So saying that racism towards whites exists and still counts as racism makes you a nazi? (They go by white nationalist or alt. right or what ever cowardly move to avoid having to admit to being racist, by the way DJ)

This is why I hate our political environment right now. I hate both sides.

Edit: I call them Vanilla Isis BTW. The Alt right racist guys.

doesnt boiling every issue down to race cause us to ignore everyone's individual struggle? being poor is difficult regardless of your race. being unemployed is difficult regardless of your race. providing for children that you never planned to have is difficult regardless of race.

life isn't inherently more difficult because of your skin colour. if i had to do life again and got to choose between being a poor trailer park white kid born to drug addicts or a suburban middle class black kid guess which one i'm taking?

being poor AND black in the current politcal climate would be pretty tough though not denying that one

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It actually is though, it's more than just income that makes people of a different skin color have a different experience in life.

Good luck picking being a suburban middle class black kid, you will constantly have to experience being prejudiced against on many levels. You get into a good school and people will only assume that you were there because of your skin color and not your own merit. You will get pulled up significantly more because of your skin color. Assumptions will be made about you and people will view you as a threat just because of your skin color.

The phrase "boiling everything down to race" is similar to those that always complain about "why others are race baiting" or feel like we live in a post racial world just because Obama was president. It doesn't work that way. Prejudice in the general population seeps into every aspect of life from education, to the prison system, to the work force etc.

I would take the poor white trailer park kid and not have to worry about simple **** like playing Pokemon Go in certain areas and having people be suspicious of you for it. Getting the benefit of the doubt of being non threatening is a great thing and I have no idea why you would want to give that up.

This is very strange for me.

you're right DJ. there are no assumptions made about poor white people. they aren't just "cracked up rednecks." they still recieve a great education regardless of their financial situation. they dont get questioned and they aren't looked down upon when they go anywhere. they aren't viewed as a potential threat any time they're trying to shop or go about their life. and lets not forget just how easy it is for a poor white person to get a job. that suburban black kid would be lucky to be given a chance at wal-mart, right?

A lot of what you just said applies to class in the UK.

I'd take living in a nice area away from crime, with a house that isn't rented, better schooling, university and job prospects at the end, over worrying that other people find me 'threatening'.

The amount of money you or your parents have impacts your life more than anything.

I'll take ways to ignore the central issues of race discussion for 800, Alex.

Nothing DJ said was wrong, Qwerty. Pointing out that institutionalized racism is a thing (which tends to be much worse for people who aren't white, especially within the criminal justice system) does not mean he's implying that no white person has ever suffered or struggled. Obviously all poor people are going to suffer in our capitalist hell world.

This is true, but white privilege in America (that's what we're talking about, right?) means that your parents are more likely to be well off if you're white because white people have not had centuries of racism keeping their parents and their parents before them from getting to a good financial place that their children could expound on.