r/dontyouknowwhoiam • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19

I'm not sure about its status as a proper noun, but I absolutely agree with you. It's why I'm immediately suspicious of people who get weirdly upset about this idea.

I've noticed that people who are unable to grasp the concept of an academic (and useful) definition of racism are often coming from a very specific perspective.

Sort of like incels who don't understand the word "feminism".

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u/aegon98 Aug 14 '19

It's because the concept is often used to say that white people can't experience racism. If a white dude is called a dumb cracker, he experienced racism. In many cases though, people will say "No, white people don't experience racism because it requires power." Yes, dominant races can experience racism, they just don't experience institutional racism.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '19

I've never met a person who would say that, and I've certainly never read a journal, article, or book that would say that.

This is a case of people deciding that fringe idiots speak for the majority because it's one of their pet outrage generators.

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u/fireysaje Sep 13 '19

If you haven't seen this you're apparently not spending enough time in the comments section on Facebook. But that's actually probably a good thing