In the US today, is racism still the problem or is it rather culturism?

Racism has always existed and likely always will. People do evil things. They always have and always will. This does not excuse people for their poor behavior and unjustified doings or ill treatment of others by any means. I wish that I had a clue as to how to heal the human heart so as to prevent so many of these things. But that prescription seems to only come in one form, a form that so many today despise, reject and say is dead. God will not make a person accept or love him and in my view, doing so is the only real way to fix a heart, by loving and honoring Gods directives.

My take? Racism does exist without a doubt. It exists and it exhibited by members of all races, without a doubt. Many times, I believe what is said to be racism is nothing more than being factually honest about particular individuals and their actions, character or so on. Many people wish to believe that the treatment they receive is based upon others disliking them because of their race, because they do not wish to face the fact that they are viewed badly or disliked because of their actions. In many cases it is easier to just blame racism instead of facing facts about yourself. Humans always wish to alay blame and they will attempt to do so whenever they can as a general rule.

I have often heard M.L. King referenced in his saying that he dreamed of a time when people were judged by the content of their character rather than their skin color. What he left out is that people must be honest enough to admit when it is their character or lack of it which they are judged upon and not their skin color. It would seem that so many are never willing to do that for it would mean they must change their attitudes, actions or so on.

No amount of racism is to account for a person taking or selling drugs. No amount of racism is to blame for stealing or committing other crimes. It does not account for drop out rates, illegitimacy or a failure of people to want to do right. While racism can certainly help provide some excuse for poor behavior, it is never the sole item which is at fault. But again, few are honest enough to admit this.

I have often wondered just what so many non whites would blame for their failures if they were in a place where everyone looked like them? No one ever seems to ask that question. Just like whites, blacks and others will seek out anything which they think they can use as a justification for their ills, their failures, their crimes, because it is so much easier than having to admit the truth or change themselves.

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In the US today, is racism still the problem or is it rather culturism?

Especially right after Barak Obama was elected to his first term many journalists and pundits euphorically claimed that the US had just becoime a post-racial society. Many minorities, especially those associated with the civil rights movement of the 60s, disputed that claim, citing many examples...

First lets define racism as a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that is used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group.

By that definition, even if culture was the reason for the discrimination that certain people face, its still racism.

Since our successful blacks in business and government don't usually tend to "act black" is the limited racism or discrimination they experience based on culture or race? Does it really matter when we're supposed to be a society that claims "all men are created equal?"

When a white male with a felony is more likely to get a job than a black male with a clean record, it's difficult to say it's because of our culture since a black male with a clean record doesn't fit the stereotype. You would think employers would jump at the opportunity to "fill their quota" http://jobbankusa.com/News/Hiring/hiring100803a.ht...

Some people will argue that we commit more crimes than others so that justifies our unequal treatment in the justice system. While arrests records show 2.6 million blacks out of over 40 million were arrested for crimes, less than 6% of our population. Whatever the excuse there is no justification for it. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-...

Some would argue we use and sell drugs more than anyone else but statistics show we make up 14% of drug users but in some states 45% of drug arrests and 55% of those imprisoned.

http://www.hrw.org/node/62236/section/8

No matter how racists try to package the problem, the root cause of it is still racism.

@David M

Long before there was rap music - Black people were hated.

Long before there were saggy jean wearing black kids - Black people were hated.

Long before there were IQ tests - Black people were hated.

Yet white people use these things as if to say "Yeah this is why we are racist" when they were racist long before they existed.

Listen - Blacks imagine little.

Discrimination in hiring, housing and education has been well documented. The government should take forceful action to end it as it goes against the value of equal opportunity for all regardless of race.

Yet almost no white person talks like that

They just use this "Cultural racism" to finds a reason to oppose policies and to downplays white racism. Whites just use this "Cultural racism" to point the finger away from themselves, their own racism and the unfair advantages they have in society.

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David M

Do you realize that back in the 60's whites thought there was no racial problem ? It's easy to look back and say "Yeah they were real bad back then" but look at any gallup survey of white racial attidues and they though there was no racial problem. In fact they though that black people got jobs they did not deserve and benefits at the expense of whites

So this reverse racism card is pretty old

Somebody is get an opportunity that another person was expecting.....said person will blame race on this and thus continue the trend of hate.