How is racism wrong?

Answer 1

Racism like any other form of bigotry and oppression is absolutely wrong because it denigrates and dehumanizes people. Every creature on this planet has the inalienable right to be treated with dignity. No person or group has the right to proclaim social superiority over any other. It is absolutely wrong /unjust for any person or group to vilify, oppress, persecute and terrorize others for their selfish amusement or aggrandizement. Its socially unacceptable.

'How' or 'why' is racism wrong.

First, racism does not mean that all races are the same - far from it. We know, for example that there are some diseases that are more prevalent in some races than others - as an example, sickle-cell anaemia effects far more black people than white people because of their genetic make-up. The genetic make-up of black people, Caucasian people and Asians are all very slightly different because it is precisely those differences that makethose people black, Caucasian or Asian in looks.

However, the real problems arise when these differences between races are seen as an excuse to favour one kind of person over another. In recent years white people were oppressing the black and Asian in South Africa; we saw different black tribes murdering each other in Rwanda; white people 'ethnically cleansing' other white people in former Yugoslavia, just because they are 'different'. And racism is still very much present in society - especially in parts of the USA and Australia, where blacks are still treated as second class citizens and Aborigines still treated with distain. A country can make rules and laws against racial discrimination, but that does not change peoples' attitudes.

At the risk of being seen as proselytising, on a personal note as a Christian, I believe the main reason why we should not favour any particular race over another is that Christians believe that God created all people (black, white, gay, straight, fat, thin, male, female etc) in his own image, and in that image all are equal and should have equal status and opportunity. Paul stated this 2000 years ago in that 'in God there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female'.

We can all sit back and declare ourselves as 'non-racist' and 'tut-tut- when we hear of something on the TV or radio, but do little about it. As an example of this, when there were floods in New Orleans USA a few years ago, the whole world knew of the devastation that was caused, and the whole world helped with aid and equipment. However, in the recent floods in Pakistan, which caused devastation on a far greater scale than the Tsunami, the Haiti earthquake and new Orleand all put together, the only country to lead the world (and to shame the world) into its giving sufficient aid was the UK, probably because it is a multicultural country, where many races live in absolute harmony. The problem with the Pakistani floods is that they are far away, and affect Asians, not nice, white, middle class people, so that's OK then; we don't need to act. And that attitude is as much racist and has no part in a humanitarian society, as any racial genocide or hatred.

Answer 2

Racism is something God would/is not pleased with. We shouldn't feel like we're better than the next race nationality because in reality, we are not. All races nationalities were made out of the same thing and that is dirt Water, calcium and organic matter. We must learn to get along and love each other the way it should already be programmed into our heads our Lord Jesus Christ loves us. :).

Also because even though we have different skin tones or are from different races nationalities doesn't mean that we are any different everyone is a person in the inside.

If someone judged you by your race nationality, it wouldn't be any different.

Racism Xenophobia is wrong. and yes it is no pleasing to god.

(Edited for actual sense. We are all part of the human RACE. Just to correct some facts.

Answer 3

Ofcourse its bad cozz its offensive to people duuh !!

Answer 4

I mean I love racing. Its good for health. People should running more. Then why does it bad. By the way Im still trying to learn English so may be my English is not so good.

Answer 5

I sincerely hope you are trolling.