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Affirmative action IS institutional racism in that it codifies advantage to one race over another. One could argue about the intention of affirmative action, b
by IanDrake 8y ago
Affirmative action IS institutional racism in that it codifies advantage to one race over another.
One could argue about the intention of affirmative action, but I don’t think one could argue that it’s not racist, using the dictionary’s definition of racism.
- RasputinsBro 8y ago> One could argue about the intention of affirmative action, but I don’t think one could argue that it’s not racist, using the dictionary’s definition of racism. As is often the case, the dictionary gives multiple definitions. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism http://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism You're using definition number 2, the person you were responding to was maybe using definition number 3. (Although we get it, your point still stands.)
- IanDrake 8y agoThat’s fair, thanks. What I was trying to say, without saying it, is that rasism is not what the cultural Marxist are trying to sell - “power + privilege”.