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1) Race matters to everyone. Sociological and psychological evidence corroborates this. In fact, studies show that the people most likely to say this are the ones who are most sensitive to racial cues.
3) Lie. America is not a meritocracy and it never has been. How far you go is largely determined by your background - socioeconomic status, race, gender, etc.
4) When we talk about immigration we're rarely talking about Canadians or Western Europeans settling here - it's usually about Hispanic folks (generally Central Americans, especially Mexicans) and occasionally Caribbean peoples. Race is inextricably tied up with immigration and immigration law.
5) Intent doesn't fucking matter. People need to examine their words (and policies) because racism can be implicit, as it is institutionalized.
6) Cry me a fucking river. Racial prejudice against whites doesn't have the same institutional power as racism against ethnic minority groups in the United States. Racial hate anywhere isn't right and is a problem, but there's a big difference between racial prejudice against whites and institutionalized racism against ethnic minority groups.
7) There are other ways to be racist besides riding a horse with a white hood. Look up "modern racism." Actually, the colorblind theory of racism is in some ways more insidious than outright KKK style racism.
9) LO fucking L.
3) Lie. America is not a meritocracy and it never has been. How far you go is largely determined by your background - socioeconomic status, race, gender, etc.
4) When we talk about immigration we're rarely talking about Canadians or Western Europeans settling here - it's usually about Hispanic folks (generally Central Americans, especially Mexicans) and occasionally Caribbean peoples. Race is inextricably tied up with immigration and immigration law.
5) Intent doesn't fucking matter. People need to examine their words (and policies) because racism can be implicit, as it is institutionalized.
6) Cry me a fucking river. Racial prejudice against whites doesn't have the same institutional power as racism against ethnic minority groups in the United States. Racial hate anywhere isn't right and is a problem, but there's a big difference between racial prejudice against whites and institutionalized racism against ethnic minority groups.
7) There are other ways to be racist besides riding a horse with a white hood. Look up "modern racism." Actually, the colorblind theory of racism is in some ways more insidious than outright KKK style racism.
9) LO fucking L.
Edited 2009-10-08 03:31 (UTC)
Oh, LOL. I knew this post would bring the lulz.
While we're talking about it we can also talk about the fact that racial prejudice against whites produces little more than general discomfort in white groups, whereas institutionalized racism perpetuated against ethnic minority groups tends to have much more dire consequences.
I feel like people don't explicate what they mean very well when they say "you're white, so you're racist."
Usually they're going by the sociological definition of racism without explaining what they're doing. What they mean is, you don't necessarily hate people who aren't white - but you do benefit from an institutionalized system that's designed to advantage and privilege white people (and by corollary, disadvantage ethnic minority groups).
Usually they're going by the sociological definition of racism without explaining what they're doing. What they mean is, you don't necessarily hate people who aren't white - but you do benefit from an institutionalized system that's designed to advantage and privilege white people (and by corollary, disadvantage ethnic minority groups).
What kind of whining, knee-jerk political correctness is this? This self-righteous bullshit isn't worth the time it takes to load on the page. Or rather, it IS a load on the page.
No, it's pretty much bullshit, foreigner.
Good for you. Your comment took guts to make.
While it seems like a ridiculous statement from the outside (and believe me - it is), understand the history of medical experimentation on African Americans in this country at the hands of white scientists in this country. Jeremiah Wright was born in 1941. He was alive (and in his early 30s) when the truth about the Tuskegee syphilis study came out, and probably heard about the history of the other medical experimentation that was carried out on African Americans through history here.
Many physicians and laypeople alike dismiss African Americans' distrust of the medical establishment as being extremist and uneducated, but there's actually reasoning behind. For someone who grew up in an age where African Americans were being used as guinea pigs for unethical experiments without their consent, it's not quite so far-fetched to say that the government developed HIV to kill off the African American population (especially when African Americans are the hardest-hit group by the virus and no one can explain why).
Many physicians and laypeople alike dismiss African Americans' distrust of the medical establishment as being extremist and uneducated, but there's actually reasoning behind. For someone who grew up in an age where African Americans were being used as guinea pigs for unethical experiments without their consent, it's not quite so far-fetched to say that the government developed HIV to kill off the African American population (especially when African Americans are the hardest-hit group by the virus and no one can explain why).
Sense, you make it!
Goddamn it, I knew I was entering a rat trap when I clicked on the comments but I didn't expect it to be this bad.
Goddamn it, I knew I was entering a rat trap when I clicked on the comments but I didn't expect it to be this bad.
I'm not a racist, but if you want to start a fight about it, there's always Lovecrafty. Go bother him with your moral purity.
racist or not you are an asshole, and i suspect you are proud of it.
That is in no way the same as racism. That's "white privilege", according to the popular lingo.
Oh hey, the perhaps second most pathetic guy on livejournal! How ya been, Chuck?
I had sex with a beautiful ebony woman, does that make me racist?
LOL, oh man, btw this is a repost from a few months ago.
You're just jealous because I don't sleep with fat chicks.
LOL so slavery is the only racist thing that's ever happened in America.
Begs to differ.
Begs to differ.
Which is why we should talk about it. I find it's helpful to explain the differences (politely) to people who bring this one up. There is anti-white sentiment out there, no doubt about it. And I also don't believe that there needs to be a power imbalance for racism to occur (although, that's when racism becomes really bad). If you can point out to someone "yeah, what that black guy who doesn't matter on the street corner said was really racist, now imagine if that guy and his friends owned everything".
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been battling my (white) boyfriend about this exact premise and it always ends with him calling ME a racist(I am Hispanic)and feeling like I'm nuts for even believing that whites can just be racist for being white. I just could not put into words exactly this and you've done it so well. I will most definatly be showing him this comment and thank you again.
Sadly I've had quite a different experience. Even when explained to, people don't seem to understand the diference between racial prejudice (racist attitudes and acts with no institutional power) and institutionalized racism. They insist thar the latter doesn't exist. Or they think that for example African Americans have that institutionalized power in predominantly black neighborhoods.
Screw you. Accept *this* icon, with my compliments.
second most pathetic guy on livejournal
I tried to defeat you, but you hold the title for two years running.
I tried to defeat you, but you hold the title for two years running.
Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Beck, and Hannity, among others, are rectal polyps. They should be burned off the face of television. You know I have no sympathy for those scum.
Go eat a couple more cartons of Chubby Hubby ice cream, Cujo.
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