A racist is a person that adheres to a system in which a dominant race believe they are superior and implements systems that privilege the dominant race at every conceivable social, political and economical opportunity. A racist in essence, wants to benefit from the oppression of other races.
We don't live in a society where every racial group has equal power, status and opportunity.
Yes, white people all over the world throughout history have experienced slavery and persecution but have not been enslaved, colonised or forced to segregate on the scale that black people have. They do not face housing or job discrimination, police brutality, poverty or incarceration at the levels that black people do. This is not to say that they do not experience things like poverty and police brutality at all but again, not on the same scale - not even close.
Racists also discriminate across religious and cultural boundaries. Islamophobia is anti-moslem racism mixed with cultural intolerance. Anti-moslems are racists that target markers of moslem identity. Perpetrators of anti-moslem hate crime disproportionately target visibly moslem women, in the very same way racists target people for the colour of their skin. Anti-moslem racists often target Sikhs because Sikhs wear turbans, wrongly believing only moslems wear turbans.
We don't live in a society where every racial group has equal power, status and opportunity.
Yes, white people all over the world throughout history have experienced slavery and persecution but have not been enslaved, colonised or forced to segregate on the scale that black people have. They do not face housing or job discrimination, police brutality, poverty or incarceration at the levels that black people do. This is not to say that they do not experience things like poverty and police brutality at all but again, not on the same scale - not even close.
Racists also discriminate across religious and cultural boundaries. Islamophobia is anti-moslem racism mixed with cultural intolerance. Anti-moslems are racists that target markers of moslem identity. Perpetrators of anti-moslem hate crime disproportionately target visibly moslem women, in the very same way racists target people for the colour of their skin. Anti-moslem racists often target Sikhs because Sikhs wear turbans, wrongly believing only moslems wear turbans.
Racists imposed a system where black people were and still are rejected from obtaining loans, thus blacks could not build wealth for future generations. When they are refused home loans to move into white neighbourhoods, they remain in poor neighbourhoods with depressed infrastructure, their kids go to underfunded overcrowded schools, drop out and with no job prospects due to racist employers not willing to hire them, they commit crime to survive and racist judges will give them longer prison sentences than they do to white folk. Racist police also target blacks more than white folk and charge them for crimes they didn't commit.
Upon release they cannot get decent paying jobs, they remain in poor areas, their kids go to underfunded overcrowded schools, the cycle of poverty continues generation after generation.
That is the reality of racist oppression and racism.
Upon release they cannot get decent paying jobs, they remain in poor areas, their kids go to underfunded overcrowded schools, the cycle of poverty continues generation after generation.
That is the reality of racist oppression and racism.
by Let's eradicate racism March 31, 2021
A person that obligingly benefits from historical racial privilege. This can be someone who benefits (consciously or unconsciously) the blatantly racist status quo by supporting it or simply not fighting it. NOTE: Black Americans, Asian-Americans, Indian-Americans, Latino-Americans, therefore, cannot be racist; they can be hateful or vengeful, but NEVER racist for they do not have the historical power/pretext.
In a world without affirmative action, all "qualified" white people who entered college without considering the context/their inherited privilege would be racist.
The unconscious racist does not think about the American penal system: modern-day enslavement, free labor, ethnic cleansing.
Many Chinese still see the Japanese culture as embedded with racism due to the years of imperial control and maltreatment they inflicted on other Asian cultures.
The unconscious racist does not think about the American penal system: modern-day enslavement, free labor, ethnic cleansing.
Many Chinese still see the Japanese culture as embedded with racism due to the years of imperial control and maltreatment they inflicted on other Asian cultures.
by ElleM April 09, 2007
any person who takes advantage of someone of a different ethnic group. Any person who offends, underestimate or make negative comments about other person of a different ethnic groups. Any person who uses stereotypes against others.
i wanna make this guy finish my job so i can go early home.
It Doesn't matter, is a Mexican
all the white people is fucking racist
yes, they are
tell that stinky brownie to come over
It Doesn't matter, is a Mexican
all the white people is fucking racist
yes, they are
tell that stinky brownie to come over
by burt666 December 13, 2010
Someone who doesn't like certain races. They can be extreme like the KKK, or even minor like calling somone the N word. They think their race is the best and makes fun of others. By seperating or picking out someone by their race, they are being racist.
Racist: "You probably cant get a job because your black, you smell cuz ur brown and you can't see because your asian. HAHA, im soo funny and creative."
Normal guy: "your just an insecure jerk with no creativity or morals. You think its funny, but thats just being a pussy by being racist."
Normal guy: "your just an insecure jerk with no creativity or morals. You think its funny, but thats just being a pussy by being racist."
by inrialiti February 19, 2011
A label given to a person, or group of people who hate/dislike those who belong to a different race. This typically applies to hatred based on skin-color.
by AYB February 12, 2003
by sethica December 24, 2007
Someone who doesn't understand that his own people is just as full of shit as the next one.
Someone who always think his people/country is pure and innocent and the bad guys are always on the other side.
Someone who should meditate on his own mistakes before rushing into criticizing others.
Someone who always think his people/country is pure and innocent and the bad guys are always on the other side.
Someone who should meditate on his own mistakes before rushing into criticizing others.
Racist Guy : I think muslims are barbarian who beat their wives and kill innocent people.
So basically I will prove myself more civilized than them by bombing their countries, raping their wives and killing their innocent children.
So basically I will prove myself more civilized than them by bombing their countries, raping their wives and killing their innocent children.
by willywannabite August 21, 2007