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==<blockquote>Virtually everyone feels some sort of prejudice, whether it's for an ethnic group, or for a religious group, or for a type of person like blondes or fat people or tall people. The important thing is they just don't like them -- in short, prejudice is a feeling, a belief. You can be prejudiced, but still be a fair person if you're careful not to act on your irrational dislike.[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/07/15/884649/-Why-there-s-no-such-thing-as-Reverse-Racism Why there's no such thing as "Reverse Racism"]==</blockquote>

:Reverse Racism: Now ==Discrimination==<blockquote>[[Discrimination]] takes place the moment a person acts on prejudice. This describes those moments when one individual decides not to '''"Reverse Racismgive another individual a job because of, say, their race or their religious orientation."''' ItOr even because of their looks (there's crucial to maintain the distinction between the above three terms, because otherwise white people tend to redefine a lot of hiring discrimination against "Discrimination" as "Racismunattractive"women, for example). Their main argument is that because both blacks and white You can discriminate , individually, against each otherany person or group, that "Reverse Racism" is possible. But the truth if you're in a position of power over the matter is that black people: 1) have far less opportunity person you want to discriminate against whites than whites have to . White people can discriminate against blacksblack people, overall; and 2) black people lack a system of institutionalized support that protect them when they can discriminate against whites. [white people if, for example, one is the interviewer and the other is the person being interviewed...]</blockquote>

: ==Racism==<blockquote>Racism describes patterns of discrimination that are institutionalized as "Reverse Racismnormal" would only describe a society in which all the rules and roles were turned upside downthroughout an entire culture. That has not happened in the U.S., however much white right wing ideologues want to complain that theyIt're being victimized by the few points of equality s based on an ideological belief that minorities and women have managed to claim. White people who complain about one "Reverse Racismrace" are actually complaining about being denied their privileges, rather is somehow better than being denied their rights. They feel entitled to be hired and not to be discriminated against, even though the norm is white people discriminating against blacks. If, in a rare instance, a black employer discriminates against a white job applicant, that's not another "reverserace" anything -- it's simple discrimination. It's to be condemned on principlenot one person discriminating at this point, but a whole population operating in a social structure that actually makes it's difficult for a person not evidence of some systematic program by which whites are being deprived of their rightsto discriminate.

A clear cut example is a slave-holding culture: The right wing popularized the term people are born into a society where one sort of person is "naturally" a master, and another sort of person is "Reverse Racismnaturally" because they were really angry a slave (and sometimes not considered a person at having their white privileges challengedall, but a beast of burden). Anyone who uses In a culture like that phrase, discrimination is built into the social, economic and political fabric, and individuals -- even "free" individuals -- don't really have a choice about whether they are right wing discriminate or notbecause even if they don't believe in slavery, furthers they interact every day with slaves and the right wing'laws and rules that keep slaves bound. [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/07/15/884649/-Why-there-s cause. This is what I tell Democrats and progressives who I hear using the term -no-such-thing-as-Reverse- not only are they being inaccurate, but they're helping out their opponents.Racism "Reverse Racism"]

: The above arguments can be applied to any institutionalized structure If you look at important voting bodies like the Federal and the State senates and congresses, or at the Federal and State supreme courts, or at the CEO list of oppressionmajor corporations, affecting or at any raceother body that wields substantial power in the U.S., ethnic or religious groupyou will count only a few black faces (and in some cases, and can be used to to oppose claims of "Reverse Sexism" toonone).</blockquote>

;Prejudice: Prejudice is an irrational feeling of dislike for a person or group of persons, usually based on stereotypeThese Blacks are [[acting White]]. Virtually everyone feels some sort White attitudes of prejudicediscipline, whether it's for an ethnic groupstudiousness, or for a religious group, or for a type of person like blondes or fat people or tall peoplelead to more professional success. The important thing is they just don't like them -- They probably have [[IQ]] similar to the Whites in short, prejudice is similar positions. Or a feelingbit less, a beliefif they got their position by [[affirmative action]] [[quotas]]. You can be prejudiced, but still be a fair person if you're careful not to act on your irrational dislikeSuccessful Blacks usually are [[Mulattoes]].

;'''Discrimination''': Discrimination takes place <blockquote>On the moment a person acts on prejudice. This describes those moments when one individual decides not to give another individual a job because ofother hand, say, their race or their religious orientation. Or even because if you count the number of their looks (there's a lot of hiring discrimination against "unattractive" womenblack people in poverty, for example). You can discriminate, individuallyand in prisons, against any person or group, if you're in a position the number of power over the person you want to discriminate against. White people can discriminate against black peoplewho are unemployed or lack health care, and there are far more black people can discriminate against white people if, for example, one is the interviewer and the other in these categories than is proportionate to their numbers in the person being interviewedlarger society.</blockquote>

;'''Racism'''Racists say:, however, describes patterns of discrimination that are institutionalized as "normal" throughout an entire culture. It's based on an ideological belief that one "race" is somehow better than another "race". It's not one person discriminating at this point, but a whole population operating in a social structure that actually makes it difficult for a person not to discriminate.

