Is it REALLY racist?

Since the beginning of this class, when we first discussed what racism is, one question has stuck in my mind: if there are 3 things that classify racism, if you have or are just 2 of them, is it still racism? I know a lot of people that use stereotypes to identify people, but in no way think that they are better than them. So if you use race to classify someone without knowing anything else, but don't use that classification in a negative way...is it still racist?

Another thing that caught my attention is how normal it is for everyone in this country to assume gender roles, myself included. There are certain things that are just biological, for instance, a woman taking the primary role in raising children. In fact, from a biological stand point, its actually kind of strange for the man to raise the children. Human higher functioning is what allows this sort of behavior to happen. However, the woman doing the majority of the cooking, or the man doing the yard work;these sorts of things are all just socially constructed roles, and I'm not sure why we follow them. I love mowing the lawn, but when I say that, it seems weird because thats a 'mans' job. It just seems strange that even though people claim they don't want to conform, there are still these roles.

Angela

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