Racial Pride

Racial Pride: What does newpol think?

I see plenty of people proclaiming they are proud to be asian, or proud to be black, and a few claiming they are proud to be white.

Here's some examples from youtube: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ed_YP5pCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuptfNYFk3c

Is there any reason to be proud of your race? What is it?

Is that racist?

Is it racist to have pride in being 'azn'?

Is it racist to have pride in being white?

Is it racist to have pride in being black?

Why does society vigorously attack those who proclaim pride in being white, while supporting those who proclaim pride in being black?

If it is 'ok' or 'acceptable' to have pride in being black, why is it not 'ok' or 'acceptable' to have pride in being white? Is this logical and or consistent?

Here's a somewhat interesting youtube video I saw the other day on this topic by some guy named TheAmazingAtheist: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6w388xQIFA

I'd like to hear anything relevant to this line of thought.  Post away.

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Not alot, no, but it does come up quite a bit in this discussion. Not that it particular matters or disproves any of my statements but...I have no motavation but for understanding that there should be a bit of skeptism used when considering mankind's current interpetation of history or "the facts".

I remain skeptical and unconvinced because there's really no such thing as an "arab phenotype". There are phenotypes that are asscioated with arab peoples- but how this applies our modern conception of race doesn't determine what race we would percieve ancient Egyptians to be.

You want to say they had "Arab genes" when they only had Arab Phenotypes. But that's meaningless, you see. (And subjective, like the whole concept of race) Broad noses or big lips or whatever reference points you are using doesn't mean that a person is specifically African. Just because a group of people have blue eyes doesn't mean they are "The blue eyes group" and blues eyes are solely specific to those people. A mechanism would have to indentified for that to be true, for the blue eyes (or dark skin) to constitute an entirely different "race".

Nevertheless, there is no proof that Egypt was outright dominated by what you call Arabs until the Muslim invasions. Futhermore, Egyptians don't refer to themseleves as "Arabs", really. It's a nebulous term. I'm sure the same can be said for Anicent Egyptians and Africans as well.