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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:08 PM Nov 2016

What in the world is "reverse racism?"

I momentarily clicked on a Fox video with a woman called, Judge something. She talked really loud and crass. Silly me, I was curious to hear what she had to say about the Hamilton exchange, which was the caption. Wow, she was yelling and said it was "reverse racism."

Hmmmm.... I looked up a definition:

Racism: It may be defined as the hatred of one person by another -- or the belief that another person is less than human -- because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal codes.

So for her to say "reverse" was a racist comment and perspective. IMO.
What say you?

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What in the world is "reverse racism?" (Original Post) Equinox Moon Nov 2016 OP
The reverse of racism is acceptance. guillaumeb Nov 2016 #1
You get the prize for best answer! Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #7
Thank you for posing the question. eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #8
Reverse racism is Neo-Nazi code for the decline of white privilege. LonePirate Nov 2016 #2
Its what white supremacists say when confronted by equal rights for PoC etherealtruth Nov 2016 #3
I bet I'm older than you. lapucelle Nov 2016 #4
In this context, it's a person of color daring to speak up.Otherwise it's when you don't get the job Hekate Nov 2016 #5
That is how the racist will play the victim liberal N proud Nov 2016 #6
A bizarre made up term ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #9

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. The reverse of racism is acceptance.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:12 PM
Nov 2016

But reverse racism sounds to me like a racist explaining that everyone is a racist, thus validating his/her own racism.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
7. You get the prize for best answer!
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 08:23 PM
Nov 2016

"The reverse of racism is acceptance."

Brilliant! Too bad, the crass speaking woman was in no way ready for acceptance. Yes, we can add her to the basket-of-deplorables.


Here is your prize:



P.S. The other answers were really great too. I learned a lot. Thank you all!

lapucelle

(18,061 posts)
4. I bet I'm older than you.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:27 PM
Nov 2016

This term was commonly used in the early days of affirmative action programs by aggrieved members of the dominant (or formerly dominant) group.

Here's the Wiki on the term

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_racism

Hekate

(90,207 posts)
5. In this context, it's a person of color daring to speak up.Otherwise it's when you don't get the job
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:31 PM
Nov 2016

....and a person of any color other than white does get the job. Also, when your kid doesn't get into the vastly overcrowded public university, but they manage to make the student body less than 100% white anyway.

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