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In reply to the discussion: Some things for us guys to keep in mind about sexism if we don't want to come off as jerks. [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)"Reverse racism" doesn't exist at all; for it to be an actual thing, it would absolutely require that so-called "normal" racism have been the exclusive province of a single group. But it never has been.....and frankly, when reactionary conservatives use that term, it often tells me that deep down, some of them are really thinking "How dare that uppity (insert ethnicity here) be racist. Racism is OUR thing, dammit!".....because secretly, they believe that racism is a good thing and an essential part of being "proper" or whatever. Of course, every decent person in the world would disagree with that, but many of us do realize, I think, that some people still do think that way, even if such people (usually) aren't as open about it these days.
(Though, TBH, I'm no longer convinced that we should drop "race card" entirely, as white reactionary conservatives do play that kind of game sometimes, and they should be called out for it.....unless there's a better way to describe such actions, though I don't think there is.).