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i want to expound on this
He doesn't even recognize the dictionary as valid, you think he's going to approve of your Master of Science which was clearly created by the white man to oppress others?
to accept the dictionary definition of racism, basing it solely on race, alleviates the notion that white supremacy is not the driving force behind racism
when i say all racism is institutional, that is to say that all racism benefits white supremacy
white supremacy and institutional racism are interchangeable
as white people are responsible for the institutions
now, institutional racism has two forms, systemic and individual, which together and in tandem drive racism
systemic racism is discriminatory or racist policy that public instititutions (law enforcement, criminal justice, public transportation, financial centers etc) either create or follow
individual racism is specific to people, acting in accordance with the knowledge that these institutions implicitly support racism
when jim crow and segregation were around, individuals could act racist with the knowledge that systemically, the repercussions for their actions simply didnt exist
when lnychings and other attacks of terrorism against blacks took place, it was with the tacit approval of these institutions
"picnics" as they were back then were a public spectacle
the people in attendance did not have to fear arrest or reprisal from law enforcement, because law enforcement was in full support of these racist ideologies
when rosa parks decided she wasnt going to get up out her seat, it was the systemic form of racism that dictated blacks had to sit in the back for the comfort of white riders
now the individual form of racism is illustrated in the actions of the bus driver, who also levied racist insults and physical force over mrs parks, demonstrating how individuals can behave when they know institutions are in support of racism
as far as racism between nonwhite races, this belief that races can be racist against each other once again ignores the power dynamic that whites enjoy
however, it is on the basis of white supremacy that other races feel they can also "share" in this power dynamic by being "racist" towards blacks
however, other races do not truly enjoy the benefits of white supremacy, only insofar as they are insulated within the white power structure
prejudices that exist between races have been engineered to create and sow this discord
the saying "everyone wants to a *****, but no one wants to be a *****" encapsulates this idea of cultural appropriation as a form of social engineering
while they are looking down on us, they are also dependant upon our "black dollars" to enrich their own neighborhoods, schools etc
it is the aim of white supremacy to present a target to which both whites and nonblacks can focus their energy
while other races are busy being not black, whites simply propagate and continue to build upon their power structure under the title of "political correctness"
it is my belief that until these other races recognize the fact that they will at some point also suffer the same indignities as the black race in america, that things will never change