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re: Are Only White People Racist?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:49 pm to KCT
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:49 pm to KCT
First off, everyone can be prejudice. They can make decisions based on preconcieved notions of someone by an identifying characteristic. This applies to blacks, whites, gays, women, etc.
And almost everyone has prejudices.
For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices. So as far as non white people have power, they are racist. For instance in south africa, the blacks have the power so there can be racism against whites.
In the US, if you believe that blacks are in control of major institutions, then yes they can be racist.
And almost everyone has prejudices.
For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices. So as far as non white people have power, they are racist. For instance in south africa, the blacks have the power so there can be racism against whites.
In the US, if you believe that blacks are in control of major institutions, then yes they can be racist.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 5:50 pm
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:59 pm to Hawkeye95
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irst off, everyone can be prejudice. They can make decisions based on preconcieved notions of someone by an identifying characteristic. This applies to blacks, whites, gays, women, etc.
And almost everyone has prejudices.
For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices. So as far as non white people have power, they are racist. For instance in south africa, the blacks have the power so there can be racism against whites.
In the US, if you believe that blacks are in control of major institutions, then yes they can be racist.
I've hear the "power theory" before and I think it's absolutely ludicrous.
As far as prejudice vs. racism, I believe you're splitting hairs here.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:02 pm to Hawkeye95
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For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices.
see?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:11 pm to Hawkeye95
quote:That's the dumbest thing I've ever read. "Oppression" is not a requirement for racism, nor is perceived societal power.
For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices. So as far as non white people have power, they are racist. For instance in south africa, the blacks have the power so there can be racism against whites.
But that's the Pavlovian response you get for pointing out others' racism - "oooh, you white men are sooooo oppressed." It's not about oppression, whatever the frick that's supposed to mean. It's about hate and the actions guided by it. People who believe that white people are the devil and need to be wiped out are racists, no matter where they live.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:19 pm to Hawkeye95
By definition, racism can simply be a hatred or intolerance of another race.
Racism can involve the position of power....it does not have to. I've seen that effort to move the goal posts to eliminate social responsibility from entire groups of people, and it's BS.
Pretty much anyone can be racist, and I think many people are today even if they try not to be. I think it was George W Bush that mentioned the "soft bigotry of low expectations".
Racism can involve the position of power....it does not have to. I've seen that effort to move the goal posts to eliminate social responsibility from entire groups of people, and it's BS.
Pretty much anyone can be racist, and I think many people are today even if they try not to be. I think it was George W Bush that mentioned the "soft bigotry of low expectations".
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:09 am to Hawkeye95
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For prejudice to become racism, the person, party or group applying these must be in power to apply their prejudices. So as far as non white people have power, they are racist. For instance in south africa, the blacks have the power so there can be racism against whites.
And, for instance, in the United States, the chief executive officer of the nation is black, as is his attorney general, ergo there can be racism against whites in the United States.
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