Racism and Chauvinism a very Greek trait

[Sweet Sixteen]

Originally Posted by Risto the Great

Good luck to him. These are simply racist discussions that do not interest me. Some Greeks are fair, some are as black as night. Macedonians are the same.

These discussions ARE racist (in the literal sense) but there's nothing wrong with that. I don't know much about these things, e.g. how a certain shape of nose is distributed geographically, but I admit I'm interested.

[George S.]

the greeks should have their heads examined the battle of marathon was an absolute slaughter.the only thing worth celebrating is some sort of greek unity.Greeks are good at scratching for something to celebrate.

[Gocka]

Originally Posted by Sweet Sixteen

These discussions ARE racist (in the literal sense) but there's nothing wrong with that. I don't know much about these things, e.g. how a certain shape of nose is distributed geographically, but I admit I'm interested.

It is racist but in my opinion these types of discussions dont come up because of inherent racist tendencies but more as a reaction to the insistence of most modern day Greeks that they are 100% pure Hellenes from the time of Homer. That trend among Greeks is in itself a form of racism and thus attracts tit for tat reactions like these. I am not condoning it but merely pointing out where I believe it stems from.