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Originally Posted by KSigkid
My understanding is that racism involves an element of power. So, while the actions of whites towards blacks can be qualified as racism, the opposite situation can't technically be called racism. It doesn't make it right or ok, but it's not racism either.
However, I don't have a lot of interest or experience in sociology, so I may not be explaining this correctly.
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I understand where this is coming from and recall a thread a few years back where this was discussed in depth. At any rate, the definition you propose here is not a universally accepted one. Far from it.
The word is so politically and ethically charged that it has many acceptable definitions and this power-based definition is only one of many.
ETA: IIRC, the thread I just referred to is the infamous "Prejudism" thread.
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