Am I wrong? I am a proponent of using the term reverse racism. We all know that racism, as a word, doesn’t refer to any particular race. But American history lends itself to a particular sort of racism, a sort that has been an insidious part of our culture, and done more harm for our country than we seem able to repair – white-on-black racism. No one disputes the existence of racism outside of that context. Black-on-white racism is so prevalent that in has almost become synonymous with the word racism itself. So much so, in fact, that people came up with another way to quickly describe racism in the opposite direction. Reverse racism is also racism, plain and simple. However, calling reverse racism racism diminishes the dominant and plentiful form of racism by placing it on equal footing with black-on-white racism, asian-on-black racism, black-on-hispanic racism, and so on. Sure, racism is racism, but for the sake of communication, reverse racism remains the best way to encapsulate and communicate the concept. Am I wrong?
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:29:01 +0000
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