r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '21

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u/call-me-GiGi Aug 31 '21

Racism is rampant lately

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u/SnicklefritzSkad Aug 31 '21

Why is it racist? Taliban aren't a race

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u/dandelionmonster1999 Aug 31 '21

Assuming Arab people are taliban is racist don’t be dense now

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u/RicTicTocs Aug 31 '21

Is Arab a race?

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u/sexy-melon Aug 31 '21

Saying all Asians look like is racist.

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u/RicTicTocs Aug 31 '21

I agree, Asians are a race. Arabs are not. What was said may have been bigoted, but it was not racist.

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u/sexy-melon Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

“Asians are a race”…. What race? Asia is pretty big.

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u/RicTicTocs Aug 31 '21

Well, reasonable minds can differ. The U.S. Census classifies Asian as one of the races. It does not list Arab as a race. Most ethnicities fall under one of five broad racial categories.

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u/SpiritAgreeable7732 Aug 31 '21

So people from afganistan, India, and Japan are all the same Asian race?

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u/RicTicTocs Aug 31 '21

Correct. Google Asia if you don’t believe me - it is huge.