So, now you want to escape the topic by discussing Zen. I am extremely familiar with Zen.

Again, if you agreed with my sarcastic statement then that's a problem and you should not be writing about APO at HBCUs.

On the other hand, if you were also being sarcastic, then cool. We both think it's neither enlightening nor progressive to hide race (and other power-oriented constructs) under more silly concepts and discussions.

**whispering** She called you a minority..you know what that's a code word for.....

No, everyone is a lil bit prejudiced.

YES!! I absolutely agree with this and was about to type something similar.

Yep because "racist" comes with majority power dynamics that not everyone has access to.** It is not synonymous with bigotry and prejudice.

**But, when access is granted to majority power dynamics for whatever reasons and for any length of time, it's the "same romp, different elderly man." :)

LMBO!!! I hate you for this...but I LOVE the topic LOL

Clearly, you haven't seen Avenue Q!

"Everyone's a little bit racist
Sometimes.
Doesn't mean we go
Around committing hate crimes.
Look around and you will find
No one's really color blind.
Maybe it's a fact
We all should face
Everyone makes judgments
Based on race.

Ethnic jokes might be uncouth,
But you laugh because
They're based on truth.
Don't take them as
Personal attacks."

make sure you leave a response...hehhee

Yes, you would, if that's all that was available or acceptable, as was the case when some of us started!

[Warning: hijack...not that this hasn't been hijacked already.]

I've heard this argument a lot, and to an extent I agree with it. Racism as defined in the dictionary is broad enough to include all hatred of race, but in academic contexts it differs from prejudice in that you have to hold power to be racist.

I agree that culturally, politically and commercially, whites are the majority power in this country and you could make the argument that by withholding opportunities from other races they are racist, and that the other races do not hold that majority power so they cannot be racist.

What is the nuance I am missing though...say a white person wants to join a group, organization or even just wants to belong in a more intangible aspect of society and is rejected purely because of their race? For example, what if after years of service a white person wanted to run for deacon of a historically black church, join a culturally Chinese dance group or pledge a Latino fraternity? Are these not institutions where a different race is the majority power? Obviously they would have to be qualified in all of these cases and we as whites should not expect an "automatic pass"...we have to be just as qualified. But if the congregation decided that they did not want a white deacon in a historically black church and that was the only theoretical flaw (ie, equal time spent in the church, positions held, etc), how would that not be a majority power of one race withholding from another...aka racism?

I am not saying I disagree, I just want to know what nuance I am missing that would differentiate one majority power from the other...this argument seems to be theorizing that power majority only matters at a macro-level and not a micro-level to be racist, and I am not sure I understand why.

I currently use washable, reusable pads and a diva cup. They're really no worse than cloth diapers.

Society-at-large encompasses the church, the dance group and the fraternity. These groups still operate under the established system.

;) Thank you. I was hoping someone would 'get it.'

So the white majority power therefore holds the power in these groups? Even if the leadership of this group is comprised of an entirely different group? This is the question I am confused about...macro vs. micro...are you saying that American minorities do not even have power in their own groups? Because I do not think I agree with that statement.

The dictionary is for surface level, layperson information and is akin to wikipedia knowledge/understandings of the social world.

Preciousjeni answered your question that has been answered many times on GC. ;) Also, remember that white people aren't seeking membership and acceptance into nonwhite academic, professional, and social networks 99% of the time. The relatively rare occasion that whites do, they are either accepted or not accepted--but, it's with the understanding that the outcome of that rare occasion is a temporary, momentary inconvenience that is a drop in the bucket of white privilege and overall social advantage. This applies across social class because people are more aligned by race and ethnicity than they are social class.

Ever heard of the term "slumming?" :)