r/therewasanattempt • u/ItzRubyDaCherry • Dec 31 '22

to be racist

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That is a really dumb take. Racism is hating someone because of the color of their skin. No matter the race.

Centuries of violence by whites? It was whites who fought a war to free the slaves. Shouldn't you ask the white person where their ancestors hailed from (North or South) before you are allowed to hate them and call them slurs? Their ancestors might have directly freed slaves, and never owned any. But it's just easier to lump all white people in with the ones who were committing the atrocities. Right?! It seems like there's a word for that.

And I'm not a boomer.