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In reply to the discussion: This will get ugly: can a non white person be racist?! [View all]MichMan
(12,002 posts)I have seen the concept of institutional racism vs dictionary racism, vs bigotry debated multiple times here at DU again and again.
While minorities can be subject to institutional racism, in particular areas of the country they are a majority. Take Detroit for instance; the power base of the city including city government, police, judicial system & elected officials have been African American for decades. Before someone says that the current mayor is white, he was elected less than a couple years ago and is the first non AA mayor in decades. The residents were so disgusted with the previous occupant who was convicted of bribery and corruption that there was a backlash against the old political guard.
Could it be possible that institutional racism is not exclusively against POC in all instances?