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Is it possible to be racist towards a majority or typically 'in power' group?

Mainly I'm just wondering what other peoples takes are on this issue because I've been told firstly that 'yes everyone can be racist' and then contrastingly 'no you can't be racist to a whites person because they are the majority and have never been oppressed'. My issue with the second opinion is that racism is not synonymous with oppression and I thought that even though white people have never had to face systemic racism and discrimination, individual racism is still real right? Like individuals can harbour racist opinions towards whites right? I didn't think racism had to be systemic to be real and valid but yeah if I'm wrong correct me

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  • 4 years ago
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    Racism is about prejudice and discrimination against a person based on their skin colour, ethnic background or nationality.

    It has nothing to do with "power", or whether a person is in a majority, primarily because then you're assuming that a people are in power across the entire world.

    Trying to redefine the term is a common tactic by someone trying to play the eternal victim.

    But here's the thing, what do you do when the power structure of a country ACCEPTS your argument and acts accordingly?

    Positive Discrimination is a fine example. Western governments put policies and laws in place which directly advantage minority groupsd. That is POWER being used to exercise a prejudice. That, but the attempts at trying to redefine the word, is an example of empowered Racism against the majority.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Yes. Of course.

  • 4 years ago

    Yes, because you attack people or treat them badly, regardless of their social status.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Not likely at all but in some individual circumstances; it's possible.

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  • 4 years ago

    Yes

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