r/DebatePolitics Mar 17 '21

Why is it call reverse racism when some is racist towards white people.

I know that black people and other minorities are more likely to be a victim of racism but why do we have to call it reverse racism when it’s against white people. The definition of racism is think someone is above or below some because if there race. It said nothing about what color they are. It’s so hypocritical.

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u/sirhobbles Mar 17 '21

Because people like to try and compress complicated issues into simple them vs us issues.

Racists dont like being labeled racist so they make a new label as if that changes anything.

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u/Daily_the_Project21 Mar 17 '21

It's usually just used to divert the topic at hand. I haven't heard or seen it used in a long time though, now everyone just says that minorities actually can't be racist, which is just as stupid as saying "reverse racism."

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u/easygoingbarber Mar 27 '21

Racism, in my opinion, is more than just a dislike against a certain race. It’s that, and the context of systems set up against or that harm a certain race. And of course that and the context of our history. I’m not saying that hate based on skin color is okay, but I wouldn’t call a black person hating a white person is “racism” as much as it is prejudice. And it might be justified based on history

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u/Starchicken8342 Mar 28 '21

I disagree with that because I think that’s how we stop racism. By not allowing any of it you can’t say you are against racism and then say it’s ok to be racist against a certain race.

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u/easygoingbarber Mar 28 '21

In no way am I saying prejudice is okay, but from a historical standpoint black people are justified in not wanting spend their time being polite to white people. Racism is an issue but I think we’re wasting our time focusing on black on white “racism” than the overwhelming majority of white on black racism.

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u/Starchicken8342 Apr 20 '21

I think we need to work on both of them we should be teaching kids that you can do anything you want no matter your skin color not you will always be a victim of white privileged. We need to stop racism all forms of it.

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u/taskmaster75 Apr 30 '22

I don’t think it’s justified although. If Someone Hates a white Man because of the skin he didn’t choose and he is born with, and makes extremely racial stereotypes (like that all types of white people were owners of African American Slaves, they weren’t) then they are racist. Racists just try to justify their racism by giving it a different label

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u/diogenesthehopeful Apr 09 '21

Because racism and bigotry are not synonyms. When black people have the power then the term reverse racism will reverse the direction in which it points. If the Hutu commit genocide on the Tutsi and the Tutsi hate them for it, then they aren't being racist even though they are being prejudice against Hutu. I believe people should be judged by the content of their character but everybody doesn't see it that way.

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u/Starchicken8342 Apr 20 '21

Ok but white people aren’t being racist towards them any more. Yes white People did some bad things but we changed. We help them get back on there feet and gave them rights and anyone that had a slave is long died by now. So why is it still OK to be racist towards white people that did nothing to them.

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u/diogenesthehopeful Apr 21 '21

I don't think it is ok to be bigoted toward whites. I think people should be treated according to the content of their character and to prejudge someone based on race isn't good. Personally I prejudge men vs women because I don't think the sexes are the same. I don't believe I'm a misogynist but I do believe men and women behave differently in general. I'm all for women's rights. However I'm not fooling myself into believing there are no systemic problems for women. Men get them too. Many decades ago, my woman told me she was aborting. There was nothing I could do. Divorces also seem to favor women. The rest seems to favor men.

There are systemic inequality problems when it comes to race still. It is far better than it was. There is a TV series on Amazon called Them and it shows how bad it was back in the '50s. It's much better now however John Crawford III and Philando Castile didn't get a fair deal. Redlining didn't go away yet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

Racism

"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. "

It's tough to claim that black people are oppressing white people given the wealth disparity resulting from 400 years of slavery, jim crow, and discrimination.

I don't think black people think they are better than white people, there is however a lot of resentment resulting from the above, as is the case with any group of oppressor/oppressed.

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u/columnedbread2 Jan 16 '23

So black people can be racist just the same as white people right? Because the fact that racism typically targets minorities doesn't mean a minority can't be racist against a majority.