User blog comment:Hippogriff12/The Scarcity of Racists in Skyrim/@comment-4588723-20120727173034

Nota Bene: I want to just clear the air for those who hear my tone as condemning of the progress and sophistication of Western Civilization. I’m observing the tendencies of a few of today’s Western thinkers, from within the ranks, not as an outsider. I’m just an American with a classical education, I’m not looking down from some pedestal as if I have no blind spots of my own. If it were hypocritical to criticize the thinking of peers in your own society (or wiki, as the case may be), there would be no point in discussion and no possibility for honest debate. I point out fallacies where I see them and hope in return to learn something from others who are, at the end of the day, societal equals…because we live on Earth, not Nirn, a fact for which I’m quite grateful.

That said, what I'm challenging here is your definition of prejudice and racism. If forbidding a monkey to fling poo or acknowledging that someone's personal background influences their choices is racism, then I would contend that we as a planet's dominant population have much bigger problems than anything discussed on this or any other forum. If you're having trouble figuring out why this is up for debate, ask yourself these questions: What is prejudice? Is it wrong, and if so why?