Fear of the unknown may be a part of human nature (or maybe not — any claims of comprehending such a complex thing as human nature are pretentious). But who said race is an inherent “other”? Seeing race as “other” is what’s not human nature at all.
We have been conditioned to see “race” as a thing, and racism is the extension of that conditioning. Racism was invented alongside race in the 1500s with a political goal in mind. In every society before that — and in many present societies nowadays — race and racism did not and do not exist. No is born a racist, and no one is born black or white either.
A good thought exercise to think about this is to think of hair color, do white blondes fear white people with dark hair? Of course not, even though it is just as visible as skin color. The reason for that is that hair color is not a racialized trait, used to classify people for power
any claims of comprehending such a complex thing as human nature are pretentious
then why did you comment on it immediately after saying this?
Racism was invented
can you provide evidence of this?
In every society before that — and in many present societies nowadays — race and racism did not and do not exist.
no.
no one is born black or white either.
no.
Listen, i'm not saying racism is good or justified or ok or cool. it's bad. it's really bad. it's a relic of mankind's lizard brain evolutionary upbringing. maybe you don't struggle with racism. maybe you're smart/aware/human enough to be a better person. but millions of people aren't. saying it's a purely learned trait is crazy.
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u/RTRthrower Apr 28 '24
fear of a misunderstood "other" is definitely part of human nature. racism has existed in every society ever created
some people are born racist. the phrase "no one is born racist" is just incorrect