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This is what institutional racism looks like. It’s rarely as cut and dried as “I hate [race X]”. Many acts of racism aren’t thought of as racist by the perpetr
by cletus 5y ago
This is what institutional racism looks like.
It’s rarely as cut and dried as “I hate [race X]”. Many acts of racism aren’t thought of as racist by the perpetrators.
Consider a traffic stop. Black drivers are pulled over disproportionately. We know this because the difference goes down at night when it’s harder to see. I bet the cops aren’t generally thinking “he’s black, let’s pull him over”. It’s one piece of information that feeds into preconceived notions.
Likewise, if an officer is relaxed at a traffic stop things will likely go smoother but they may end up escalating the situation by expecting trouble.
All of this is really what critical race theory is about. It’s not about making people feel bad for the Sims of their fathers. It’s about recognizing that the legacy of that still exists and that, as white people in particular, we continue to benefit.
- edmcnulty101 5y agoYou don't see African and Latin American countries having the same immigration problems that European and North American countries have. Institutional racism at work. Everyone trying to immigrate to primarily white countries. Even immigrants are racist.
- BossHogg 5y agoAfter those "primarily white countries" engaged in a massive amount of wealth extraction for centuries.
- edmcnulty101 5y agoI mean developing technology so much faster than those other countries...it's inevitable they would have done that. Tragic but almost every single one of those other countries haven't advanced in a millenia, other than the technology the Europeans and North Americans provided them.
- true_religion 5y agoTo be fair, as a member of one of those "African and Latin American countries" that's doing well... our immigration laws are tougher than the United States, and it's fiendishly difficult for a foreign national to start a business. The US and to a lesser extent Europe are immigration destinations because they wanted to be that way.
- edmcnulty101 5y agoYoure right, I'm sure immigrants would much prefer to settle in one of the hundred or so Latin American or African countries over the United States or some European country. They're forced to settle for lesser countries of North America and Europe though due to the tough immigration laws of Africa and Latin America. Thats definitely why.
- true_religion 5y agoThat's not what institutional racism means. Institutional racism must refer to an actual 'instituion' such as a government, legal group, or the like making rules and reuglations to enforce and codify personal or situational racism. Jim Crowe laws are institutional racism. Individual appriasers may be personally racist. The KKK are terrorists (who are personally racists and wish they could make institutions racist too).
- Ancapistani 5y agoTo be fair, the term "institutional racism" is usually intended to mean what would be more precisely termed "systemic racism". It bothers me a little bit too but at least it's mostly consistent. What really grinds my gears is when people call it "systematic racism". "Systematic" and "systemic" are not even close to synonyms. No one is out there making sure everyone gets a little bit of racism and no one is missed.
- detaro 5y ago> what would be more precisely termed "systemic racism" > grinds my gears is when people call it "systemic racism" clearly you wanted to use a different word in one of those - which one is it?
- Ancapistani 5y agoHeh - thanks. The second instance should be "systematic". I have a browser extension that automatically replaces the term. I've just "cloud-to-butt"ed myself.