Can you be racist to a White Person? (POLL)

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Can you be racist to a White Person? (POLL)

As far as I'm concerned, you can be racist to anyone!

Everyone has a race, if you can offend or discriminate, you can be racist to them.

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Reply 1

Vikingninja

Absolutely weird question. How can you not be racist to a white person or anyone for that matter?

Reply 2

IAmNero

Original post by Vikingninja

Absolutely weird question. How can you not be racist to a white person or anyone for that matter?

I was in a debate in an A level history class, and a student claimed that you could not be racist to a white person because white people have not experienced systemic opression.

Reply 3

kkboyk

Original post by IAmNero

I was in a debate in an A level history class, and a student claimed that you could not be racist to a white person because white people have not experienced systemic opression.

Anyone that says no are an idiot, and do not know the definition of racism.

Reply 4

IAmNero

Original post by kkboyk

Anyone that says no are an idiot, and do not know the definition of racism.

The irony being, she was a black muslim! You would think that she would be the first person for racial equality!

I have seen a few threads on TSR where people think that! It's completely insane!

Reply 5

DiddyDec01

Yes. Anyone who says otherwise is a ****wit and should be called out as one.

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Reply 6

meenu89

Yes of course you can, just ask Diane Abbott.

Reply 7

TheArtofProtest

Individually - Yes

Institutionally - No.

Reply 8

DiddyDec01

Original post by IAmNero

The irony being, she was a black muslim! You would think that she would be the first person for racial equality!

I have seen a few threads on TSR where people think that! It's completely insane!

You should have thrown a dictionary at her.

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Reply 9

IAmNero

Original post by TheArtofProtest

Individually - Yes

Institutionally - No.

Institutionally, no? So hiring blacks over whites, simply to fill a quota isn't racist?

Reply 10

shawtyb

i wouldnt find it insulting if someone called me a white (insert insult here)
because i am white :/

Reply 11

Joep95

Anyone who says no doesn't understand what racism is

Reply 12

IAmNero

Original post by DiddyDec

You should have thrown a dictionary at her.

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I would've but two feminist students were shouting at me about my 'white male
privileges'. You can tell I'm popular :biggrin:

Reply 13

goldbangles

Original post by shawtyb

i wouldnt find it insulting if someone called me a white (insert insult here)
because i am white :/

That's exactly the reason why people don't think you can be racist towards a white person.

Reply 14

Joep95

Original post by IAmNero

I would've but two feminist students were shouting at me about my 'white male
privileges'. You can tell I'm popular :biggrin:

You should of then just said the wage gap is a myth they wouldn't know how to reply

Reply 15

IAmNero

Original post by goldbangles

That's exactly the reason why people don't think you can be racist towards a white person.

I'm sorry, I don't see how that isn't racism. See if I said you were brown or black, people would call me out for being racist

Reply 16

shawtyb

Original post by goldbangles

That's exactly the reason why people don't think you can be racist towards a white person.

well people may be offended by being called the colour they obviously are but i just couldnt be

Reply 17

IAmNero

Original post by joecphillips

You should of then just said the wage gap is a myth they wouldn't know how to reply

The usual reply is 'yes it is, look it up!'.I love it becuase they cannot back it up.

Reply 18

Greenlaner

Original post by IAmNero

I was in a debate in an A level history class, and a student claimed that you could not be racist to a white person because white people have not experienced systemic opression.

Well that in itself is patently false. Tell them to go study a bit of European history, starting with the 1000 year Arab/North African trade in European slaves.

Reply 19

username1357713

Gringo isn't actually an offensive term in most parts of the world, it's just a slang word, probably as offensive as calling someone a Yankee or something similar.