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> Narratives about racism in America are about the systemic, structural What the author experienced happened in a structured institution. > our country disadv
by walkhour 5y ago
> Narratives about racism in America are about the systemic, structural
What the author experienced happened in a structured institution.
> our country disadvantages black people
You need to add black to your definition of racism so that what the author experienced doesn't qualify as it.
> My point is that this isn't the sort of thing we're talking about when we talk about racism in America;
This is true, and hence the hypocrisy, only caring about a particular oppression, instead of all oppression.
> it's about the system as a whole.
Discriminated people, white or black, are all part of the system as a whole