A clear cut example It is a slave-holding culture: people are born into a society where one sort of person is "naturally" a master, uncontested that Blacks commit more crime and another sort of person is "naturally" a slave have lower education. Due to scientifically proven [[race differences (IQ)]] and sometimes not considered a person at all[[race differences (crime)]], but a beast there are proportionally large numbers of burden). In a culture like that, discrimination is built into the social, economic and political fabric, and individuals -- even "free" individuals -- don't really have a choice about whether they discriminate or not because even if they don't believe Blacks in slavery, they interact every day with slaves and the laws low IQ and rules that keep slaves boundhigh crime populations. [[Black Crime|high criminality]]

[http:<//www.dailykos.com/story/2010/07/15/884649/-Why-there-s-no-such-thing-as-Reverse-Racism Why there's no such thing as blockquote>Unless you are going to argue that blacks are "Reverse Racismnaturally"]inferior to whites (which is an outright racist position), </blockquote>

: If you look at important voting bodies like </blockquote>That's the Federal and mechanism we call "racism" -- the State senates and congressesinteracting social, political, or at the Federal and State supreme courts, or at the CEO list of major corporations, or at any other body economic rule systems that wields substantial power in the U.S.all discriminate, you will count only a few black faces either overtly (and in some cases[[racial profiling]], nonefor example)or covertly (i.e. Out of the number of black faces you count, most of them will not be representing the views of the white majority of governments redrawing district voting lines so that black people in this country, but the views of the white majority. On the other hand, if you count the number of black people in poverty, areas are politically split up and in prisons, or don't have the number of people who are unemployed or lack health care, there are far more black people in these categories than is proportionate electoral power to their numbers vote in the larger society.black candidates; </blockquote>

Unless you are going to argue that blacks are "naturally" inferior to whites (which is an outright racist position), you have to admit that there is some mechanism that is limiting black opportunity. That's the mechanism we call "racism" -- the interacting social, political, and economic rule systems that all discriminate, either overtly (racial profiling, for example) or covertly (i.e., white majority governments redrawing district Racists say:Blacks voting lines so that black majority areas are politically split up and don't have the electoral power to vote in black candidates; or, white-run banks using zip codes as a criteria for excluding people who apply for loans, and just "happening" to exclude all Blacks because of the majority black neighborhoods color of their skin in a city, a practice called "red-lining")[[Black racism]]. One could go on for hours about these various mechanismsBut as is explained here, and I'm sure you Blacks can think of plenty on your own which discriminate against blacks, Hispanics, "Arab-looking" people, Native Americans, & so onnot be racist.

<blockquote>or, white-run banks using zip codes as a criteria for excluding people who apply for loans. These are scientifically developed criteria to discern who can pay back the loan. The world wide [[pc:subprime mortgage crisis]] was actually caused by the non-performing loans that Banks had to give to minorities that did not qualify for loans, and just "happening" to exclude all the majority black neighborhoods in a city, a practice called "red-lining"). One could go on for hours about these various mechanisms, and I'm sure you can think of plenty on your own which discriminate against blacks, Hispanics, "Arab-looking" people, Native Americans, and so on.</blockquote> ==Reverse Racism== [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/07/15/884649/-Why-there-s-no-such-thing-as-Reverse-Racism Why there's no such thing as "Reverse Racism"] <blockquote> To '''Reverse Racism''' it's crucial to maintain the distinction between the above three terms, because otherwise white people tend to redefine "Discrimination" as "Racism". Their main argument is that because both blacks and white can discriminate against each other, that "Reverse Racism" is possible. But the truth of the matter is that black people: 1) have far less opportunity to discriminate against whites than whites have to discriminate against blacks, overall; and 2) black people lack a system of institutionalized support that protect them when they discriminate against whites. [...] Reverse Racism would only describe a society in which all the rules and roles were turned upside down. That has not happened in the U.S., however much white right wing ideologues want to complain that they're being victimized by the few points of equality that minorities and women have managed to claim. White people who complain about "Reverse Racism" are actually complaining about being denied their privileges, rather than being denied their rights. They feel entitled to be hired and not to be discriminated against, even though the norm is white people discriminating against blacks. If, in a rare instance, a black employer discriminates against a white job applicant, that's not "reverse" anything -- it's simple discrimination. It's to be condemned on principle, but it's not evidence of some systematic program by which whites are being deprived of their rights.  The right wing popularized the term "Reverse Racism" because they were really angry at having their white privileges challenged. Anyone who uses that phrase, whether they are right wing or not, furthers the right wing's cause. This is what I tell Democrats and progressives who I hear using the term -- not only are they being inaccurate, but they're helping out their opponents. The above arguments can be applied to any institutionalized structure of oppression, affecting any race, ethnic or religious group, and can be used to to oppose claims of "Reverse Sexism" too.</blockquote> ==Further Definitions== [[Category:Under construction]]