Kavekk wrote:
Neither of the definitions you've given, the 'racist' one or your own (from what I have inferred, as you're too bone-shatteringly retarded to give it yourself), are common usage, probably because they're both stupid as hell. You are stupid as hell.
If being more progressive than a Canadian on race issues means I'm stupid, I guess I'm a fu
cking imbecile then. And hear I thought your country was pretty progressive with their thoughts on race issues...
Kavekk wrote:
Well, sorry, mother@#%^er, but in this case it is; that's what everyone means when they say racism. Affirmative action is not (at least not necessarily) racist, but black people, and indeed people of any minority, certainly can be. If the whole point of this convoluted mire of sh*t was so you could say AA isn't racist then congratulations, that was never necessary. You are never necessary,
I was talking about African Americans, but it's hard to even say that black Africans can be racist.
Black Nationalism and
Afrocentrism are responses to
white supremacy. Blacks in Africa developed nationalism as a form of resistance to European imperialism. Blacks in the United States developed nationalism as a form of resistance to white supremacy. And blacks around the world developed Afrocentrism as a means of understanding that their suffering has a common cause:
Eurocentrism (Which is the furthering of White Power/Privilege/$). Black Nationalism & Afrocentrism are forms of
anti-racism, not racism.
Kavekk wrote:
Now, I called your definition stupid and, considering that you're such a quivering little @#%^ you're probably pretty upset about it. Well, cockface, don't worry your phallic little head about it, 'cause I'm about to explain why. Firstly, you're giving a word a meaning when it already has one in the exact same context and then claiming yours is the 'true' definition - you are (and any university department, Locke, you slimy little @#%^) incredibly retarded for doing this.
My definition of racism is the same as the dictionary's. I'm not claiming anything other than that African Americans can't be racist. It's a basic error to treat resistance to racism
as racism (As well as the resentment of white privilege).
It's not racist for American Americans to recognize that white people kidnapped their ancestors and brought them to the Americans as slaves & then develop their own political identity and to organize to overthrow the conditions that result from those circumstances.
Kavekk wrote:
Secondly, have you stopped to consider the implications of your stupid little definition? There's three biggies:
1) It's useless and really quite absurd at the micro scale; Mrs. Wong is racist for hating blacks in China but as soon as she hops on a plane to America she isn't any more.
She is if she still hates the blacks in china.
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2) It's useless and really quite absurd at the macro scale; you don't have to be part of the most powerful racial grouping to discriminate against another race or be complicit in the oppression of your own, you just have to be a part of society.
White Power (And/or Privilege-the most powerful racial grouping in the USA) is used to oppress minority peoples; black power (Or any other minority "power") is used to liberate people. White people, for the most part, don't like "black power" as it infringes on white privilege & all the societal and economic advantages that come with it. It IS racist however, for white people to think this. Whites not wanting African Americans to be the kind of African Americans that they want them to be IS RACISM!
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3) It is impossible to use with anything but the most infantile and simplistic views of racial dynamics and society at large.
Solving institutional racism as well as white privilege is certainly improbable, that I agree with. Impossible? Hope not.
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Obviously there is a difference between white racism and, to keep it 2D for you, black racism in a society where white people are the more powerful demographic. If you think we need a word specifically for prevailing wind racism at the societal scale then make one up and see if you can make it stick. Don't hijack racism and talk sh*t to those using it properly.
I don't feel the need to say that African Americans can't be racist, again. I also have no need to make up some other definition of racism. What I am upset about, is white people trying to hijack "racism" in general. I think the topic of this thread, Glenn Beck's rally, is a prime example of this attempted hijacking and I
DEEM it unacceptable.
Keylin wrote:
Right...as one who has first hand experience about Black racism, it is very possible.
Tell me about it & I bet I can tell you why it wasn't racism.
Keylin wrote:
So, are you saying that whites are racist against whites? Because, after all, not all white people are equal.
No, as all whites benefit from white privilege. In that, they
are equal.
Keylin wrote:
Or maybe, instead of this being a "self-sealing fallacy", that maybe your understanding of the word "racist" is in error. But, instead, you'll just call me a racist. Look, when you have experienced racism like I have, then come talk to me about racism. As far as I can tell, you're just spouting socialism nonsense.
It isn't, as its the same as yours. I also don't think I called you racist, I honestly don't even know who the hell you are. I would like to hear about your experiences with racism, though. Socialism has nothing to do with my argument at all.
Keylin wrote:
Sure, ignore the fact that the whole tea party involves all kinds of people from all walks of life. Ignore the fact that there are black leaders of certain tea party groups. The fact that there aren't any lynchings or anything like that in these rallies. And the fact that leftist bloggers, like thinkprogress, have to make things up to put racism into the tea party movement.
Do you not agree that minorities are in the VAST minority of the tea party? I know its semantics, but all I'm getting at is that saying there are "plenty" of minority tea party members is at best, misleading. There are
plenty of African American democrats (Millions of them!). There are not "plenty" of tea party members (perhaps 10s of thousands of the millions of actual tea party members). No, there are not lynchings at tea party rallies, but there are certainly plenty of examples of racism. If you scroll up, I even linked a few.
Edited, Sep 1st 2010 12:18pm by Omegavegeta