of experience and that we treat it as taboo is largely to blame for the skewered beliefs.

[John Mora]

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btw being white rocks.

[Dallas Alvis II]

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So unfair, they didn't even get to study for it...

[orius]

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I should show this to some people. Some of my friends can't seem to grasp that humans are intensely social creatures that try to form groups based on some criteria (often an arbitrary one, like skin color) and will defend the superiority of their group beyond reason.

This. Studies have shown that people have a natural subconscious tendancy to form into groups. It's probably partially a result of evolutionary forces and partially a result of the long years of human (pre)history where various groups fought against each other; people learned that outsiders could be a potential threat and learned to be wary of them.

I am not saying one should teach their children to be openly racist. That won't help them become a productive member of society. But I stopped reading this article after a few paragraphs where it became fairly clear that it was written by the type of people who feel that it's somehow fashonable to feel guilty about being white. People sometimes don't realize that children can be selfish, hateful evil little monsters.