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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I don’t care if I’m called racist or not. Its a meaningless word.
Because we’re not, and we’re sick and tired of the false accusations from the REAL racists.
Doesn’t bother me. It’s been such an overtly used term, it has pretty much been regulated to the “Boy who cried wolf” story and classification.
If someone hears the term anymore, it means they must be on the target and on the right track.
Admitting to being “rassiss” will get you out of jury duty!
By the way, the question itself is racist.
Ask Paula Deen
They’re not. They’re tired of the race card being used.
“My name is Paul Weston, and I am a racist”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2kKnzW4d8w
Well worth the 7 minutes.
Why are black people so touchy about being called a n****er?
It means you’ve just won an argument.
Aw geez, who gives a crap? Maybe us white folks is tired of hearing the same ole shit ad nauseum. Yawn.
Ping for later...
It’s really simple: 60% of U.S. citizens are multiracial. How can we be racists?
Accusing others of racism is a simple defense mechanism to prevent facing reality of certain behaviors exhibited by those in a group with which you associate.
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That is how I am with the whole thing. I just don’t care.
Smart. First piss whites off by falsely calling us “racist”, then continue the fantasy by telling low info voters what our next step should be. Accept that we’re “less than human” and we’ll never be anything but racists. What was never true to begin with has gone full circle.
Doesn’t bother me a bit.
Because the term is used for the purpose of extortion against a minority that thrives as victims.
Maybe after 30 seconds, in which I explained Obama’s impeachable offenses, he called me a racist.
Instead of shutting up, I laughed at him, ridiculed his Harvard degree, how his daddy wasted the money . . . real fun.
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