What Is Racism?

[IM2]

Defining Racism Beyond its Dictionary Meaning​

By Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D.​

Updated July 14, 2019

Racism refers to a variety of practices, beliefs, social relations, and phenomena that work to reproduce a racial hierarchy and social structure that yield superiority, power, and privilege for some, and discrimination and oppression for others. It can take several forms, including representational, ideological, discursive, interactional, institutional, structural, and systemic.

Racism exists when ideas and assumptions about racial categories are used to justify and reproduce a racial hierarchy and racially structured society that unjustly limits access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race. Racism also occurs when this kind of unjust social structure is produced by the failure to account for race and its historical and contemporary roles in society.

Contrary to a dictionary definition, racism, as defined based on social science research and theory, is about much more than race-based prejudice—it exists when an imbalance in power and social status is generated by how we understand and act upon race.

The Social Science Definition of Racism

Racism is a system of power in which some are prevented from accessing rights and resources on the basis of race while others are given privileges.

www.thoughtco.com

So lets look at some truths.

People will say that everybody is racist or can have racist thoughts. This comment has been used by some to dissmiss the continuing practice of racism by law and policy in America. So while everybody can have racist thoughts not everybody codified such thought into law and policy. Only one group did that, whites. Now is this racist or truth? To say this does not mean all whites are blamed for this, but we have allowed some low lifes to hijack the conversation and they have conflated any comment reflecting upon racism into a racial attack on everybody white who has ever lived.

When the topic of race is presented we get the not all whites comment being hollered generally from the right. The problem with that diversion is that we do not have the name of every white person responsible for acts of racism or the implementation of racist law or policy by federal, state and local governments, courts or private businesses. While all whites have not practiced racism, the system was created to provide racial preference to all whites. While all whites are not racists, there is a subculture in the white community that is.

This is reality. Now you can name all the black racists you want but there ain't no black Paul Gosars, Margaret Greenes, Madison Cawthorns or Kris Kobachs. You do not see one member of the Nation of Islam making laws. There was no member of the NBPP who served as Obamas top advisor.

So let's be real about this and face the truth.

 

[Rambunctious]

What Is Racism?​

BLM is....

 

[Rambunctious]

What Is Racism?​

CRT is...

 

[Gracie]

What Is Racism?​

You

 

[DukeU]

Racism refers to a variety of practices, beliefs, social relations, and phenomena that work to reproduce a racial hierarchy and social structure that yield superiority, power, and privilege for some, and discrimination and oppression for others. It can take several forms, including representational, ideological, discursive, interactional, institutional, structural, and systemic.

Racism exists when ideas and assumptions about racial categories are used to justify and reproduce a racial hierarchy and racially structured society that unjustly limits access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race. Racism also occurs when this kind of unjust social structure is produced by the failure to account for race and its historical and contemporary roles in society.

Contrary to a dictionary definition, racism, as defined based on social science research and theory, is about much more than race-based prejudice—it exists when an imbalance in power and social status is generated by how we understand and act upon race.

You can't have it both ways.

 

[IM2]

You can't have it both ways.

No one is having anything both ways. Read the words carefully instead of looking for reasons to deny.

Racism exists when ideas and assumptions about racial categories are used to justify and reproduce a racial hierarchy and racially structured society that unjustly limits access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race. Racism also occurs when this kind of unjust social structure is produced by the failure to account for race and its historical and contemporary roles in society.

Do not leave out words to make a claim. Collorblind or Laissez Faire racism is what's being described in the second sentence.

“ Laissez Faire Racism involves persistent negative stereotyping of African Americans, a tendency to blame blacks themselves for the black-white gap in socioeconomic standing, and resistance to meaningful policy efforts to ameliorate America's racist social conditions and institutions.”

 

[MarathonMike]

Racism is boring.

 

[The Irish Ram]

lol. Racism is how you feel about white people...

 

[IM2]

Racism is boring.

You're a racist so of course it's boring to you because you don't face it or have to deal with it. Stop practicing it so we all can be bored. Workto stop otherwhites like you from practicing it so we can all be bored.

 

[IM2]

lol. Racism is how you feel about white people...

Wrong. Because all white people aren't racists. So if you're not a racist or don't believe that racism is part of being white, stop acting like talking about racism means people don't like all white people.

 

[IM2]

And sleepy Joe is not an idiot?....Reagan saved us from Jimmy Carter's mess...Trump saved us from Obama's mess and no one will be able to save us from the mess Biden has us in....

No he isn't. Reagan fucked this country up, set record deficits and made America a debtor nation. trump mde a huge mess, he didn't save us from anything. Biden is trying to clean up trumps mess.

