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>By comparison, objecting to "it's okay to be white" would imply that it's not okay to be white. They are not wrong to answer that question however they choose

>By comparison, objecting to "it's okay to be white" would imply that it's not okay to be white. They are not wrong to answer that question however they choose since you cannot infer how the statement is percieved by the person answering it. That's partially the point of the troll. Black Americans not immediately suspicious of similar statements and the people posting them are probably outliers since dehumanization of others was never a tactic or objective of black empowerment groups. The same cannot be generally stated about white groups and the societies that overwhelmingly supported them. Btw, Rasmussen should ask more victims of atrocities ambiguous, "It's okay to be a German prison camp guard. (Agree/Disagree/NotSure)" style poll questions to assist those acting in bad faith. /s

trogdor 4y ago
>Btw, Rasmussen should ask more victims of atrocities ambiguous, "It's okay to be a German prison camp guard. That might make sense if the original poll prompt was “It’s okay to be a white supremacist.” It wasn’t, though.
- ashwagary 4y ago
  Both questions are in the same vein. It doesn't have to be stated for many from the population to intuit that the "supremacist" is likely implied. Black Americans havent escaped the heavily supported global system of white supremacy that they've been fighting against for centuries, and most aren't under a false illusion that they have. As long as whites don't dismantle the system and complete the reparative justice process, "white" and "white supremacy" will remain synonymous. The same way "German" and "Nazi" would be more synonymous, if Germans didn't dismantle the ideology and carry out reparative actions for the victims of their local holocaust.