Unlike the previous
definition that was heavily misleading, Institutional (or Institutionalized)
Racism defined by sociologists actually refers to the discriminatory racial practices that are rooted into the political, economic, and educational systems.
People often have the misconception that this term is a "concept" or "ideology" that proposes some kind of theory to subvert white culture.
It is not a theory, it is not an ideology, it is not some sort of lame excuse used to defend an argument, it is merely a fact which states that some institutions, be it your family or your schoolmates at
school,
will hold biased views towards an ethnic minority as if it was commonsense. In fact, one might not even be aware that they are being
racist (in contrast to intentional
racism), hence it's not their fault.
For example, according to one study in 2005, black people in Kingston Ontario were nearly four times to be pulled over by the
police compared to white people. The
police force admitted that they never had the attention to cherry pick people based on race, it was just a systematic reaction that they formed unconsciously.
In reality, you are most ever likely to come across this term while taking a sociology 101 course. Anyone else who tries to discredit this but has not taken one course in sociology
will only be embarrassing themselves, so use this term wisely. That goes for any other people who uses this term incorrectly or in the wrong context.
Butthurt SJW: ERMAGERRDD ARE YOU BEING INSTITUTIONALLY
RACIST!?!? DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW STUPID YOU ARE FOR NOT REALIZING THAT!?!?! Breaking the 4th
wall here, they're actually the stupid one for not realizing this is unconsciously performed.
Butthurt Anti-SJW: Look kid, no one gives a shit about Institutional
Racism, it's just a pathetic excuse made by leftists to justify themselves so that everyone is
racist except for them
*interrupts flame war*
Rational Sociology Student: *clears throat* 1) If you look it up on urban dictionary, Institutional
Racism actually refers to the discriminatory racial practices that are rooted into political or educational systems 2) Institutional
Racism is often unconsciously performed by the actor hence people get confused when others call them
racist And 3) FYI the term is not used by leftists but by academics in the social sciences to help examine the causes of
racism and its historical roots.
Butthurt Anti-SJW: Aw look at this pseudo-intellectual trying to sound smart, i bet that
definition has so many dislikes on urbandictionary lmfao
Rational Sociology Student: Would you care to attack me with more of your silly little ad homs, or would you be willing to deflect what I had just said with your clear academic peer-reviewed proof?
*No answer*
Rational Sociology Student: Yeah that's what I thought, gg get rekt skrub
Butthurt SJW: Yeah gotem good there
Rational Sociology Student: Shut up you're just as misinformed as the Anti-SJW
