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Can a statement be racist if it is a true statement?

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  • Pancho
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    There is a difference between racist and racial. Some people study race. That doesn't mean that they're "racist." If a true statement could be made about this or that racial group, it would be seen as racist, even if it wasn't made that way. That's because of all the anal politically-correct people who infest society today ...

  • 8 years ago

    yes it can. The truth is just a a form of whether story has factual value to it. Sure all it takes is one person to prove a racist statement true. Out milions of people. But doesn't mean its accurate. The truth and accuracy are two different things. Thats were people fall off and fail to realize.

  • Statements generalising race, are never true they might true for 1%

  • Mark
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    No, but if the "facts" are ALWAYS (and they are) negative, then yes. And I think you know that and are pretending total innocence.

  • 8 years ago

    No..

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