racism today is based largely on steryotypes created by the victims of said racism

Thank you for the tips and for allowing this debate to continue despite closing and reopening of my account. "Rcism today is based largely on stereotypes created by the victims of said racism - "For the most part (not all) but most racism today is based on stereotypes, these stereotypes are either directly or indirectly created by the victims of the *KEY WORD* afomentioned Racism of Today, and the racism of today in particular. In being attributed to the group they are formed around, they indirectly cause racism based on the stereotypes that are created. Examples include African Americans stereotyped as criminals and peoples of Latino heritage being viewed as manual laborers and not much else..." - A statement I made in the comments section better explaining what I meant by the topic of this debate. I realize my error and appologize to my opponent for the confusion. " It is not a stereotype that gives EVERYONE the impression of a certain race being a certain characteristic but, as I said, the personal hatrid that one feels." True indeed that it is not the stereotype that gives EVERYONE *that is key* the impression of a certain race, but the majority of people in today's society who are racist, or are called racist do base thier racism off of the stereotype. It is truely common sense, and more so it's cause and effect. That stereotype (blacks being criminals, lets say) gives people a reason to hate or dislike blacks based on the stereotype that the blacks have created. I understand it may be hard to grasp, and many people wonder "How exactly could you think that someone would create their own racsim and not take action against it.?" It is indeed cause and effect, and the result is indirect, so they probably cannot see the reason why, especially if they are not criminals, they are precieved as such. As for the mention of comedians, there is a fine line between "comedy" and racism, and I cite the actions of Michael Richards, even though it may help your point. In a state of blind anger from being heckled by fans, he verbally attacked a group of blacks in the stands using racial slurs including the N word. "This proves absolutely nothing. Just because you showed a population of jails in the US, you are in no way proving how "racism today is based largely on steryotypes created by the victims of said racism"." Yeah, I know. Its not ment to do anything but back up the statement with a statistic. With the statement backed up, however, the statement becomes a powerful tool to show a common stereotype of blacks today. That stereotype is an example I will now use to show how stereotypes influence racism: Say there an African American teen walking down the street in the normal clothes of a teenager, slightly baggy jeans, a hoodie, sneakers, etc. On the otherside of the street, there is a white teen dressed the same way. They both stop directly opposite of eachother to help an elderly woman cross the street. Bystanders who have a fairly good view of the situation call the police and report that the African American teen is robbing an elderly woman, and the white teen has no such calls reported against him. This is exactly the type of racist stereotyping I am talking about. If you would like the real life equivialent of my example, go to www.youtube.com. Search ABC - 20/20 What would you do/racism in america. That racism was not based on hate, but on preconcieved notions caused by stereotypes of African American teens as common criminals. "Contention 2: Racism cannot be created by victims of racism" Yes, it can, especially if the victims are stereotyped based on THIER OWN actions. Because it is what they do, not other people's hatrid that creates the stereotypes, the victims are at fault on their own. Again, this is not true in every case, hate is still prevelant in our society today and I am in no way infering that it has no effect on racism, but you have to wonder how a person born of two wealthy educated parents can come into the world completely objective, not have his/her opinions infringed upon in anyway, with an African American as president, and most likely friends of multipul ethnicities, and still be racist. It is stereotypes that give him any preconcieved notions before hand. "So the question the voters need to take in consideration today is: Why would someone discriminated against, want to do same thing afterwards?" This is not the case. The real question voters need to consider is do I really hate someone else because of who they are, or do my friends hate someone else because of who they are, or maybe even your parents, whom ever you know in your life who is racist, you need to think to yourself "Why are they that way? Do they hate the other people, or do they just think that way for some other reason." In fact, I dare you to ask them, I'll bet you'll be suprised at the results... Anyway, vote con, and yes, I'm aware I've just said vote CON and not PRO. I just want to see if you will for the lolz...