Racism

Value
Uncommon, Moderate: 5 Points • Common, Moderate: 10 Points • Very Common, Moderate: 15 Points • Uncommon, Strong: 10 Points • Common, Strong: 15 Points • Very Common, Strong: 20 Points • Uncommon, Total: 15 Points • Common, Total: 20 Points • Very Common, Total: 25 Points
Description
A Racist character disdains members of a specific ethnic groups different from all ethnic groups different from his own. Alternately, much more rarely, the character could be Prejudiced against a single specific ethnic group in cases where a character has no problem at all with most people belonging to other ethnic groups... except them! (Where "they" are members of a single specific ethnicity.) When interacting with members of other ethnicities, the Racist character tends to become Arrogant and Condescending.The Frequency of this Complication should be determined by the GM based on how often the character encounters the people he is Racist against. The Strength of the Complication depends on how easily the character can set aside his negative opinions. At the Moderate level, the character can put aside his normal opinions (at least on an individual basis) when he truly needs to. At the Strong level, the character finds it much more difficult to rise above his normal believes, requiring a successful EGO Roll to do so. At the Total level, the character cannot set aside his Prejudicial beliefs at all.
Note that this Complication is not quite the same thing as Hatred, since many Racist people can be quite amiable towards the object of their Racism, so long as that object "knows its place." A character with this Complication might also have a Negative Reputation with regards to the group he is Racist against.
This is not considered a particularly heroic Complication, and Player Characters are advised against taking it.
See Also
Arrogant, Arrogant and Condescending, Ethnicity, Hatred, Intolerant, Narrow Minded, Prejudice, Object of a Stereotype, Object of Prejudice, Sexism, Snobbish, Social Class, Suspicious of Outsiders, Xenophobe
Category:Complications
Category:Psychological Complications
Category:Psychological Complications Q - R
Category:Hatreds
Category:Prejudices
Category:Complications Not Recommended for Player Characters