Do you agree with the phrase “no child is born a racist”?

[Anonymous]

[ohsheeT]

I completely agree with that..

They have to get it from their parents they have to get it from their grandparents they have to get it from their friends at school but something is said or done.
For them to become a follower and become a racist because you're not born with ignorance you're born and you come out and you love you care you're happy and then there's somebody that is disgusting and unhappy in their life and they teach you all about racism and they lie they bring out their ugly selves to teach their child or grandchild something that is not even true... Probably

And then this sad part is is that child is so brain dead probably because of all the other teachings that they were taught that they actually believe and become just like their parent or grandparent they're nothing but a follower

. When I was 6 years old my stepdad and I were coming back from the store and a car cut us off.
This man I never heard him say one cuss word in his life.

And when this car cut us off he sped up got next to the guy and he started yelling you effing N word... He called him every name in the book... I never seen anybody especially him that out of control and his mouth is going 100 mph..

He looked over at me and he told me call him a effing. N.

I just looked at him like what I didn't even know what that word meant I thought it was a cuss word I just shook my head no he said do it now and I shook my head no..
And he said damn it when I tell you to do something you do it..

You know I was upset because he was yelling at me and I didn't even know what was going on he told me he was going to beat my ass when we got home and he used to hit me with a belt quite often

But we got home he told me to go straight into my room I did as I was walking to the garage door I saw my mom she said something she goes what's wrong I said I don't know but I have to go to my room

She walked in she goes well what's wrong what happened and I told her everything and she turned right around out of the room and she went straight out to the garage where my step dad was I could hear them yelling her telling him don't you ever teach him that and he said you're going to spank him because he didn't say that word.

He said the hell you are you're not going to touch him that's ridiculous what is wrong with you.

Well he came in and told me that I should have said what he told me to say he says I'm still going to spank your ass for it he goes not right now but I will..

And it probably took me another 10 years to even understand what was going on what it even meant but once I found out I said no this is bullshit I'm glad I didn't say that word and. All this shit that people are talking about is bullshit... So yeah I agree that kids are taught that kids are taught everything kids become their parents they become whoever brought them up in this world to a point

[WindAtMyBack]

No I don't agree with it. I think "racism" is a natural characteristic of humans and all other animals. Animals are naturally protective of their territory. "Race" is one way to identify outsiders. It's completely natural to be leery of outsiders, regardless of how they are identified.

In the modern world, we unnaturally have many races mixed together. It is far less easy to identify outsiders, so we lose the natural inclination to defend out territory for that reason. But that is only because we have created an unnatural environment that has only existed in a tiny percentage of the most recent human history.

[Amy10223]

Yes. No baby is born hating or fearing any other race. If you look closely into the childhoods of the racists on this site, or any nationalist, you would see that they were taught to despise and look down on others of different races.

[KpopMusicFan]

Yes I do. It’s the parents that teach kids to be racist.

[Asker]

Or the television

[Meropatrick]

No. People do fear outsiders. And people who look different. Researches have shown that babies do get drawn to good looking people and are able to recognise beauty. Its on our dna. People in the past survived bcs of these. A Different looking person meant an invader. A person who will take ur stuff to their own tribe. Thats why until today u see people staying with their own.

[Anonymous]

I agree that no child is born racist. But life teaches us patterns and patterns identify glaring differences in communities. The hard part is realizing that those differences may be due to just a subset within a community but the subset is there and it’s own community won’t call it out b

[exitseven]

I am not sure. I know families that have one kid who is a total dirtbagand the rest of the kids are good, productive American citizens. They all grew up in the same environment.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Yes, though they learn differences in skin tone as early as six months and must be inoculated against racism at an early age just as they are vaccinated (well, usually) against communicable diseases.

[Klandestina]

Yes, we learn to like or dislike things as we grow. I don't think anyone is born with it.

[HighValue]

Sure. It is often schools and media that teach racism (mostly against Whites).

[ProbablyClueless]

Absolutely not. There are definitely children who are born racist

[call_me_scar]

Agreed just like no child is born a Christian that stuff is thought when your a kid

[nawtee_me]

I agree, if you could only tell where that learned behavior came from.

[LunarEclipse433]

Yes I agree. It comes from peer pressure and environment

[slatyb]

Absolutely true. They have to be carefully taught.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yes and no. Depends on how you define racism

[impalabill77]

Yes
Being a racist is a learner behavior.

[Inthelines]

No, I don't agree

[jahaims]

Duh.

[EnjoytheDay777]

Nope.

[zombiewoof]

I agree