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can’t be racist to white people, thats not how racism works. Prejudiced, yes, but i don’t have an entire state (for white supremacy its more like a whole world order) backing up my bigotry, if i did then it would be racism.
There is a difference between simple prejudice, and prejudice that is backed by systemic power.
Both are bad of course. But one has the ability to ruin your day, while the other has the ability to ruin your life.
In most progressive theory, racism is explicitly about power, not merely individual prejudice. That isn’t a new definition of racism, but it is a different definition than most of us learn when we are younger.
its actual political theory which backs up my statement, you seem to just be grifting off a definition and your bruised ego. Read books, and get rid of the internalized white supremacy while you’re at it, there is far more to life than attachment to such fickle ideas.
can’t be racist to white people, that’s not how racism works.
Wat.
You’re white. You break down on a highway at night. You flag a car down for help. The guy rolls down his window. He is black. “I’m not gonna help you because you are white”. He drives off. Is this racist?
You’re black. You break down on a highway at night. You flag a car down for help. The guy rolls down his window. He is white. “I’m not gonna help you because you are black”. He drives off. Is this racist?
With you up until the racism.
can’t be racist to white people, thats not how racism works. Prejudiced, yes, but i don’t have an entire state (for white supremacy its more like a whole world order) backing up my bigotry, if i did then it would be racism.
Prejudice on grounds of race against an individual or group is quite literally the definition of racism.
You yourself do not have to be a state to be racist.
That’s a pretty seppo take on racism.
There is a difference between simple prejudice, and prejudice that is backed by systemic power.
Both are bad of course. But one has the ability to ruin your day, while the other has the ability to ruin your life.
In most progressive theory, racism is explicitly about power, not merely individual prejudice. That isn’t a new definition of racism, but it is a different definition than most of us learn when we are younger.
its actual political theory which backs up my statement, you seem to just be grifting off a definition and your bruised ego. Read books, and get rid of the internalized white supremacy while you’re at it, there is far more to life than attachment to such fickle ideas.
Wat.
You’re white. You break down on a highway at night. You flag a car down for help. The guy rolls down his window. He is black. “I’m not gonna help you because you are white”. He drives off. Is this racist?
You’re black. You break down on a highway at night. You flag a car down for help. The guy rolls down his window. He is white. “I’m not gonna help you because you are black”. He drives off. Is this racist?
did you not read the rest of what i wrote which answers exactly this or did you have a bout of spontaneous illiteracy
I think it’s you that doesn’t understand how racism works
I learned how it works by reading from black liberation authors, how did you learn about racism? Screaming slurs in the COD lobby?
The dictionary.
you-
you really think thats an own, don’t you
whats next, you get your political history from wikipedia?