07-06-2018, 03:41 PM
I connect racism to oppression (good term). If not then it's just a white person not liking black people, or black people not liking a white person but so what? People can like or dislike who they want. It only matters if they can oppress based on that dislike.
It's the act of oppression that changes regular old "hate" to racism. That's what I've always felt anyway. But it's just my opinion I'm willing to listen to others thoughts on my statement.
If I walk into a store and the manager doesn't like me because I'm black. Then people would claim he was racist. I disagree. If he can't do anything to stop me from shopping, coming in his store etc then really he and his feelings means nothing. I personally don't see that as racism because he is powerless.
I don't know. Racist as a term is so overused that it's true meaning has evolved over time.
It's the act of oppression that changes regular old "hate" to racism. That's what I've always felt anyway. But it's just my opinion I'm willing to listen to others thoughts on my statement.
If I walk into a store and the manager doesn't like me because I'm black. Then people would claim he was racist. I disagree. If he can't do anything to stop me from shopping, coming in his store etc then really he and his feelings means nothing. I personally don't see that as racism because he is powerless.
I don't know. Racist as a term is so overused that it's true meaning has evolved over time.
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