The new Racism.
It seems to me that using the word "white" in a derogatory fashion can be used publicly with little public repercussions. One can call someone a white jeezus follower,one can say white privilege carte blanche,and one can say black people can't be racist if they don't have structural power,etc,etc
One can divide people into rigid categories and tar everybody with the same race brush.
As long as one is a minority and not in political power one can abuse the race of the majority,even if the member of said majority is a unemployed person with no political power,or doesn't follow politics.
Defying any common sense or decency. Denying the obviously outrageous double standards and hypocrisy.
@Baden and @180 Proof being two culprits. Plus many others on this new ideological racism bandwagon.
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Being racist in the name of anti racism!
What is the reason behind this acceptance of blatant racism?
And for the record I'm brown.
One can divide people into rigid categories and tar everybody with the same race brush.
As long as one is a minority and not in political power one can abuse the race of the majority,even if the member of said majority is a unemployed person with no political power,or doesn't follow politics.
Defying any common sense or decency. Denying the obviously outrageous double standards and hypocrisy.
@Baden and @180 Proof being two culprits. Plus many others on this new ideological racism bandwagon.
.
Being racist in the name of anti racism!
What is the reason behind this acceptance of blatant racism?
And for the record I'm brown.
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If you took every white American and made them black and every black American and made them white, I'd be concerned about racism against the whites rather than the blacks.. Arbitrary biological factors such as skin color are irrelevant except insofar as they signal power differentials and asymmetries. It's thinking otherwise that's racist.
Sure sign of a dogmarist.
Answering charges of racism by saying the person opposing you is a racist!
It doesn't but that didn't happen in 180's case as far as I can see. I mean, it's possible to be racist against whites, but it's kind of like men complaining about sexism against them, the complaints are often trivial or unfounded. Now, if someone called a white person a "cracker" here or something, that would immediately be modded as racist.
It's the definition of racism to focus on arbitrary biological characteristics as, in themselves, important, no?
But,back to the point. The whole public discourse and how "white" is used is racist. But your changing the topic as normal.
You need to back these accusations up with evidence, i.e. quotes. Otherwise, retract.
Quoting Zenny
I don't think it generally is. "White privilege", for example, decries the privilege not the race.
I asked you repeatedly is it OK for white minorities in a black majority to use black as a pejorative. And your silence was an answer.
Why can't you come out and condemn racism by any party.
And shall we call Africans with black leaders as having black privilege in mixed populations?
But the media and these new ideologues still want people to seperate by identity politics and have created the term "white privilege" and allow racists of all stripes to vent their racism in the name of antiracism. Just hypocrisy and power politics.
I condemn racism, period. Now, racist quotes, please?
I told you it was off-topic in the last thread, which it was, and I answered you here.
Quoting Baden
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/350173
I missed all the fun. Would you mind linking to the posts where all this dreadful stuff occurred?
And as for the quote,180 on the thread in question is enough. I don't need to run around for you. That one post is enough. 180s mealy mouthed response is just sophistry because he can't own his racism. So he will dress it up as prejudice or some or other intellectual
hair splitting.
Oh, I see others have asked the same question.
Cool. looking forward to your providing the links.
For you as well @Benkei. Though I expect you will wriggle out of the obviousness of the racism.
*Racist canards mode on*
And of course, especially black people, are more athletic, have bigger dicks and a better sense for rhythm. Asian people are better at math and are just really model citizens. Look at them working hard and integrating and stuff!
*Racist canards mode off*
No need to be presumptuous. Link to the posts. Carry your case.
Just like Christians used to justify racism with the Bible,you justify it with the philosophy of white privilege and "black people can't be racist" unless in power.
@Banno @Benkei
Go squirm on that apologists.
Quoting Zenny
I don't see any of this in the cited post.
There's only one occurrence of the word "white". and it's not derogatory towards white people, but towards those who pretend Jesus was white. No mention of privilege, white or otherwise, and the only mention of "Black People" on that whole page were in your own posts.
This one you become blind. Your double standards mate.
You don't want to see it,because you would have cognitive dissonance.
You think 180 was referncing black people in his post.
And if I can verify suspect behaviour amongst black culture,doesn't mean I can publicly rant on it.
Double standards mate.
Your "argument" is that if someone had said something else, that would have been racists. That's not an argument.
I'm not your mate.
And damn right I'm not your mate. Was a language game palooka
Racism is holding the belief that you’re morally or mentally superior based on ethnicity (often attributed - falsely - to physical appearances esp. skin-tone and bone structure).
Provide some evidence or retract.
Is it ok for a white minority to use the word black as a pejorative? And then say its a prejudice?
Get a grip you authoritarian palooka.
It's what one does to children.
Quoting Zenny
You have the opportunity to provide evidence in support of your accusing a member of racism. You ought do so.
That's not an appeal to authority. Its an appeal to you to back up your accusation.
You are a bore. And a virtue signaller. A pedantic ideologue.
I'm offering you a way to clarify some things where I suspect the difference in interpretation comes from, instead you complain about having to explain your position. If you can't argue your case then we can dismiss your position as irrational or irrelevant because it's not supported.