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In reply to the discussion: Misandry is real, misandry is out there... [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)90. I don't think the first snippet that you cite ...
says/means what you think it means ... In the context it was written, the author was merely presenting competing schools of thought.
However, you did identify what the author indicated was his definition of "Racism", i.e., an act is racist "if it creates or reproduces hierarchical social structures based on essentialized racial categories"; but one must also include in that definition the author's recognition that:
... we must also recognize that today, as in the past, there is a hegemonic racial project -- that of the "new right" -- which in general defends white racial privilege. It employs a particular interpretive schema, a particular logic of racial representation, to justify a hierarchical racial order in which, albeit more imperfectly than in the past, dark skin still correlates with subordination, and subordinate status often, though not always, is still represented in racial terms.
The only beef I have with this article that I cited is his hedging ... he started the above-cited passage with:
Although we can conclude that racism is not invariably white
He's attempting to have it both ways, in that he cited to clear examples of "white on Black" racism; but completely neglects any examples of "Black on white" racism. Further, his prospect of "Black on white" racism, entails the possibility/eventuality/never, never world, where Black folks are the hegemonic racial project(ion).
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And they don't have *institutional* backing, either. So that counts for something, IMO. nt
AverageJoe90
May 2014
#17
People can always learn, and improve themselves. Even cynical ol' me acknowledges as much. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#34
Sorry BS. In the military met plenty of racists of both races that used their rank.
Katashi_itto
May 2014
#57
But they also gather at the polls and vote insane misogynists into office to harm women.
freshwest
May 2014
#20
Sorry, I was still in the realm of the OP's satire. You are correct, and I was thinking of the other
freshwest
May 2014
#50
a newbie is whining about people picking on white men. 99/100 that indicates Republican troll
geek tragedy
May 2014
#13
Projection is exactly what it is. And maybe a dash (or more) of narcissism. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#36
But that would involve toning down the ego. And some simply can't handle that. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#37
I once knew a woman who detested men, but she had no power over anyone, so she was simply annoying.
Throd
May 2014
#16