How do you feel about people who are racist?

Well, I had a few family members like that too. My grandfather was the worse, but I still had people over that were not of the same race. I think that it is important for him to understand that he has to live with it, and not be such a &&&& about it. I did however explain this to my friends ahead of time, and they were cool with it. They also knew my stance and what I was trying to do. It may not have made him change his mind about being a racist, but it sure did teach him not to have a potty mouth around me and my friends. He even became somewhat civil with them toward the end.

I think that racism is bad and it cuts both ways those who are victums become its perpetrators. We need to stop it.

As a black person, I have trouble with racists of any stripe black or white. My stepfather is kind of one; he doesn't have any white friends that I've ever known and thinks it funny that I do. I think it's the whole era thing like with your stepdad. I understand that, really I do. But, come on folks, it's 2007; we need to deal with our modern, multiracial society.

i think that people shouldnt be racist.. and people shouldnt think that people are being racist.. people need to grow up like "NICCA" that was stupid and childish...Negro is not a bad word when people say it.. its only bad when you use it as you are a slave. And there arent any of those anymore.. frankly speaking, people who are racists are not good persons at heart.

I usaully ignore racist people. If they just talkin' s*** n try to start something i'd try to ignore em, but if they keep it goin' it might turn into something.

rogue13xmen13..hello :) In my country...have much people from different culture..but in here "racist" do not happent because when we children...we teach for love brother in country..so all people in here is brother and sister. i hope in your country, in your family someday that racist can go from there ... forever

I don't understand why people must be racist in the first place. God creates us to get along with each other, to find a peaceful living on earth and to do whatever we like in this world. But we humans are the ones who makes the difference between races. Due to that there are wars, racism, fights and murders everywhere. If I am to face a racist, I will try to show that no matter who you are, you are still a human being. Behind the skin, there is the same flesh and blood. No difference in that.

if you wish no other race harm and want only good things to happen to the other races but you like your own race better and prefer to only deal with your own race,does that make you a bad person?can somethings just be preference and not prejudice? why do i owe any other race anything but common courtesy? i compare other races to be like neighbors-i will wave at them ,say hello,help them if they are in need and i am able to help,befriend some,be leary of others but will never try to harm any of them unless they are some kid of real threat to my family, friends or country. but just like a neighbor-i dont want them moving in with me and acting like they are part of my family. to me and this is just my oppinion people who say "i hate racist" are just as bad as the racist in that they both operate from a perspective of hate.why not try to convert the racist with kindness and education.meeting HATE with HATE never works.the racist see you as being just as HATEFUL as you see the racist. am i making any sense??

Unfortunately some people are just that way and they will never change. I thing it's a shame but it's not something I get angry at people over. I think it is just ignorance on their part. Usually it is just the way they were raised and they don't have the ability to think differently than they were taught. I don't agree with racism, but I think hating people he are racist isn't much better than hating people because of their race. You don't have to agree with your stepdad but if he has other good qualities, maybe you could appreciate him for those. When you say that you can't bring your friends over, do you mean friend of the race he is discriminating against or any friends? If it's friends of a race he would insult, I wouldn't put them in that situation either. If it's friends of the same race, I don't think it's that big a deal. We all know that racism exist and most people realize that we can't controll our family members. That's why there is the saying "we can pick our friends we can't pick our family". Just because we don't agree with our family members even on important topics such as racism doesn't mean we have to shut them out completeley.