Anonymous #3 1d

History. It doesn’t have the same history or stigma to be racist to white people bc they never faced it like POC have. However, white people can still experience it because they are a race

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Anonymous #4 1d

History and currently but yeah, I know I’ve said some specific word that works perfectly before for this but I don’t remember it

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Anonymous #4 1d

White people were slaves too btw, huge history

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Anonymous #6 1d

You’re right, I forgot to look at the whole world. Racism is everywhere, and we see it towards white ppl in other parts of the world

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Anonymous #5 12h

This is my belief as well (I’m white)

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Anonymous #8 11h

Its not a belief it is the definitions. Bias is personal belief without intentional action, prejudice/discrimination is personal belief intentionally acted upon, and the 'ism' is systemic. Any given majority cannot experience systemic oppression but they can experience biases and prejudice.

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Anonymous #5 6h

I personally would define those the other way around? saying someone is a racist is a statement of their personal prejudice, not of their position in the system.

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Anonymous #9 6h

Someone can be racist yes but thats them acting on their prejudice the act of 'being racist' is discrimination. EXPERIENCING racism is systemic.

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Anonymous #5 6h

that seems like a strange way to define it to me personally “experiencing someone being racist to me” seems like it should simplify to “experiencing racism”, as well as racial prejudice. what you’re describing I would say is specifically systemic racism. I understand making a distinction, but that’s not really the societal use of the word that I’ve seen personally, and I don’t think it makes sense to say people are wrong for describing racial prejudice as racism

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Anonymous #5 6h

also the original post was “be racist” so.. I’m confused what you mean, if you agree that someone “being racist” is a statement of personal prejudice

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Anonymous #9 6h

Bc what ppl call being racist is just being prejudiced. Racism is the systemic enactment of the prejudice but personal interaction is discrimination and prejudice. They arent the same even if theyre societally used that way. Theyre used that way bc theyve been made into buzz words without proper education (which is why crt is important). White people, a majority, cannot experience the systemic oppression that is racism, bc the system was built by them for them in that regard.

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Anonymous #5 5h

I’m not sure I’m understanding what your argument is here, me you and op seem to have the same definition of “being racist”

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Anonymous #9 5h

You replied to me saying you disagreed im just restating myself. You can be prejudiced against a white person but they cannot experience racism.

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