Neudiin said:
Jupiter551 said:
Neudiin said:
I loves me some white people talking about racism lol
That's racist lol. White people are subject to racism at times, and besides suggesting we can't even talk about it or have an opinion on it because of our skin colour is itself, racist.
How is that racist? The definition is below, splain it to me.
rac·ist [rey-sist] - noun
1. a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that a certain human race is superior to any or all others.
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] - noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
And I didn't suggest anything, that is your prejudice coming into play.
I certainly don't accept those as ALL the definitions of racism.
From a slightly more respected dictionary than onlinedictionary.com, Oxford writes:
"Pronunciation:/ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/
noun
[mass noun]
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race"
In other words that races are set apart by various inherent traits. Saying all black people are great dancers is racist, not because it's hateful, not because it suggests they're superior/inferior or that a government policy is based off it, but simply because
you're generalising about a group of people based on their skin colour. Saying Jewish people are very very thrifty is a snidely racist remark too, even though many would consider thriftiness a virtue.
Perhaps I misconstrued what you said, I thought you were laughing at us being a bunch of white people having the temerity to talk about racism, and that that would be ironic because we'd never experienced it directed at us.