Originally Posted by pennywise121

i was sitting in class, and two questions were posed that really got my attention.

1. What purpose does racism (ageism, sexism, and any other -ism you can think of) serve?

2. Who profits from racism (ageism, etc, etc)?

i am not simply talking about dollar signs here. there are many ways one can profit from such things. i have to run to class rather soon, but assuming this thread doesnt get deleted for improper topic or some such, i will give my thoughts on it in a bit.

now, i know this is not directly an issue dealing with philosophy, but there isnt any social science thread, and given the amalgam of possible response origins, i figured philosophy was the best place to put this thread.

now, with that out of the way, i'm interested in your thoughts......