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This is an issue I take a lot of personal offense with. I have met more than a few people who unironically think saying things like "White people are so stupid
by subjectsigma 4y ago
This is an issue I take a lot of personal offense with.
I have met more than a few people who unironically think saying things like "White people are so stupid" or "I hate white people" is fine, but saying something like "Black people like fried chicken" is a harmful and racist stereotype which is unacceptable. Their reasoning is that it is impossible to be racist to the majority. That doesn't even make sense, but I've found it is impossible to convince this kind of person otherwise. Instead, I tell them their comments are personally offensive to me and they are hurting my feelings. I've yet to hear a single one apologize.
So I've made it a personal goal to purge these racists from my social circles, and to steer clear of people with this attitude.
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- nativespecies 4y agoBeing racist against white people isn't a "thing" because they're the predominant group. You mean prejudice.
- nativespecies 4y agoDon't know why I'm being downvoted...Look at yourself more critically, folks. You can not be racist against a majority group. Full stop. Experiencing situational prejudice is something white people can and do encounter - but racism is systematic, its codified. It has generational impact. If a Black barista spits in your latte "because you're white" - that's prejudice. If you can't get a loan because of your skin color, that's racism. It's sad I have to point this out to a bunch of "smart" people.
- subjectsigma 4y agohttps://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/21/against-murderism/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/21/against-murderism/ TL;DR: there are different kinds of racism, you are talking about systemic racism.