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Being of a race doesn't prevent you being racist towards it. A black cop can be just as racist to a black person walking down the street as a white cop can. I
by Ntrails 11y ago
Being of a race doesn't prevent you being racist towards it. A black cop can be just as racist to a black person walking down the street as a white cop can. Indeed, I seem to recall hearing on a few occasions that they often are.
The assumption that all a black person can do to be racist is call you (a white male) "cracker" is rather disingenuous.
- smtddr 11y agoBased on the current social economic structure of USA, OP's statement is pretty true. This prank video is like a small example of USA's issues. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tDBvdunu0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tDBvdunu0 ...try reversing the ethnicity and neighborhood in this video... the vid would be much shorter and the outcome much worse, I'm sure.
- Frondo 11y agoOf course not, and the fact that even black cops treat black people like they're less than human illustrates another important idea: internalized racism. When power structures in society constantly reinforce the idea that black people are worth less, everyone starts to believe it. Pernicious, isn't it? It isn't just about name-calling. It's about the systems that keep people disengaged politically and economically, generation after generation. The name-calling is just the surface stuff, and you know, I bet you anything that if people of color actually had a fair shot at anything in this country, the name calling wouldn't matter at all.