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I learned something interesting in my Chaucer class today. We started talking about the new immigration bill in Arizona, and according to at least 1/3 of the people in the class, racial profiling is not racist, nor is it racist to judge someone based on their race. That's not exactly what they said, but that is what their arguments boiled down to. F'rinstance, according to one girl it is perfectly OK for the police to pull over someone who is acting suspicious - say for the purpose of argument someone of Mexican decent - and ask them for proof of citizenship or their green card or whatever when in the same situation you wouldn't ask for papers from a white person, and this wouldn't be racist because if the person was here legally they would have nothing to fear.
So... it's not racist to ask someone to prove their in the country legally when you are asking them because of the color of their skin? I knew the standard for critical thinking around here was pretty low, but damned if this doesn't take the cake.
Sometimes I really hate the South. :|
So... it's not racist to ask someone to prove their in the country legally when you are asking them because of the color of their skin? I knew the standard for critical thinking around here was pretty low, but damned if this doesn't take the cake.
Sometimes I really hate the South. :|