Your Defintion Of 'Racism'

[MikeK]

The words racist and racism are so over-used and mis-used in contemporary American speech and writing it is difficult to know what someone means when they use them.

Without resorting to a dictionary, please tell us what you think the word racism means.

 

[ScienceRocks]

For the left it is, "any debate on the crime or any discussion of blacks."

 

[jwoodie]

Racism is belief in the superiority or inferiority of one race in comparison with another race.

 

[MikeK]

Just two responses.

Now that is meaningful.

 

[Mac1958]

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"Any word, action, burp, movement, alleged thought, glance, breath, noise, inference or statement that the PC Police can leverage as an excuse to exercise strategic hypersensitivity and feigned outrage, and scream 'racism' to put a target on the defensive and control the conversation".

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[Friends]

The accusation of "Racist" means, "I can't explain why most blacks are so inadequate, so I will insult you instead."

 

[jwoodie]

The accusation of "Racist" means, "I can't explain why most blacks are so inadequate, so I will insult you instead."

Argument for Affirmative Action?