Hmmm. I have to say I disagree (which is more than okay) :)


>but most people
>on this site will agree
>that in order to be
>racist, one must be a
>part of an oppressor group
>and one must direct one's
>attitudes toward an oppressed group.
> In other words, racism
>against "whites" doesn't exist because
>"whites" have never been an
>oppressed class in and of
>themselves.

So then what you've done is you've constructed a shelter of sorts... excusing any and all attitudes against whites. I don't believe racism has anything to do with who's actually in power... okay, I take that back, because obviously that's not true. A lot of today's racism is weaved into government actions that prefer whites and oppress blacks. That's clear.

Let's take a really simple sentence. Suppose a black person said:
"Black people are better than white people."

I'd say that's a racist statement. Now if he said "I like black people more than white" that's a different story.... he's talking about a preference. But to me there's a clear sign of superiority in the above statement... regardless of what class he's in, the person who uttered that statement would essentially be a racist. Obviously, these statements get more and more complex, rarely so blunt.

I'd love to hear your defense for your definition of racism...

-thebigfunk