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[DomainMagnate]

Norwegians?!

[INFORG]

The comments sure sound like they were in poor taste.

I would like to point out that the term "racism" is misapplied here and commonly is misused, resulting in the cheapening of the real meaning and impact of the words "racist" and "racism".

The comments could be more precisely termed:
xenocentric
ethnocentric
bigoted

Norwegian and Indian are not races, they are nationalities and perhaps ethnicities.

Bonus question: How many races exist?

[Devil Dog]

the comments sure sound like they were in poor taste.

I would like to point out that the term "racism" is misapplied here and commonly is misused, resulting in the cheapening of the real meaning and impact of the words "racist" and "racism".

The comments could be more precisely termed:
Xenocentric
ethnocentric
bigoted

norwegian and indian are not races, they are nationalities and perhaps ethnicities.

bonus question: How many races exist?

4?

[Gerry]

Bonus question: How many races exist?

one - human beans race

[INFORG]

Biologically there is only one homo sapien

Differences in skin color, hair texture, nose width, etc. are such minor variants that they are not genetically significant and do not constitute different races.

Socially there are an almost infinite number of races and the debate will rage on until society becomes so mixed and homogenized as to render all classifications based on appearance as pointless.

Social scientists have claimed as few as three distinct races (caucasoid, mongoloid, negroid), to as many as several hundred based upon mixtures of different cultures. In our current age, race is primarily associated with skin color, but depending on who we are at war with this week, we make further race classifications to either fit our prejudice or to villify someone who disagrees with our political ideology.

Like liberal, conservative, socialist, fascist, marxist and a host of other words, we have so misused the term racist as to render it almost useless as a viable English language word.

[Gerry]

Biologically there is only one homo sapien

Like I said, human beans.

[INFORG]

everyone is correct, since the answer is subjective

[stock_post]

You succeeded in miss-directing the OP and this thoughts.

Excellent work!

The comments sure sound like they were in poor taste.

I would like to point out that the term "racism" is misapplied here and commonly is misused, resulting in the cheapening of the real meaning and impact of the words "racist" and "racism".

The comments could be more precisely termed:
xenocentric
ethnocentric
bigoted

Norwegian and Indian are not races, they are nationalities and perhaps ethnicities.

Bonus question: How many races exist?

[INFORG]

Thanks. I'm practicing for the 2009 ThreadJacking World Cup

Maybe DNF will sponsor me if I wear a logo on my cap?

[Acro]

There's also Domainus Neanderthalensis - the stiff domainer who cannot appreciate humor