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| Taught | 45% | 824 votes | Total: 1828 votes | |
| Learned | 55% | 1004 votes |
Taught
by Ted Sherman
Created on: February 07, 2008
You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent
Created on: June 05, 2010
In a preschool class, Jimmy is the only black kid and the rest are white. A mother asks her son, “Do
by SEG
Created on: June 17, 2008 Last Updated: September 05, 2011
Discussing racism is similar to attempting to have a coherent conversation about confusion; it’s
by Ann Nurse
Created on: November 15, 2007 Last Updated: February 22, 2011
IS RACISM TAUGHT OR LEARNED, MAYBE BOTH?
Racism is a thorny subject. Racism exists in America
by Anna Suranyi
Created on: August 26, 2008 Last Updated: December 09, 2010
Teaching the "N" Word (Narrow-mindedness)
Whether we are directly instructing or simply living our daily
Created on: March 25, 2008
I have come across such a conundrum as this once before. That was when I was studying for my nursing
Created on: November 19, 2009 Last Updated: November 20, 2009
How Popular Culture, Stereotypes, and the Simulacrum Has Led to the Distortion of the Asian and American
by Veil
Created on: March 16, 2010 Last Updated: March 17, 2010
Is Racism Taught or Learned
Racism is most certainly taught but a confused with the word learned. Even
Created on: March 04, 2008
The true answer is Both; Racism is a lesson that is taught, I should know I've seen it with my own eyes
by Susan Jiosa
Created on: October 11, 2009 Last Updated: October 15, 2009
Racism is a terrible thing that comes in many different forms whether it is taught or learned. All cultures
Created on: August 03, 2008 Last Updated: April 10, 2009
Racism most definitely is learned through family, groups of friends, social contacts. I would go as
Created on: July 08, 2008
This article explains in detail how racism was directly taught for so long that now it is simply learned
by June McGee
Created on: July 08, 2008
In order for any one of us to learn we must first be confronted by a mode of information by which we
Created on: September 29, 2007 Last Updated: October 04, 2008
Is racism taught or learned?
Are children born to hate or to love? Children, like paper are blank canvases
by James Lynne
Created on: July 31, 2008 Last Updated: August 02, 2008
How does anyone learn the odious lessons of racism? Who teaches it? It is learned and taught in our
by Mr. Hans
Created on: September 19, 2007 Last Updated: July 14, 2008
Racism have throughout centuries persisted as a distressing societal problem, and the issue of responsibility
Created on: January 11, 2008
My belief is that racism is both learned and taught. I view it this way, the very first contact a baby
Created on: August 08, 2008 Last Updated: June 17, 2011
Racism by definition is "hatred or intolerance of another race or other races." This is something
by Angela Diggs
Created on: July 31, 2008 Last Updated: March 26, 2009
Racism is learned.
Children are like sponges, they absorb everything in their path. Studies have shown
by B Smith
Created on: August 21, 2008 Last Updated: August 29, 2008
Is racism taught or learned? I am going to vote for taught then learned. Here's why:
Most people receive
Learned
by Eugene G.
Created on: October 14, 2008
According to Webster's dictionary, racism is defined as "a belief that race is the primary determinant
by Xavier Grey
Created on: July 06, 2008 Last Updated: July 17, 2008
I would have to say that racism is both taught and learned. There is a process involved in learning,
by Carol Gioia
Created on: June 17, 2008 Last Updated: June 20, 2008
Racism is learned. Teaching is the act of imparting knowledge. Learning is receiving knowledge. Based
by Donna LaHale
Created on: November 14, 2007
As a baby, we learn that the smiling face that cuddles us and feeds us is comforting. We learn that
Created on: October 13, 2007
To begin with, let me say that the following article is not meant to degrade any person. Regardless
Created on: November 23, 2008
The question of whether a thing is either one thing or another is fraught with danger - especially when
by Gary Maclean
Created on: March 03, 2008
For something to legitimately be "taught" there must be purpose; mutual, beneficial purpose. The teacher
Created on: July 06, 2008 Last Updated: July 22, 2008
Racism is a hypercritical judgment of people who for some reason behave in very inappropriate social
Created on: August 21, 2008
Racism is definitely learned and is also taught in subtle and veiled ways. Many times it is not what
by Debbie Todd
Created on: October 30, 2009
Racism is definitely a type of behaviour that is learned. However, for something to be learned, it is
by ktarcus
Created on: November 01, 2007 Last Updated: July 26, 2008
The concept of anyone actually teaching racism is to most an abomination, yet there still exists in
Created on: July 11, 2008 Last Updated: July 12, 2008
Racism is a form of hate. It can't be taught. You learn it yourself. You can be raised in it but, whether
Created on: March 31, 2009
Children tend to look to their parents or piers for some kind of moral guidance so most negative views
Created on: April 18, 2009
Is racism taught or learned? Hmm, I gotta say this question both makes a perfectly logical debate. As
Created on: April 06, 2010
This is a crazy title and should probably state, "Is racism taught, learned or both?" To be taught something
Created on: February 15, 2010
A moral value such as rasism can be learned without being taught. Someone does not need to consciously
Created on: August 26, 2008
Where does racism come from?
I submit that all character traits we aquire over the course of time are
Created on: July 31, 2008
First, I must point out that technically both responses could be correct. However, I chose to go with
Created on: January 21, 2009
Before I actually elaborate on the subject i would like to make a point clear: Racism as we experience
by Sophia Tesch
Created on: March 08, 2009
Can racism be learned without being taught? It can. Negative views about people based on their outward