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I'll bite. It's because the labels themselves have become diluted to have any real meaning. Yes, there are white nationalists who show up to rallies waving Naz
by bmmayer1 5y ago
I'll bite.
It's because the labels themselves have become diluted to have any real meaning. Yes, there are white nationalists who show up to rallies waving Nazi flags. But it's also totally normal to hear people refer to "white supremacy" with regard to SATs[1]. So there really is a diminishing return on calling things racist, and that's probably what most people are "scoffing" at.
[1]https://www.tcpress.com/blog/dismantling-white-supremacy-includes-racist-tests-sat-act/ https://www.tcpress.com/blog/dismantling-white-supremacy-inc...
- zxzax 5y agoI think you're just illustrating the point. It's okay to address issues with racial bias in SAT questions. Those things can still be racist (maybe not even intentionally so) and worth addressing despite there being worse racism somewhere else. We don't have to ignore that, it's not getting diluted because there are neo nazis that exist somewhere else.
- bmmayer1 5y agoUsing loaded terms like "racism" or "white supremacy" to describe major incidents as well as minor "not even intentionally so" infractions is pretty much the definition of dilution.
- klyrs 5y agoThis conversation shows up on pretty much every HN story that ends up discussing racism. This fear of "dilution" is a textbook "no true Scotsman" fallacy.