Posted on 07/07/2013 1:02:54 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
I’ve often pondered the question, why are white people so touchy about being called out for racism?
I know some of you will say that racism is much more than the hurtful prejudice of a marginal few. Agreed. Racism is also inherited structural and political inequity by race resulting in persistent poverty, health disparities, and deficits of opportunity in communities of color. And as with all kinds of oppression, racism is ultimately kept in place by violence and the threat of violence (think in terms of lynchings, cross-burnings, KKK raids, etc. throughout our history). Simple prejudice seems pretty minor by comparison.
However, the powerful effect of white people’s touchiness on this subject should not to be underestimated. In fact, I think it goes hand in hand with the threat of violence in perpetuating racism.
For instance, racial inequality nowadays relies more heavily on the intimidation and violence of the war on drugs and immigration enforcement than on the terrorism of vigilante groups. But, racist immigration and drug enforcement policies are founded on the widespread popularity of racial stereotypes that falsely criminalize black men as the source of the illegal drug problem in the U.S., and immigrants of color as drains on our economy. In other words, ordinary prejudice is as much a part of the oppressive equation for communities of color as violence and intimidation, and the fact that these ordinary forms of prejudice are expressed through major public institutions is possible because we deny that these stereotypes are grounded in prejudice at all.
We need to marginalize ordinary racist stereotypes and behavior, and this starts with calling racism out, even when those guilty of it get touchy because they are unable to recognize their acts as racist.
But, why so touchy?
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Pantload of leftist gobbly gook.
It is not about genuine “racism”, it’s about a political weapon to be used against anyone that doesn’t toe the fascist left party line. No more complex than that.
It’s meaningless otherwise. The dirty little secret that no one has the nads to say out loud is that you can dislike anyone you want to dislike, for any petty or irrational reason that you want to use, skin color included. As long as you leave them alone, inflict no harm on them, it’s your business. If you don’t like short, fat women with red hair, that’s your business if you leave them alone and basically mind your own business.
I loved your story! Ridicule is the best way to call them on it!
I resent that, that is my Mothers maiden name! But I’ll get over it!
James K Polk shortenend his name from the family name!
Why do racists ask, “Why Are White People So Touchy About Being Called Racist?”?
Get a job and produce something with your lives you saggin...
Why Are Negro People So Touchy About Being Called Negro?
I used to care but I got vaccinated. The GOP needs to get the same shot and stop being cowed by the progressives everytime the word racist gets thown around.
Only white people can be racist — this meme is so yesterday and no one cares anymore. What ever happened to the word “prejudiced” ? I’t s a perfectly good word. People used to be called prejudiced. Then abour 40 years ago, the liberals whipped out the word “racist” — because it was so much more incriminating. Those people who scream racists are tyrants.
Let’s call them out. They are trying to prevent any criticism of bad behavior. The don’t believe in good and evil. They want bad behavior — especially dependency and the family breakdown — to be expanded because it enables tyranny. Plus, they are trying to intimidate white people into accepting tyranny and they are finding out that it doesn’t work anymore. Hurray for progress!
Can’t say ‘niggardly’ either, can we?!
Because some are emotionalists and are filled with white guilt. This means that they can be manipulated by those who know how to push the right buttons.
Amen.
Examine your own damn culture, asshat.
I actually used to be touch about it. Now it’s meaningless.
Our? Do you have a mouse in your pocket?
Discrimination based on behavior is absolutely necessary.
Our society needs to relearn this lesson.
Because the white government will use the label to intimidate it’s subjected.
I have always found it interesting that it is white liberals who are able to intimidate other white people by accusing them of being racists. What power do Blacks (who make up 12% of the population) have against white people who make up 75-80% of the population?
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