 

[22lcidw]

Racism is denying someone anything if his/her abilities are better than someone of a different background. It is not that simple but we have made something that could be one page into an encyclopedia.

 

[Samofvt]

What is racism? You, BLM, CRT...

Why not let's forget about race as a criteria at all? How about lets just say "people are people, so why should it be, that you and I should get along so Awfully?"

 

[sparky]

So let's be real about this and face the truth.

racism is a hatred

which one can not fight with hatred

~S~

 

[JGalt]

Racism is a fallacy that makes CNN and MSNBC a lot of money.

It's also a boogieman that Democrats use to win elections.

 

[Trickster]

Racism is a deterministic notion that holds a person's genetic ancestry is of moral, social and political significance. It regards character and intellect to be transmitted by his/her racial lineage and that a person therefore has no control of the way they think and act -- It is their bloodline that guides and dictates everything.

Racism is not only stupid, but also is it very, very, very evil.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

So in other words, I'm not a racist.

 

[Flash]

Defining Racism Beyond its Dictionary Meaning​

By Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D.​

Updated July 14, 2019

Racism refers to a variety of practices, beliefs, social relations, and phenomena that work to reproduce a racial hierarchy and social structure that yield superiority, power, and privilege for some, and discrimination and oppression for others. It can take several forms, including representational, ideological, discursive, interactional, institutional, structural, and systemic.

Racism exists when ideas and assumptions about racial categories are used to justify and reproduce a racial hierarchy and racially structured society that unjustly limits access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race. Racism also occurs when this kind of unjust social structure is produced by the failure to account for race and its historical and contemporary roles in society.

Contrary to a dictionary definition, racism, as defined based on social science research and theory, is about much more than race-based prejudice—it exists when an imbalance in power and social status is generated by how we understand and act upon race.

The Social Science Definition of Racism

Racism is a system of power in which some are prevented from accessing rights and resources on the basis of race while others are given privileges.

www.thoughtco.com

So lets look at some truths.

People will say that everybody is racist or can have racist thoughts. This comment has been used by some to dissmiss the continuing practice of racism by law and policy in America. So while everybody can have racist thoughts not everybody codified such thought into law and policy. Only one group did that, whites. Now is this racist or truth? To say this does not mean all whites are blamed for this, but we have allowed some low lifes to hijack the conversation and they have conflated any comment reflecting upon racism into a racial attack on everybody white who has ever lived.

When the topic of race is presented we get the not all whites comment being hollered generally from the right. The problem with that diversion is that we do not have the name of every white person responsible for acts of racism or the implementation of racist law or policy by federal, state and local governments, courts or private businesses. While all whites have not practiced racism, the system was created to provide racial preference to all whites. While all whites are not racists, there is a subculture in the white community that is.

This is reality. Now you can name all the black racists you want but there ain't no black Paul Gosars, Margaret Greenes, Madison Cawthorns or Kris Kobachs. You do not see one member of the Nation of Islam making laws. There was no member of the NBPP who served as Obamas top advisor.

So let's be real about this and face the truth.

Looks like a bunch of "White Supremacists" decided to loot a big store in California.

Oh wait, my bad. They were Negroes.


‘Flash mob’ loots California Nordstrom, at least two people arrested

About 25 cars just blocked the street and rushed into the Walnut Creek Nordstrom making off with goods before getting in cars and speeding away. At least two people arrested at gunpoint.

‘Flash mob’ loots California Nordstrom, at least two people arrested

Brett Barrett is one of the managers of P.F. Chang’s restaurant across from the Nordstrom store. He watched as the bedlam unfolded.

“I probably saw 50-80 people in like ski masks with crowbars, a bunch of weapons,” he said. “They were looting the Nordstrom.”

“There was a mob of people,” he continued. “The police were flying in. It was like a scene out of a movie. It was insane.”

Barrett also worried about the safety of the diners in his restaurant. Many crowded around the windows to watch the looters flee.

“I had to start locking the front door,” he said. “Locking the back door. You never know, they could come right in here. It was crazy…All the guests inside were getting concerned. It was a scary scene for a moment.”

'It Was Insane'; Dozens Of Looters Ransack Walnut Creek Nordstrom Store

 

[DukeU]

Racism exists when ideas and assumptions about racial categories are used to justify and reproduce a racial hierarchy and racially structured society that unjustly limits access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race. Racism also occurs when this kind of unjust social structure is produced by the failure to account for race and its historical and contemporary roles in society.

"Accounting for race" is establishing and producing a racial hierarchy, period.

 

[Flash]

Speaking of racism Disney is now using Negro Santa Clauses.

However, that Santa won't deliver any gifts. He will break into your home and steal your stuff.