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what? when a black person is racist its just because the person is racist. but when a white person is racist its because of decades of reality and an entire hierarchy mindset?And what you did there would work.... if once again those social differences weren't in full bloom. But either way a comment to me is a comment, someone saying a racist thing to me is just gonna expose them as an *** in my eyes cool.how would you know how one comment only hits on a personal level?
you're not white so you wouldnt understand
However Donald Sterling owning a team and saying he wants them to be coached by whites and is disgusted by their presence along with having their careers in his hands is a tadddddd bit different then Floyd using a ignorant stereotype towards his opponent.
Also please point me to how many occasions you have heard someone call a white person by some racial word and actually have that person furious, i'm going to bet not much because once that altercation the white person knows that it's just the view of one ignorant man on the streets.... Reverse the situation the anger is coming not from the words, but because their is a very real possibility that someone with that mindset is going to deny us a job, going to deny us an oppurtunity, a cop may use that word the next time he unjustly stops me in the street.
The ignorant slurs coming from a black man to a white person ends with the word.... ignorant slurs coming from a white man to a black man, comes with decades of reality and an entire hierarchy mindset along with it.
you're putting way too much thought into it. racism is a simple concept that happens naturally through personal experience, racism is the action not the reaction. if i say some ignorant racist stuff to a black guy, would how upset he gets over the words affect how racist I am? it shouldnt.
a boss turning down a black employee or a cop pulling over a black person is different. its a person in a position of power using racism to take advantage of someone else.
ignorant slurs are just as bad no matter what race its coming from and what race its directed to. saying white people are the master race is the same as saying black people are the master race, its just words. however if you take action based on those racist thoughts then its a whole nother level of racism, but the difference is not which races are involved its the difference between words and action.
the main problem with the "black people cant be racist" or "its not as bad when black people are racist" mindset is it gives a lot people a free pass to be openly racist. no one is downplaying white racism, there is no place in the world for racist white people. just like there is no place in the world for racist black people.
its not a who has it worse contest, not all racism is the same but no racism should ever be acceptable.