Racism

Racism is a belief system or doctrine which postulates a hierarchy among various "human races" or ethnic groups. It may be based on a conception assuming inherent biological differences between different ethnic groups, which would be purported to determine cultural or individual behaviour. However, modern racism discourse may also coincide with contemporary scientific researches which have criticized former "scientific racism" discourses, popular until World War II and which claimed that the "race" was a biological and anthropological reality. Thus, they may, on some occasions, accept the cultural relativist viewpoint which criticize any attempt in hierarchizing various cultures among them, while continuing to support a racist discourse. However, instead of being based on a biological definition of race, this contemporary racism accepts cultural and historical differences, but claims they justify, at the minimum, separatism between various ethnics groups.

Racism may be described as a strong form of ethnocentrism, including traits such as fear and hate of foreigners, views against interracial relationships, ethnic nationalism, and ethnic stereotypes. Racism has been a motivating factor in social discrimination, racial segregation, affirmative action and violence, spanning from hate speechs, pogroms and massacres, to genocides and ethnic cleansings. In a less dramatic manner, racial discrimination is also common, although illegal, in many states.

...More at Wikipedia

Related Links:

• World Against Racism Foundation
• Global Issues

Recent Hope Cube Blog Entries For Racism

• Crash Wed, October 10, 2007 - [view]
  Crash  To Crash-To... SMASHTo BashEmotionally, physicallyWith all of our heart, mind, body and soulTo burnTo yearnTo earnthat respect Feel, Emotional reel, yes REALOur perspectiveIs twisted and turnedBurned, something we shall never learnTo be black and have a knack For educationOr even to be white, and not hold onto your belongings tighteach time a black person is within sight, Subconsciously of course.It isnt right to not be ableto do both at the same time, For everyone to have theseExpectations for what or how weAre supposed to beBy nationality.In order fit into society? ? We either act black or whiteor even in betweenone being educated and the otherJust obscene.Stereotypes, do what they mayDo what they like, I just hope y ou do whats right.Try not to fit into the simple li...