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Originally Posted by brian1975
I don't think just because someone can't tell differences between races makes them ignorant. Sometimes people make honest mistakes. Not everyone is up on what facial features or other features that seperate people. If you look at me, you would not be able to tell if I was irish or german. Nor would I hold it against you for some simple mistake. Not everyone has bad intentions and just because someone thinks your friend is pakistani verus latino does not make them a racist.
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I should have clarified:
1. When people make that association, it is always negative: i.e. - "you fuckin' terrorist Pakistani", or "Fuck you Osama (my roomate would get this regularly -maybe an LA thing).
2. The point is, since you can't tell, it isn't wise to make judgements based on that. That is why profiling doesn't make sense - because you can't tell.
3. Assumptions - people probably don't assume/care whether or not you are German or Irish because they probably assume you're American, or white. But people of color tend to be perceived as such first, before anything else. Those 5 (according to the article) were full-blooded Americans. But they were not seen as such. That is the problem.