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Racism was nominated as a good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (May 27, 2006, reviewed version). There are suggestions below for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

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posting such images aims to malign the image and reputation of all Muslims regardless of their race or ethnicity.

As we all know this was not the only form of racism in the Middle Ages therefore it is very important to balance the article.

ANSWER: there are already other images depicting western's racism and no other to represent an arab one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.46.233.98 (talk) 02:25, 28 December 2011 (UTC) I enjoy how this whole article trashes white people but never tells how whites have been slaves for many years aswell as blacks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.67.100.161 (talk) 20:28, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

What the hell is this? Only white Christians can be racist. Maybe you should work on an encyclopedia not owned by jews.

strange image on popup

In the upper right corner of the popup for links to this article, this image appears:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Bank_of_America_wordmark.svg/200px-Bank_of_America_wordmark.svg.png

I am mostly a user (reader) of Misplaced Pages, but I have never before seen this, and no explanation is offered for why it is there. I just thought maybe I should point it out.

--Windowrook (talk) 18:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Racism and Racial Discrimination are Completely Different Concepts

Webster's dictionary defines racism as "a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race." Someone can hold a racist world-view without being engaged in the practice of racial discrimination. Can we please get the article's definition of racism to reflect this? 98.67.251.127 (talk) 01:47, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes please. I've marked the article as disputed untill it provides an adequate definition of the topic - supported by a wider range of scholarship.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 18:14, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Interesting study about the subject

Here it is:

http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudice-180403506.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.202.64 (talk) 20:32, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Literature review on tolerance

Here is an interesting review on political tolerance, in particular ethnic tolerance. There seems to no section on research on what causes intolerance here so I think this could be a basis for that. Thoughts? http://ideas.repec.org/p/jet/dpaper/dpaper288.html Acadēmica Orientālis (talk) 22:30, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 February 2012

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In the last paragraph of the main 'Ideology' section, the term 'race-baiting' is hyper-linked -but recursively links back to the 'Racism' page. I understand that it might be a place-holder for a 'Race-baiting' page someday, but as a user it's just frustrating when I'm trying to find out what the term actually means. Specific description/request: remove hyperlink from the term 'race-baiting' in the last paragraph of the main 'Ideology' section. 206.108.5.29 (talk) 17:44, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done I replaced it with an interwiki link to the Wiktionary definition, as I believe you are correct that anyone following the link is looking for additional information. Though short, it provides the reader with enough to justify itself. Dru of Id (talk) 18:33, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

the first line of this article is idiotic....

...and unsupported by sources.

It claims that the definition of "Racism" is Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. This is nonsense. I have never seen Racism defined in such a way in any reliable source. The definition seems to imply that it's okay to hold all kinds of beliefs which are usually considered racist - "race x is inferior to race y" - as long as one doesn't "discriminate" based upon these beliefs. Who wrote this junk?

The closest thing I can see to sourcing for this wacky notion is in the definition section where the claim is made that

Racism involves the belief in racial differences, which acts as a justification for non-equal treatment (which some regard as "discrimination") of members of that race

which is sourced to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. However, what the dictionary actually says is

Racism: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

There is nothing in there about discrimination or justification being necessary conditions for something or someone to be racist. Racism is simply the belief that one race is superior to another, and that race is a primary determinant of important traits and capacities. The present definition in this article is an embarrassment to the Misplaced Pages as it appears to try to excuse racism and racist beliefs (as long as one doesn't "discriminate"). Again, who wrote this junk?VolunteerMarek 10:57, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

You guys messed this up

So much has changed, instead of a definiton, we have examples in the front paragraph. Wow guys.140.198.45.66 (talk) 02:35, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 23 March 2012

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Famous Figures Helping Against Racism: Two of the most famous people that helped spread the word about racism are Martin Luther King Jr. who lead peaceful protests against racism and Rosa Parks who refused to stand up on the bus for a white man, and after getting arrested caused a boycott of buses.

R.G Grant. Racism Changing Attitudes. Austin, TX: Raintree- Vaugh, 2000. Print.

Cjones0037 (talk) 18:32, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

 Not done: It isn't clear what you want to add and where you want to add it. Please be specific about what you would like to have done. Expressing your request in a 'please change X to Y' manner may help. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 00:38, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

In Antiquity

The context of slavery surrounding the Babylonian Talmud characterization should be made clear.

The fact that racism is just a way to motivate and manage a caste system should become expressed as a theme throughout this article. As you may know, caste systems are a means by which privilege groups excludes and exploits the children of non-privileged groups; "casts", unlike "class", being an hereditary designation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.114.222.151 (talk) 21:03, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Sources

Here are some sources that show why the current narrow definition is untenable, and has been widely contested: ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 19:17, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Just linking to thick books makes it difficult to know the arguments. Please give quotes. Academica Orientalis (talk) 19:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

1. Grant, R.G (2000). Racism Changing Attitudes. Austin TX: Steck-Vaughn.
2. Deborah, Able (1995). Hate Groups. Berkley Heights NJ: Enslow.
3. Newman, Gerald & Elanor (1995). Racism Divided By Color. Springfeild NJ: Enslow.

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