Racism

[quote=Mooninites][quote=Vorcia][quote=Mooninites]The white kid with brown eyes who got kicked out was actually correct, she marginalized him and demanded that he be racist, racism is a choice, thats why he had a problem with being the aggressor as he put it. Because 2 white people walked out, it doesn't mean they were racist or didn't think racism existed, it's actually quite the opposite, they had a problem with being racist and weren't going to partake in it. I don't even think it's worth watching the rest of the experiment if they're going to pull false conclusions out of their ass. Can you imagine if this was the conclusion they came up with in a dissertation? They'd be fucking laughed out of academia.[/quote] That was actually one of the main points of the lesson. People have a choice when it comes to racism but society (mostly in the past, but still sometimes today) puts a huge pressure on people to conform to the majority, but people who disagreed were always shunned from society.[/quote] you totally did not understand what I said. go to the 15 minute mark of the video. The commentators behind the experiment, say that the two white people with brown eyes, that left the experiment were racist for leaving the experiment because they apparently saw racism as a non-issue. They were told they had to be racist and they chose not to be, and because they chose not partake in an experiment that required them to be racist they are racist? Can you imagine that as an argument to an academic paper or thesis? No one would ever take that argument seriously[/quote]

[quote=sirell][quote=Searz] Yes, agreed. D has kind of been putting his foot in his mouth (or on his keyboard, rather) it would seem. I'd like to read your thoughts on the experiment as a whole. Was it successful? Do you disagree with any of the methods? What did the experiment show?[/quote] I haven't fully watched the video, because I had to leave for lectures, but from what I have seen, I am guessing the result will show that humans have a strong disposition to basically abusing others. Will have to finish watching it in order to conclude my full thoughts.[/quote]