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In reply to the discussion: Racism [View all]romanic
(2,841 posts)43. Racism has many defintions imo.
To me, the definition of racism lies in the eyes of the individual. For me, I've dealt with ignorance and straight up racial hate from whites, blacks and even my some of my lighter-skinned Puerto-Rican brothers and sisters. I grew up in a diverse but segregated (along racial lines) metro Detroit suburb and saw whites hostile to blacks, blacks hostile to whites, Hispanics hostile to both blacks and whites, and hostility towards Arabs from other racial groups. Some people believe in the dictionary, others believe there's a power structure tied to racism; for me I don't use either, just what I've gone through and seen with my own eyes.
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Pardon me, but how is *that* racist, necessarily? (Or are you just being facetious?) nt
AverageJoe90
Feb 2015
#65
The dominant race that has the power to create systemic and institutionalized racism ....
kwassa
Feb 2015
#18
Words should not be redefined. Unless your a fan of double-speak and a memory hole.
Glassunion
Feb 2015
#12
And for academics, i.e., the 20th century social scientist that study the topic ...
1StrongBlackMan
Feb 2015
#16
According to pretty much every single valid definition out there......yes.
AverageJoe90
Feb 2015
#41