Theo writes:
No one has or could claim that people of color and other minorities can not be racially prejudiced. That would be stupid to claim.
Good. Hold that thought.
AS Hyro has done he has found examples of people of color with racial prejudice. That is radically different form racism and institutional racism as Ringo has pointed out, because of the power dynamic.
If you're going to be picky about the technical meanings of racism and racial prejudice then you need to stop using the word 'racist' in your posts unless it's exactly what you mean. If you look back over them you'll find that you use the term many times when you're talking of prejudice not the full blown apartheid racism of the definition. There's nobody on this forum that has any power over you - so long as you keep to the rules which don't appear to me to be institutionally racist.
If a random person of color expresses anti-white *racist* views
You see?
when people of the dominant group express racism or institutions of society express racist views there is a power dynamic that perpetuates, the racism we see throughout society even to this day.
Sure and that's what we need to change - and I believe it is changing but god knows, not fast enough.
Again still stunned by the idea that pointing out racism and white privilege is interpreted as a racist action. Stunning.
Then you need to think about why that is happening. You don't enjoy being randomly and indiscriminately (sic) called whatever it is people call you because of the colour of your skin alone, and neither do I. You don't know me, don't know my values, don't even know that I'm white, so why chuck deliberate insults around? It doesn't help your cause.
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