Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
by occasionopinion on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @12:47AM
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Anti-black racism is obviously worse than anti-white racism. No rational person would argue that they're equivalent.
That does not mean that anti-white racism should be acceptable.
It's a pretty simple concept.
Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
by 2tnt2 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @01:46AM
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No rational person would argue that X racism is worse than Y racism, this kind of thinking is what makes anti-white racism perfectly acceptable hence why you don't see these accounts/tweets taken down.
Re:Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
by happytoexplain on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:57AM
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Tons of people feel that X racism is worse than Y racism, and it's ridiculous to say that they are all irrational people. The reality is that no two things are perfectly equivalent, even if they are both terrible things that should both be eradicated. We should castigate all forms of racism, but that is not at odds with the reality that it is at least a legitimate opinion to claim that the practical consequences of anti-black racism, at least in the English-speaking world, are apparently worse than the practical consequences of anti-white racism.
Racism is more than some people not liking your particular skin color on Twitter. Being black means every police encounter is potentially lethal––see today's news, or that jogger two weeks ago for recent examples. People call the cops when you're birding in Central Park, and unless you're lucky and have a recording, they aren't going to believe you.
If, perchance, some virus starts going around, you'll find the hospitals in predominantly black neighbourhoods have less staff and equipment, and the 30% black people in your city make up 60% of the dead (Chicago, Detroit).
In other words: it's systematic, and about power. That stuff on Twitter is stupid, but it isn't equivalent.