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> It means statements that they perceive as having those qualities. That is exactly the same thing. If you acknowledge that they perceive a statement to be rac
by aaplok 1y ago
> It means statements that they perceive as having those qualities.
That is exactly the same thing. If you acknowledge that they perceive a statement to be racist then you agree that racism is what they mean.
> that perception is itself politically driven.
Isn't everyone's ?
- zahlman 1y ago> That is exactly the same thing. If you acknowledge that they perceive a statement to be racist then you agree that racism is what they mean. The point is that them thinking something is racist doesn't make it racist.
- aaplok 1y agoOf course it doesn't. People are wrong all the time. But even if they are wrong, their argument is still that racism is unethical. You can't correct a misinterpretation by another misinterpretation.