I disagree with you. You can be alittle racist. Because when an Indian walks into my store, I cringe because I knows it's gonna be an excerise in patience when they try to haggle non negotiable prices.I am probably the least racist person you will ever meet... hell, I'm part nearly every race in the book...
At the same time, we all are a little racist, it's just the way of things, even if it is only on a sub conscious level. It simply isn't natural to not notice the differences between people. You don't necessarily have to want to "lynch" people, it's just the way you react to them.
I'm sick of all of this, we are all a little racist BS. Racism is defined as it was for a specific meaning. You cannot be a little bit racist, no more than you can be a little bit pregnant. Either you are or you aren't. If you hate other races, then you are racist. If you don't then you are not. It is that simple.
Obviously everyone has subconsious tendences that make you uncomfortable, it is natural for us to feel uncomfortable around the unknown, but that is something entirely different, and it should NOT be defined racist, or even a little bit racist. That is just rediculous.
Like when I'm walking behind a black person in the supermarket and am dumb founded by how slow a human being can possibly walk when they are know for thier great athletic abilities. Have you ever walked behind a black person in a store or behind them on the sidewalk. If they moved any slower they be walking backwards.
Or like how asian people come into my store and want to open a product, find and open all these differant kinds of accessories, plug everything together, only to tell you they'll think about it.
Or maybe how Russians come RIGHT up to face within like 6 inches when they talk to you.
My point is, it's not racist really, it's differant cultures and differant people. This difference is the small part of ourselves that stereo type people. True racists hate people, not simply annoyed by indifferences.
I'm not racist, I'm just white....If a non white person can add a sterotype trait for white people I'd love it. We all have them. Cultural traits. Things that make "us" who we are.
If you totally conform to that sort of thing of course. Perhaps with certain cultures... like some nations are more liberal with personal space so get a lot closer to you than Englishmen and Americans are used to. But stuff about black people walking slowly.... is just ridiculous.