[Xamanus]

Looking at some of the attitudes on here, people seem to think that a White person can be racist, but anyone else can't be

This is not my opinion, but I am interested to see if it actually works that way

[Aspiringlawstudent]

Of course non-white people can be racist. Just look at Diane Abbott MP.

[Awyk]

It's the Internet lol I think if we were to all be on the street together everyone would get along but seems like the Internet changes people to the world hardest guy or at least makes them feel that way.

[prog2djent]

(Original post by Awyk)
It's the Internet lol I think if we were to all be on the street together everyone would get along but seems like the Internet changes people to the world hardest guy or at least makes them feel that way.

That started off well and then descending into *point out internet tough guy

[Aj12]

Anyone with the ability to speak and a nice big pile of ignorance can be racist.

[Snagprophet]

It's not about whether non-whites can be racist, it's down to our stupid society allowing them while penalising white people for doing the same thing. It's discrimination but somehow justified by how white people committed atrocities centuries ago but somehow every other races' 'crimes' have been completely forgotten about.

[SS1996]

Racism is equally Ignorant no matter who it comes from. That's why, as a British Asian kid it pisses me off when people of my own race are racist towards anyone. But then again some people feel provoked and victimised by extremist groups such as the EDL, which makes them bitter.


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[MostUncivilised]

Of course non-white people can be racist, but the point is that it has a different context and different implications because of the power dynamic.

A white person calling a black person an "effing n-word" is a powerful insult because of the historical context of the oppression and enslavement of black people. Much more so than calling a white person a "cracker", or whatever.

Similarly, a gay person calling a straight person a "breeder" has less power than a straight person calling a gay person an "effing fagg*t". It's because of the context and the history of gay people being murdered, imprisoned, bashed etc for their sexuality.

So of course there can be racism by non-white people, but the real question is whether it is qualitatively the same.

[aarora]

“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.”
― Muhammad Ali

[kaypc]

its the media that makes ppl think like that but many people have more common sense.

[Mm_Minty]

I'm on tumblr and a lot of people there are very insistent that racism can only be carried out by the race who isn't being oppressed (/ is the "oppressing"/dominant race) as a whole and that minority races aren't capable of racism but merely prejudice.... that could be what the people on TSR mean.

But yeah, no matter what race you are, you are capable of judging other people based solely on their skin colour

(Original post by MostUncivilised)
Of course non-white people can be racist, but the point is that it has a different context and different implications because of the power dynamic.

A white person calling a black person an "effing n-word" is a powerful insult because of the historical context of the oppression and enslavement of black people. Much more so than calling a white person a "cracker", or whatever.

Similarly, a gay person calling a straight person a "breeder" has less power than a straight person calling a gay person an "effing fagg*t". It's because of the context and the history of gay people being murdered, imprisoned, bashed etc for their sexuality.

So of course there can be racism by non-white people, but the real question is whether it is qualitatively the same.

This is a good point.

[dattru]

Anybody can be racist, doesn't matter if the person is white or non-white!

[chrisawhitmore]

(Original post by Aspiringlawstudent)
Of course non-white people can be racist. Just look at Diane Abbott MP.

She provides an excellent example actually. I don't think anyone would claim that she would still have a job if she was white and being as racist as she is, but ironically Labour are holding on to her to show that they aren't racist.

[Bonged.]

(Original post by MostUncivilised)
Of course non-white people can be racist, but the point is that it has a different context and different implications because of the power dynamic.

A white person calling a black person an "effing n-word" is a powerful insult because of the historical context of the oppression and enslavement of black people. Much more so than calling a white person a "cracker", or whatever.

Similarly, a gay person calling a straight person a "breeder" has less power than a straight person calling a gay person an "effing fagg*t". It's because of the context and the history of gay people being murdered, imprisoned, bashed etc for their sexuality.

So of course there can be racism by non-white people, but the real question is whether it is qualitatively the same.

There's plenty of places across the UK where white people are in the minority. Especially children in schools etc. So I'm not sure what "power dynamic" you meant. You'd have to explain it to the parents of white kids that have been killed in racially motivated attacks, and tbh I'm not sure they'd go with your pseudo-marxist power + prejudice tripe, it's outdated.

Ask this woman if being beaten up was "qualitatively the same" as a non=white person getting racially attacked. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-on-woman.html

[Kiss]

Of course it isn't, it goes for anyone.

[Harry Callahan]

(Original post by Snagprophet)
It's not about whether non-whites can be racist, it's down to our stupid society allowing them while penalising white people for doing the same thing. It's discrimination but somehow justified by how white people committed atrocities centuries ago but somehow every other races' 'crimes' have been completely forgotten about.

This.