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| Taught | 45% | 510 votes | Total: 1121 votes | |
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by Angela Diggs
I believe that racism is taught and then learned from a child's home environment. Children are like sponges, they soak up everything in there path. Studies have shown that ...read more
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Racism, prejudice, is the quintessence of ignorance and produces the most potentially violent and dangerous visions of deception: other' people are different from us' people. ...read more
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The true answer is Both; Racism is a lesson that is taught, I should know I've seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears too many times to say that this isn't so. ...read more
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Racism most definitely is learned through family, groups of friends, social contacts. I would go as far as to say that it is not learned through this way as people need to be ta...read more
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by James Lynne
How does anyone learn the odious lessons of racism? Who teaches it? It is learned and taught in our efforts to preserve cultural pride. As we depart from the idea of "America...read more
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by Mr. Hans
Racism have throughout centuries persisted as a distressing societal problem, and the issue of responsibility has often been explored; Is racism being learnt unconsciously, or i...read more
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Racism is by definition "hatred or intolerance of another race or other races". This is something that is innate within us. We're not born to hate other races. We are taught to ...read more
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by Anna Suranyi
Teaching the "N" Word (Narrow-mindedness) Whether we are directly instructing or simply living our daily life, we are teaching what we believe, value, respect, dislike, etc. ...read more
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by Anne Barron
We can only "learn" something that is "taught". Therefore I believe both responses are correct. Racism is taught by those who have already learned it. In turn, those who have b...read more
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by B Smith
Is racism taught or learned? I am going to vote for taught then learned. Here's why: Most people receive some sort of education in the first part of learning any process For...read more
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by Jason Medina
I think racism is both taught and learned. To me, racism or a racist attitude is something that develops over time and is influenced by a person's upbringing and environment. A ...read more
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I feel racism is taught Two of the sweetest little girls Enjoyed their black friends but Daddy was not having it No touching hands they are not clean That is why their s...read more
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Racism is taught first, then learned later. Have you ever been in the store and you come across a young kid whose only experiences with strangers were obviously with other Whit...read more
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My belief is that racism is both learned and taught. I view it this way, the very first contact a baby has with the world around them is usually through their mother. She is by ...read more
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Was the chicken merely the egg's idea for getting more eggs? Can you have one without the other? Well, in the distant past there was an...read more
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by June McGee
In order for any one of us to learn we must first be confronted by a mode of information by which we may be taught. The first thing one quite naturally would think of is someone...read more
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by Kevin Reilly
The way I see it, to be taught something is to have the information handed down by someone else. To learn something is to base your opinion upon personal experience. With these ...read more
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This article explains in detail how racism was directly taught for so long that now it is simply learned by cultural osmosis. Have you ever wondered why America is still stru...read more
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Oh what a question to ponder. Is racism taught or learned? Can you really learn something if it is not taught to you? What if racism is neither taught nor learned but impos...read more
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It is interesting to ponder this question: Did one individual discover that fire could be produced by rubbing two sticks of wood together and then show others how to do likewise...read more
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First, I must point out that technically both responses could be correct. However, I chose to go with racism being a learned behavior as I see subtle differences. By being tau...read more
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by Xavier Grey
I would have to say that racism is both taught and learned. There is a process involved in learning, which generally requires some form of a teacher. Regardless of the subject, ...read more
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Racism is learned behavior. The way in which a white child behaves toward an ethnic group is a direct reflection of their parents' attitude about race. If a child hears his ...read more
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by ktarcus
The concept of anyone actually teaching racism is to most an abomination, yet there still exists in certain countries of the world, an intolerance that has outlasted the new gen...read more
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by Carol Gioia
Racism is learned. Teaching is the act of imparting knowledge. Learning is receiving knowledge. Based on these definitions one must conclude that racism is learned. As any e...read more
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by Allison R.
I learned racism. I learned it by working in a restaurant. "Black people don't tip," I learned that my first week on the job. This curmudgeon of an older, career waitress w...read more
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To begin with, let me say that the following article is not meant to degrade any person. Regardless of their race, creed, or age, all people are created equal in the eyes of wh...read more
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by Neil Deo
I do not agree that racism can be taught. Racism, in order to thrive, has to be sought and learned actively. I do not believe that mere parental biases or public sphere propagan...read more
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by Gary Maclean
For something to legitimately be "taught" there must be purpose; mutual, beneficial purpose. The teacher must have purpose, to improve the student's level of understanding of th...read more
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Racism is definitely learned and is also taught in subtle and veiled ways. Many times it is not what we say but how we present information. As children, we learned of the landin...read more
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Racism is a hypercritical judgment of people who for some reason behave in very inappropriate social and societally habitual slurs of a race's own aggressions. This is marked by...read more
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Where does racism come from? I submit that all character traits we aquire over the course of time are "learned." Somebody may teach a mode of behavior, but until we follow t...read more
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by Gina Barr
CHECK HIS PUPILS "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood...read more
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by Summer Tyme
When one is 'taught' a subject or in this case, an attitude, then it is also 'learned'. If one 'learns' by doing, then they may necessarily be taught. When a child is born, t...read more
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by Terri White
This was somewhat of a tricky question at first; I had to stop for a second and let it process. It is my belief that racism is both taught and learned, you must first be taught ...read more
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by Donna LaHale
As a baby, we learn that the smiling face that cuddles us and feeds us is comforting. We learn that if we push ourselves upright and walk, we can explore those nooks and cranni...read more
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The question is actually misleading, most people learn by being taught. I am not sure exactly how one should word this question. I assume the question is trying to get us to f...read more
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This is an interesting question. "Is racism taught or learned?" I think the difference between the two is like splitting hairs. Racism is a learned quality that is taught to peo...read more
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by E. V. SHAW
Racism is a form of hate. It can't be taught. You learn it yourself. You can be raised in it but, whether you chose to follow tradition is your decision. Racism is not onl...read more
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To understand the fundamental difference between "taught" and "learned" is critical to this debate. To be taught requires the active involvement of a teacher, while learning can...read more
