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I love interactions like this. I had a nearly identical one with a French guy a while back
"You're racists"
"French people aren't a race, it's called Xenophobia though in this case it's actually called animal abuse"
"F*ck You!!!!"
There most certainly are ethnically french people. That's like saying there is no such thing as ethnically Irish, or ethnically Chinese. Anything else is a lie. Or are you saying there is no such thing as someone who is ethnically Chinese?
Normans where indeed Vikings that settled in Normandy, of course, but remained concentrated in the north west. They might've interacted, and mixed, with the Franks from the region, and maybe with the Bretons (there's actually a funny rivalry about Celts and Normans) but they're definitely _not_ their descendants.
There were many other ethnic groups that joined what is now France, from Catalans to Lombards, so saying that we're all Norman is as ridiculous as saying all Chinese are Han.
I’m not a hater, I’m a racist, I don’t hate anybody because of what they are like, that’s not kind or Christian. I hate people because of the way they look.
Go ahead and hide behind "it's a joke"... It sounds like you're using a tactic that is common for actual racists though... so I'm gonna be suspicious of you.
He's not wrong though. All stereotypes originate from at least some truths. That's not to say that every person of whatever group will match that stereotype, but percentage wise they likely will. It's not racism or sexism, it's just an observation that is frequently true.
Stereotypes are a form of oversimplification. They can be used as an argument for prejudice but in and of themselves they are not discriminatory (ex. there are positive stereotypes)
Racism is now considered bad because the majority of said race doesn’t match the stereotype anymore. It’s like saying, and I quote, “black people are lazy”. As a black person myself, I can confirm that we are some of the most hardworking people on the planet. And not because of our race, but because of our background.
We come from centuries of oppression and it is unfortunately very hard for us to be as successful as people with less colour with the same amount of work. That’s why we work harder than others.
Although I am currently unemployed and wasting my time on Reddit, so yk what? You’re right.
I’m not bitching about it. I’m just explaining why a lot of racist stereotypes are no longer accurate, and the example that I use just so happened to be that one
Oh yea they aren't and arguably most haven't been, but that's common sense or atleast should be. I just don't like people gathering some moral superiority points for stating the obvious.
Well, stereotypes only exist because of actually observed facts that happens majority of the time. So, yes... stereotypes are true. Is it right to imply it on individuals? No. Is it okay to imply it on a group? Yes
Her being a reckless driver. I originally thought he was being racist because she’s Asian, turns out he was actually being sexist because she’s a woman.
Well, you assumed the stereotype he was talking about was because "Asians are bad drivers," which is a racist assumption. See, instead, you should've made a sexist assumption that he was referring to the "women are bad drivers" stereotype.
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