Originally Posted by nomas
Take for example someone from a country where water is really scarce..so they have a tradition of not bathing often..merely due to unavailability of resources. Now they've carried on this tradition for years and one day families of this country pack up and move to the America where water is abundant and people can bathe (and do bathe) sometimes multiple times per day. Well, these new families may come in and start earning a reputation for being "stinky" and people may want to keep away...not because of race, but because now they have this reputation and while not all families practice this conservation of water practice they had before, the stereotype is formed. Now, racism comes in where you will just keep away from all people of this country without giving them a chance..some may smell just fine, but you won't give them a chance. This is where I hope we're educated and intelligent enough as a people now to recognize that you find some of everything in every race. But the counter point is, I hate when maybe you do come accross someone with a strong odor (still speaking on the example I laid out) and you really don't want to put up with the smell because you have a sensitive nose..then you shouldn't be forced to hang out with someone just out of fear that you'll be labeled racist. That's where I hate that us minorities will be quick to play the race card.
