Re:Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination
by dqpb on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @10:28AM
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> I believe the opposite position (that all discrimination against all people based on race is racism) is the underhanded approach
The only group of people this position is strategically beneficial for are racists who want to perpetuate racism.
And systemic discrimination is what has been used to oppress minorities in the US for as long as the US has existed.
Indeed, I believe the opposite position (that all discrimination against all people based on race is racism) is the underhanded approach, as it waters down the concerns around systemic discrimination by emphasizing the individual discrimination over the systemic discrimination.
Discrimination against someone based on race is wrong. Full stop.
But it's critical we understand that what Black people in America face isn't just a few individuals with backwards ideas. It's fundamentally and categorically different than a few people hating me because I'm white.