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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon
You didn't need to edit, I don't care if you're jerky or not.
I feel like I'm talking in circles here so this is the last time I'll say it: racism refers to a system of oppression based on the presumption that the oppressors' race is superior to those being oppressed. There has never been a system of oppression in this country in which white people have been oppressed by any minority group systemically, so it is not correct to say that a black person hating a white person is racist. It is prejudiced, bigoted, etc., but racism is about power and policy.
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This is the point where the chain jumps off. People object to this definition because it takes a well known and widely used word hostage, radically redefines it and muddles most discussion where it is used (outside of very particular circles where this version is apparently the norm). Why not just go with a new word or phrase? I mean, "institutionalized racism" actually does the job really well. It's when you clip it down to just "racism" that things get funky.