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saras

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1. If that's the case, I'd like to set the word aside and find a new one for systemic racism...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:51 AM

Apr 2012

It's profoundly important to be able to distinguish between personal prejudices and systemic legal discrimination. If you want the word "racism" for personal prejudice, that just means that I won't use the word anymore. I need a word that refers to the systemic effect and distinguishes it from personal prejudice.

In particular, a racist system can force people who are not either racist or prejudiced into racist or prejudiced behavior. How do we talk about that?

Do you have a suggestion for such a word?

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Anybody Can Be Racist [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 OP

If that's the case, I'd like to set the word aside and find a new one for systemic racism... saras Apr 2012 #1

Systemic Racism Exists As Does Racism On A Individual Basis DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #2

Before we can discuss 'systemic racism' (or 'structural racism'), I think a coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #3

There's no need to arrive at a single criterion. Igel Apr 2012 #12

The title of the OP was "Anybody Can be Racist". Extrapolating coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #14

"It's profoundly important to be able to distinguish between personal prejudices and HiPointDem Apr 2012 #13

Except, Cuban is not a race. Quantess Apr 2012 #4

I Know. I was just using it as an example of a person or persons making invidious distinctions. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #5

Why isn't it racist to ask for race as a piece of information? dkf Apr 2012 #6

There's A Difference In Recognizing Racial Differences DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #7

so if I own a little bookstore hfojvt Apr 2012 #8

And Jewish scholarships, too. Quantess Apr 2012 #9

That Would Make You Guilty Of Nepotism DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #10

but in some sense, I bet Cubans are one big family hfojvt Apr 2012 #11

which means you're related to most cubans. you're also related to everyone in the world. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #15