07-16-2019, 08:35 PM
(07-16-2019, 08:01 PM)Dill Wrote: This viewer completely agrees with what you agree with. As to the rest . . .
The accusatory practice of "calling out" posters is not what I've had in mind in previous posts when speaking of definitions and explanations and examples and citations and other bases of rational argument.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to call out racist behavior when I see it. If this makes you uncomfortable I honestly couldn't care less.
Quote:E.g., just pointing to a picture and calling it "full of negative racist stereotypes" doesn't accomplish much. Is the poster criticizing or endorsing the stereotypes, criticizing or endorsing racism? If so, how can we tell--are there supplementary comments about vile immigrants of color? Or not? Is recognition of stereotypes part of the point?
I suppose we can only infer from the poster's history in making such conclusions. Also, I am a bit mystified why a discussion about your posting a picture of racist stereotypes of white people would suddenly take a left turn and have, "supplementary comments about vile immigrants of color". Or is this more of your made up "reverse racism" a term that rather illuminates the inherent racism of the user. Seeing as how racism is denigration of a person, or people, based on their race why would their be a special category that only applies when such behavior is directed at white people? I was taught that treating someone differently based on their race was... wait for it... racist.
Quote:And what counts as "racism" in such determinations? That is especially critical on this message board, where usage ranges from "calling out" anyone who mentions race ("I'm a white person")
When has anyone done that?
Quote:to reliance on more precise and practicable definitions which have developed over the last 50 years in the work of professional historians and social scientists. One can "call out" statements all day, but if one can't explain why they are racist then it is not clear at all that one has produced and example thereof. If one calls out enough such "examples," though, someone else might figure what the criteria actually are and articulate them.
I'll make it very simple for you, as this point seems to confuse you. Making derogatory comments about, posting negative (or even positive for that matter) racial stereotypes in picture form or just generally mocking or treating others as lesser than by dint of their race (think of Dino's mocking "Won't someone please think of the white people" gif) is racism. Stick to that, exceedingly simple, set of rules and you won't go wrong.
