vincentML -> RE: Milwaukee Burning (8/22/2016 1:34:54 PM)
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The veriy idea that all people of a given etnic or racial group think, act, and feel the same is the essience of racism. I never said that. [:D] I think "racism" has become a somewhat amorphous concept. Most generally it refers to a belief or attitude that one so-called "race" is inherently superior to another. But in actual use the term often wanders into the area of dislike and prejudicial stereotypes, which can exist without any belief in the other race's inherent inferiority. Particularly when based on bad behavior, for example, it can exist in concert with a firm belief that the disliked group is just as capable of behaving better as anyone else, i.e., not inherently "inferior" at all. Similarly, racism can exist in a context where there is a feeling of benevolence toward the unfortunate "inferior" race and a desire to "help" them. K. I think so too. We disagree however on your last statement. I linked above to a wiki article that suggest there were a number of blurry definitions of racism over time The article presents a study, however, that shows all the definitions contained three essential elements. Garner (2009: p. 11) summarizes different existing definitions of racism and identifies three common elements contained in those definitions of racism. First, a historical, hierarchical power relationship between groups; second, a set of ideas (an ideology) about racial differences; and, third, discriminatory actions (practices).[3] The same article also posits: So-called "white racism" focuses on societies in which white populations are the majority or dominant social group. In studies of these majority white societies, the aggregate of material and cultural advantages is usually termed "white privilege". The article goes on to inform us that: In both sociology and economics, the outcomes of racist actions are often measured by the inequality in income, wealth, net worth, and access to other cultural resources, such as education, between racial groups.[30] Your last statement about "benevolence" resembles the excuses offered by the ante bellum plantation lords who claimed that slavery was a gift to the African primitives. So, i suspect you are trying to equate the current concern for disadvantaged people of color to the racism of the slave holders. That dog don't hunt. We can start by considering the reality that 24% of blacks live below the poverty level while only 9.7% of non-Hispanic whites do. That is the reality of racial wealth disparity in America. I wonder why you cannot understand that reality?
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