@olorun said:
@mimisalome: you wouldn't hold them believing in racial purity?? You don't consider this a clear racist belief?
Why would I hold them for believing into something?
Jews believe that they are the chosen people, Christians believe that they are the children of God, many Atheists think that theists are stupid, etc.
As long as they don't harm others for believing into something, why would I condemn them so?
It's their lives, they can choose whichever way they want to live it.
I mean maybe their motives are driven by familial duty, or personal appreciation of aesthetic preference.
None of that sounds racist to me, just people having their own obligations to follow or things and ideas that they prefer.
Again I only reserve the words "racist" or "racism" for harmful, unfair, degrading, and offensive actions that are driven by racial hate, disdain, or disgust.
People now a days use the word so liberally that it pretty much lose it's meaning.
It's not my habit to actively look for things that could offends me, nor it is my habit to imagine that everyone who thinks differently or have different preferences from me are driven by malicious intent.
Like I said, I prefer a world of variety, where people can enjoy doing and believing different things and
can be proud of themselves for being unique and different.
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