Comments on: Having opinions about race is not the same as racism http://www.bloggernews.net/18154 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:47:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nancy Reyes http://www.bloggernews.net/18154#comment-49108 Nancy Reyes Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:10:55 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18154#comment-49108 Racism is saying everyone with a certain shade of skin has certain bad or evil characteristics. What is not wrong is noticing that different societies and ethnic groups learn certain characteristics. Andrew Greeley does sociological data on ethnic Americans, including Irish. The Irish in Australia have a different culture than those who went to the US or stayed in Ireland, of course. The troublemakers migrated, and the peaceful and rich stayed home. What happens is that although people adjust to the culture, they also retain part of the culture of their ancestors. Ironically, Afro Americans have a different culture than Africans...or from the Caribbean or Brazil. Racism is saying everyone with a certain shade of skin has certain bad or evil characteristics.

What is not wrong is noticing that different societies and ethnic groups learn certain characteristics.

Andrew Greeley does sociological data on ethnic Americans, including Irish. The Irish in Australia have a different culture than those who went to the US or stayed in Ireland, of course. The troublemakers migrated, and the peaceful and rich stayed home.

What happens is that although people adjust to the culture, they also retain part of the culture of their ancestors.

Ironically, Afro Americans have a different culture than Africans…or from the Caribbean or Brazil.

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