solo1's Racism Challenge

Everyone loves a nice healthy bit of racism, right? I know I do! And so do all my friends. It's almost as much fun as bashing gays and yearning for women to stay at home to mind the children. It's OK - I ran this page past a Nigerian lesbian friend of mine, and she says it's fine.

Seriously, though.

My country has recently seen a lot of immigrants come here looking for work, or political asylum, or whatever. Ireland was always a very racist country, but it's only now that we have a chance to show everyone exactly how racist we are, being until recently one of the whitest places on the planet. Disturbingly, not one racist person seems to realise that they're being racist. That means that we'll have to use some other criteria to figure out if someone's being racist than simply taking their word for it. They will try to couch their racism in terms designed to manipulate your emotions rather than see the logic of the argument. This sort of thing has been going on for years - mob mentality, rather than having to put together an opinion that might make sense.

This list was compiled with the changing Irish situation in mind, with regard to Nigerians, Romanians, Poles, Lithuanians, etc. who have come here, however as these are traditional racist arguments since the dawn of time, they will probably apply anywhere.

The Challenge

Instructions: Tick any category or sub-category that you recognise as being your opinion of immigrants.

1. They're taking our jobs! including:-
(a) they work for lower wages thus lowering everyone else's;
(b) they can't speak the language and so should not be allowed to work;
(c) they can only get the crappy jobs because they are incompetent.

2.They're a burden on our health service! including:-
(a) they're spreading their diseases to us;
(b) they're getting our womenfolk pregnant;
(c) their own womenfolk breed like rabbits;
(d) they are abusing our social welfare services;
(e) their personal hygiene is bad.

3.They're a national security risk! including:-
(a) they secretly hate us;
(b) they don't 'assimilate';
(c) they can 'assimilate' all they like, you can never trust them;
(d) they're all plotting our downfall;
(e) they 'assimilate' too much, so their asylum application will be accepted;*
(f) their presence has led to a crimewave;
(g) their behaviour would never be tolerated in their own country.

OK you're done. Now, add up the ticks and see the results!

1-3: Congratulations! You're only a little bit racist!
3-6: Well now, calm down there. You need to get out more.
6+: Quit reading this page and get back to building that wall!

*This might sound like the most ridiculous thing on the planet, and also directly in contradiction with 3(b), but I heard someone say something to this effect with my own ears. I guess they can't hardly win.

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