Radar falshcards: debate questions

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RADAR Project: Regulating Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Racism Questions and Debates About Racism
Learnmera Oywww.thelanguagemenu.com
What images spring to mind when
you hear the word ‘racism’?
What is the prevalence of racism in
your area?
Are there statistics for racist crimes
or judgements in your country or
area?
Have you ever been a victim of
racist or prejudiced speech or
actions?

2
What kind of actions do you take
when you encounter racism or
prejudice against others?
In your view, in which countries or
areas is racism most predominant?
What kind of actions have you
taken in order to eradicate racism
or prejudice?
What are the social or
psychological factors that may lead
to racist thinking?

3
Can you name public figures who
express openly racist or prejudiced
opinions?
Is racism increasing or
disappearing in your country or
area?
Is there a difference in racist or
prejudiced behaviour between rural
and urban areas? What are the
reasons for this?
How should racism be dealt with
in large cities? What about in rural
areas?

4
What kind of a world would it be if
there was no racism or prejudice?
Does racist and prejudiced
behaviour pose a great problem in
your area?
What are the reasons behind racism
and prejudice?
Do you believe it is possible to
eradicate racism and prejudice
completely?

5
What measures can be taken in
order to eradicate racism and
prejudice?
What kind of penalties do you
consider suitable for those guilty of
racism?
Do you agree with the statement
that “racism is taught”?
Can you name films that deal with
racism?

6
Do you think that films and media
promote racial stereotypes?
Do you think that films and media
have a great impact in terms of
racist attitudes?
Provide a definition of racism
Provide a definition of prejudice

7
Provide some suggestions for
eradicating racism or prejudice
Do you have any personal
experiences of racism?
What kind of punishments are
enforced for racist actions?
How do you see the difference
between racism, nationalism and
fascism?

8
Imagine a scenario where
someone is discriminated for
being white. What actions do you
take?
What are the motivations behind
racist behaviour?
Imagine a scenario where
someone is discriminated for
being black. What actions do you
take?
How should one explain racism
and prejudice to a child?

9
In global terms, do you
believe racism is increasing or
disappearing?
What are your thoughts regarding
interracial marriages?
How does racism and
discrimination affect its victims?
Provide some suggestions
for combatting racism and
discrimination in practice

10
There are people who believe that
humanity is dividide into several
difference races, while others
believe that all human beings
belong to one race. What are your
thoughts on the matter?
What is your opinion on the
claims regarding different levels
of intelligence between different
races?
Does race have an effect on our
interactions with each other? In
what ways?
Should acts of racial hatred be
criminalized?

11
Do you think it is possible to
eradicate the feelings of hate
among humans completely?
What measures can we take in
order to prevent hate-motivated
behaviour?
What are the reasons and
motivations behind hate crimes?
What kind of people commit hate
crimes?

12
Where do hate crimes usually
occur?
Are hate crimes decreasing or
increasing on a general level?
What is the relationship
between hate crimes and social
environment?
Do you see a correlation between
an increase in hate crimes and a
national crisis or other hardships?

13
How do hate crimes affect local
communities?
Can a hate crime consist of only
verbal activity, or is a physical
element required?
How would you define a hate
crime?
What kind of activity can be
punishable as a hate crime?

14
Are there laws or regulations
regarding hate crime that can be
applied to criminal activity that
takes place online?
What is “internalized racism”?
How does racism manifest itself?
What does “white privilige” mean?

15
In your opinion, is racism strongly
linked to a lack of education?
Is there less racism in heterogenous
than homogenous countries?
What forms can racism take in
homogenous countries?
Do you know any anti-racist or
anti-discrimination organisations?
How do these organisations
operate?

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