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Only Whites Can Be Racist

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-12 21:25

I know it's hard to hear, but it's true.  When a black person calls a white person "cracker" or "honky" it isn't racist.  But when a white person calls a black person "nigger" it is.  This is because white people hold institutionalized power that has come from centuries of subjugating non-whites to their will.  Society, from the bottom up, is built with an inherent advantage to whites.  This gives them preference in everything from school, jobs, and government influence.  That is why affimative action is not "reverse" discrimination, it is only trying to balance out the inherent racism that exists in society.  The only people that talk about a "color blind" society being a good thing are whites, because they are the ones that will benefit most. 

It would do the white people here some good to educate themselves on their privilege:

http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

Society can only grow when whites finally accept their inherent racism.

Name: Anonymous 2006-09-13 6:16

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Affirmative action causes more discrimination.

The factual points are valid, but the recurring conclusion through the article is fallacious. What it claims are priviledges are in fact either: the comparions between a person who is discriminated against and a person who is not discriminated agains; the benefits a person gets when competitors are discriminated against and exploited.

IMPORTANT PARAGRAPH.
The benefits a racist gets when competitors are discriminated against and exploited should be removed and those responsible should be prosecuted for their crime.

The state of not being discriminated against is a right. Considerring it to be an immoral benefit is a fallacy. This bears resemblance to an effect called "raising the bar" which is common amongst extremist groups whereby their criminals and neutrals are considerred neutrals and victims respectively, likewise their opponent's neutrals and victims are considerred criminals and neutrals respectively. In this case one would assume whites who do not experience discrimination must by default be participating in discrimination and that this justifies discrimination against whites.

Distinguishing between cases where a person has committed discrimination and cases where a person is not experiencing discrimination is easy.

The solution is to eliminate discrimination. When racism occurs, people should be prosecuted for using their position of authority in a non-meritocratic manner and the situation rectified.

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