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It's disheartening to hear people refer to anything and everything as 'racism' to the point it's lost all meaning.

pstuart 6y ago
Framing BLM as being a source of violence is racist AF. I was called a racist on HN because I said "white people suck" in the context of White Nationalism. If one doesn't think that systemic racism is real or a problem, then that individual is either ignorant or racist.
- jaywalk 6y ago
  "white people suck" is a cut and dried racist comment, regardless of context.
  - pstuart 6y ago
    Hmm, so being a white person myself and criticizing other white people for using their whiteness as proof of their so-called superiority is racist? I don't think so, and your opinion doesn't change things.
    - DuskStar 6y ago
      Personally, I think "X people are Y characteristic" is racist whether X is Black, White, Asian, Jewish, American Indian or anything else, and whether Y is good or bad. The definition should be symmetric.
      - pstuart 6y ago
        Let me try again: I'm calling out practitioners of racism, that those people suck. Would you care to disagree? That is the context and the intent, so if you're interpreting it as hate for all white people then you're sadly mistaken.
        DuskStar 6y ago
        Well, you were replying to this comment: > "white people suck" is a cut and dried racist comment, regardless of context. With something that seemed like "no, I don't think 'white people suck' is racist". Bashing white supremacists is great! But bashing an entire race isn't.
        pstuart 6y ago
        I know that reading comprehension is hard, but I believe in you! Someday, you'll be able to understand the words in the context they were written.
        DuskStar 6y ago
        And I hope you eventually learn that racism in response to racism is still racism, even if it is in support of a good cause.
        pstuart 6y ago
        What I've learned is that HN has its share of racist trolls, such as yourself.
        pstuart 6y ago
        Apology to HN for the troll comment. I don't know how to respond to people who intentionally distort my words. Misreading is one thing, but flat out telling me that their misinterpretation of my intentions trumps mine is unacceptable.
  - pstuart 6y ago
    "white people who make the color of their skin a badge of superiority suck" isn't as pithy.

Framing BLM as being a source of violence is racist AF. I was called a racist on HN because I said "white people suck" in the context of White Nationalism. If one doesn't think that systemic racism is real or a problem, then that individual is either ignorant or racist.

jaywalk 6y ago
"white people suck" is a cut and dried racist comment, regardless of context.
- pstuart 6y ago
  Hmm, so being a white person myself and criticizing other white people for using their whiteness as proof of their so-called superiority is racist? I don't think so, and your opinion doesn't change things.
  - DuskStar 6y ago
    Personally, I think "X people are Y characteristic" is racist whether X is Black, White, Asian, Jewish, American Indian or anything else, and whether Y is good or bad. The definition should be symmetric.
    - pstuart 6y ago
      Let me try again: I'm calling out practitioners of racism, that those people suck. Would you care to disagree? That is the context and the intent, so if you're interpreting it as hate for all white people then you're sadly mistaken.
      - DuskStar 6y ago
        Well, you were replying to this comment: > "white people suck" is a cut and dried racist comment, regardless of context. With something that seemed like "no, I don't think 'white people suck' is racist". Bashing white supremacists is great! But bashing an entire race isn't.
        pstuart 6y ago
        I know that reading comprehension is hard, but I believe in you! Someday, you'll be able to understand the words in the context they were written.
        DuskStar 6y ago
        And I hope you eventually learn that racism in response to racism is still racism, even if it is in support of a good cause.
        pstuart 6y ago
        What I've learned is that HN has its share of racist trolls, such as yourself.
        pstuart 6y ago
        Apology to HN for the troll comment. I don't know how to respond to people who intentionally distort my words. Misreading is one thing, but flat out telling me that their misinterpretation of my intentions trumps mine is unacceptable.
- pstuart 6y ago
  "white people who make the color of their skin a badge of superiority suck" isn't as pithy.