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Originally posted by RACooper
Okay where does it say that racism can only be commited by an ethnic majority?
The defeinition in Anthropolgy, Sociology, and in the dictiontary make no mention of a social power play as a factor of racism...
Racism
rac·ism
1. a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2. racial prejudice or discrimination
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Sorry honey, but I'm not talking about the average Joe definition, cause we all know that the average American is not up to speed...
People who devote their lives to studying race in America have concluded that racism is more than just being prejudice or discriminatory, its a systematic application of these practices by a majority onto a minority. If you don't like that definition, you don't have to use it. But perhaps my definition of racism is a bit different than yours, seeing as I'm a minority who has experienced this behavior on a firsthand basis...
But what the hell do I know? I'm only a college grad...
