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Originally posted by MysticCat81
By these more restrictive definitions, only the societally-"superior" race (that is, the race with the "upper hand") or those who associate with them can be racist. Members of other races can be prejudiced or bigoted, but not racists.
Thus, if the intent of the "Hallowe'ener" was to mock or ridicule white people, he can rightfully be considered a bigot. Whether he could be considered racist or not would depend on whether one is using a more or less expansive definition of "racist."
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Yes he can be considered a bigot if mockery was his intent... however I'd also argue that it was racist (consiously or not). To me the mockery is meant to deminish or lessen the status of another culture/ethnicity... which is a way of gaining an upper-hand in a social setting; which is why jokes mocking another person's ethnic background is considered part and parcel of a racist attitude.
Examined from a Socialogy or Anthropology point of view any act that is design the deminsh or weaken the standing of any group of people is an act of dicrimination, because you are reducing them to a less than equal footing... and so using "race" as the determining factor in implementing this act marks it a racist act, just as using sex would have made it a sexist act.