Technically since racism is prejudice + power, we’d have to know they belong to whatever ethnic group holds power to know it’s racist, it might be prejudice instead. The race actually does matter according to the sociological definition, that’s why in the US they say only white people can be racist, in China it’d be Han Chinese, etc.
Edit: Seriously, I’m not making it up, if you disagree fine, but you disagree with sociologists not me (who is not a sociologist, but merely took two classes on it in my youth.)
(noun) Any attitude, belief, or behavior used to explain and justify prejudice and discrimination against racial or ethnic minorities, on the basis of perceived inferiority.
By definition, any attitude, belief, or behavior used to explain and justify prejudice on a racial or ethnic majority is not included.
I literally got suspended for saying the stuff you guys are, good thing we aren’t in American High School or College right now.
…who’s “they?” Sociologists aren’t a homogenous group, some are racial or ethnic minorities, some are racial or ethnic majorities. Both my teachers were white men.
Right, but if you’ll continue reading, it’s how schools teach it in sociology class. I didn’t make the rubric, I just got suspended for questioning it.
But this isn’t a sociology class? It’s not even a sociology forum. Words can have different meanings and connotations in different contexts. The academic definition of a word does not automatically trump the colloquial definition, especially not in non-academic circumstances.
See, there is the difference, USA is a immigration country with no coherent similarities between everyone. Especially because I spoke about two specific group’s and the fact that US public language uses words that had meaning but the average speaker ignores it and uses it as dog whistle without actually meaning anything.
Oh no, sociologists! Good thing they’re a hivemind, and all have the same opinion on definitions.
If your argument is that you’re using the wrong word which ultimately means the same thing, then it’s not much of an argument. It’s pretty clear you’re trying to downplay racism to be more acceptable
You can be racist against the citizens of a country. The “race” (what a shit word for humans) isn’t of matter to be racist.
Technically since racism is prejudice + power, we’d have to know they belong to whatever ethnic group holds power to know it’s racist, it might be prejudice instead. The race actually does matter according to the sociological definition, that’s why in the US they say only white people can be racist, in China it’d be Han Chinese, etc.
Edit: Seriously, I’m not making it up, if you disagree fine, but you disagree with sociologists not me (who is not a sociologist, but merely took two classes on it in my youth.)
Here see for yourself:
https://sociologydictionary.org/racism/
(noun) Any attitude, belief, or behavior used to explain and justify prejudice and discrimination against racial or ethnic minorities, on the basis of perceived inferiority.
By definition, any attitude, belief, or behavior used to explain and justify prejudice on a racial or ethnic majority is not included.
I literally got suspended for saying the stuff you guys are, good thing we aren’t in American High School or College right now.
Absolutely fucking not. You can be completely powerless and still racist.
Unfortunately according to sociologists that is not true, those people would be “prejudice” but not “racist” with the only difference being “power.”
I was suspended for arguing against it, they seem dead set on this semantic argument.
“They” want a free pass to be racist to others and a shield from it themselves. “They” are hypocrites.
The idiots who think equality means “fuck the dealer” should stick to playing spades.
…who’s “they?” Sociologists aren’t a homogenous group, some are racial or ethnic minorities, some are racial or ethnic majorities. Both my teachers were white men.
That’s not how most people understand or use the word.
Right, but if you’ll continue reading, it’s how schools teach it in sociology class. I didn’t make the rubric, I just got suspended for questioning it.
But this isn’t a sociology class? It’s not even a sociology forum. Words can have different meanings and connotations in different contexts. The academic definition of a word does not automatically trump the colloquial definition, especially not in non-academic circumstances.
Well, the sociologists have decided they’re relevant to all human interaction, so there’s that.
I don’t even know what that is supposed to mean
Racism can be against any group of people that are from a certain area or ethnic group power has 0 meaning for that.
And I know that many people in the US have some mental problems regarding political words and meanings.
Everone can be racists, Latinos and Black people are racists against each other in USA they also tend to be racist against Jewish people.
Hey don’t fight me, fight both my old sociology teachers and the sociologists who made that the definition.
OK, give me their number.
1-303-867-5309.
It sounds to me like you’re racist against Americans
See, there is the difference, USA is a immigration country with no coherent similarities between everyone. Especially because I spoke about two specific group’s and the fact that US public language uses words that had meaning but the average speaker ignores it and uses it as dog whistle without actually meaning anything.
Are there other immigration countries?
Don’t say Gaza.
Oh no, sociologists! Good thing they’re a hivemind, and all have the same opinion on definitions.
If your argument is that you’re using the wrong word which ultimately means the same thing, then it’s not much of an argument. It’s pretty clear you’re trying to downplay racism to be more acceptable