> Often I will see a white or white passing person call a person of color racist when the situation they are talking about is actually caused by the systemic ra

> Often I will see a white or white passing person call a person of color racist when the situation they are talking about is actually caused by the systemic racism that they benefit from. If the actions are racist, it doesn't matter what caused them, they are racist. To say otherwise invites a double standard. > This is not true. Black people will never be able to exercise systemic racism against white people in US society. Yes it is true. your assuming racist == systemic/institutional. That is not the commonly held or actual definition. It is true that overall in the US Black people will never be able to exercise systemic racism. But that's not all racism is, nor is the US the only place on the planet. And systemic/institutional can range from a company to a state to a country. > Racism at a society level different compared to individual acts of racism. Yes, but its not the only form of racism, your trying to redefine a word and i can't see what good it does. Prefix it with systemic/institutional, limit its scope and then maybe you can make such statements (as you did your entire post) but alone by its self you just can't.