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Why Are White People So Touchy About Being Called Racist?
ChangeLab ^ | July 3, 2013 | Scot Nakagawa

Posted on 07/07/2013 1:02:54 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi

I’ve often pondered the question, why are white people so touchy about being called out for racism?

I know some of you will say that racism is much more than the hurtful prejudice of a marginal few. Agreed. Racism is also inherited structural and political inequity by race resulting in persistent poverty, health disparities, and deficits of opportunity in communities of color. And as with all kinds of oppression, racism is ultimately kept in place by violence and the threat of violence (think in terms of lynchings, cross-burnings, KKK raids, etc. throughout our history). Simple prejudice seems pretty minor by comparison.

However, the powerful effect of white people’s touchiness on this subject should not to be underestimated. In fact, I think it goes hand in hand with the threat of violence in perpetuating racism.

For instance, racial inequality nowadays relies more heavily on the intimidation and violence of the war on drugs and immigration enforcement than on the terrorism of vigilante groups. But, racist immigration and drug enforcement policies are founded on the widespread popularity of racial stereotypes that falsely criminalize black men as the source of the illegal drug problem in the U.S., and immigrants of color as drains on our economy. In other words, ordinary prejudice is as much a part of the oppressive equation for communities of color as violence and intimidation, and the fact that these ordinary forms of prejudice are expressed through major public institutions is possible because we deny that these stereotypes are grounded in prejudice at all.

We need to marginalize ordinary racist stereotypes and behavior, and this starts with calling racism out, even when those guilty of it get touchy because they are unable to recognize their acts as racist.

But, why so touchy?

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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Pantload of leftist gobbly gook.

It is not about genuine “racism”, it’s about a political weapon to be used against anyone that doesn’t toe the fascist left party line. No more complex than that.

It’s meaningless otherwise. The dirty little secret that no one has the nads to say out loud is that you can dislike anyone you want to dislike, for any petty or irrational reason that you want to use, skin color included. As long as you leave them alone, inflict no harm on them, it’s your business. If you don’t like short, fat women with red hair, that’s your business if you leave them alone and basically mind your own business.


41 posted on 07/07/2013 1:23:44 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Jacquerie

I loved your story! Ridicule is the best way to call them on it!


42 posted on 07/07/2013 1:24:59 PM PDT by winner3000
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

43 posted on 07/07/2013 1:25:10 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Revolting cat!

I resent that, that is my Mothers maiden name! But I’ll get over it!
James K Polk shortenend his name from the family name!


44 posted on 07/07/2013 1:25:38 PM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Why do racists ask, “Why Are White People So Touchy About Being Called Racist?”?


45 posted on 07/07/2013 1:26:13 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
To the author of the article and his peeps I say.

Get a job and produce something with your lives you saggin...

46 posted on 07/07/2013 1:26:14 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.")
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
Spik


47 posted on 07/07/2013 1:26:32 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
Why Are White People So Touchy About Being Called Racist?

Why Are Negro People So Touchy About Being Called Negro?

48 posted on 07/07/2013 1:27:48 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

49 posted on 07/07/2013 1:28:16 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: cripplecreek

I used to care but I got vaccinated. The GOP needs to get the same shot and stop being cowed by the progressives everytime the word racist gets thown around.


50 posted on 07/07/2013 1:28:27 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Only white people can be racist — this meme is so yesterday and no one cares anymore. What ever happened to the word “prejudiced” ? I’t s a perfectly good word. People used to be called prejudiced. Then abour 40 years ago, the liberals whipped out the word “racist” — because it was so much more incriminating. Those people who scream racists are tyrants.

Let’s call them out. They are trying to prevent any criticism of bad behavior. The don’t believe in good and evil. They want bad behavior — especially dependency and the family breakdown — to be expanded because it enables tyranny. Plus, they are trying to intimidate white people into accepting tyranny and they are finding out that it doesn’t work anymore. Hurray for progress!


51 posted on 07/07/2013 1:29:19 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: Revolting cat!

Can’t say ‘niggardly’ either, can we?!


We can and should...and faggot is a packet of wood for a fireplace, and gay is very happy...take them back from the Left.


52 posted on 07/07/2013 1:30:32 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (“To learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticize.” ~ Voltaire)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
Colored


53 posted on 07/07/2013 1:31:28 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
why are white people so touchy about being called out for racism?

Because some are emotionalists and are filled with white guilt. This means that they can be manipulated by those who know how to push the right buttons.

54 posted on 07/07/2013 1:31:30 PM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: CincyRichieRich
Take them back from the Left.

Amen.

55 posted on 07/07/2013 1:32:43 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
Hey, Mr. Nakagawa, why don't you tell us what your Japanese brethren mean when they use words like keto, gaijin and nanbanjin?

Examine your own damn culture, asshat.

56 posted on 07/07/2013 1:33:18 PM PDT by Lizavetta (You get what you tolerate)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

I actually used to be touch about it. Now it’s meaningless.


57 posted on 07/07/2013 1:34:10 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
throughout our history

Our? Do you have a mouse in your pocket?

58 posted on 07/07/2013 1:35:38 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi
Discrimination based on race is wrong.

Discrimination based on behavior is absolutely necessary.

Our society needs to relearn this lesson.

59 posted on 07/07/2013 1:36:12 PM PDT by stboz
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To: NotYourAverageDhimmi

Because the white government will use the label to intimidate it’s subjected.

I have always found it interesting that it is white liberals who are able to intimidate other white people by accusing them of being racists. What power do Blacks (who make up 12% of the population) have against white people who make up 75-80% of the population?


60 posted on 07/07/2013 1:38:48 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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