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Is asking "are all Blacks brain dead? I just listened to Hannity interview a Black 25 year old man at the Ferguson riot." racist?'?

In a recent discussion about the riots in the USA a poster posed this question. I immediately condemned it and him as being racist. He vehemently disagreed saying it was not to be taken literally and besides- it was posed as a "question" not a "statement". I'm looking for an impartial opinion.

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  • Lee
    Lv 7
    6 years ago
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    Yes it's racist. He's trying to imply that all Black people are brain dead based upon one protester he saw on tv. Wouldn't everyone quickly call me a racist if I said I think all white people are racist because I saw one in a trailer park once?

  • 6 years ago

    Yes, even asking if all Black are brain dead is racist, because it is a question based on a feeling of superiority..

  • tia
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Hannity is a notorious racist. Just listening to him makes one guilty by association

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    it has an implicit bias - it is known as a leading question - not allowed in a court

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