Do republicans admit there is any racism anymore?

I'm not talking about how they crow on and on about whites being the victims of "racism". But geez, there could be the most blatant act of racism and they will justify it away. Yeah, those on the left may claim racism where it really isn't, but those on the right act like NOTHING is racist.

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SW-User

I think the problem is, people hear the word racism bound around and feel as though it's a personal affront towards their character.

The truth is, there can be systemic racism where none of the people within said system are in fact racist. I think that's what we're talking about a lot of the time - not explicit KKK white power no-blacks-in-the-swimming-pool kinda racism; more, there's behaviours ingrained in an institution, perhaps the police force for instance, that might unfairly discriminate minorities where that wasn't the intention.

People lose the nuance when they hear the word racism and feel as though they're being singled out. Perhaps the word is overused or rarely used in the right context, I don't know.

monte3 · 70-79, M

@SW-User 👆best answer….

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

@SW-User Exactly. Unfortunately nuance is lost on most everything these days, not just when racism is mentioned. Systemic racism is NOT saying that given laws or processes were designed and passed by racists, but that the systems -- for unforeseen reasons -- disproportionately impact minorities. Such as making the penalties for crack cocaine several times more severe than for cocaine use because crack was seen as a more pervasive problem because cocaine usage among affluent whites was much more hidden. Or redlining of loan applications which in purely economic terms makes sense (the collateral is less risky for the lender), but it just locks communities and neighborhoods into death spirals along racial lines. And Critical Race Theory looks at unintended systemic problems that continually reinforce underlying biases; it isn't about accusing individuals or institutions intentional racists.

SW-User

@SW-User Racism is not only about calling people hateful names to their faces. It also exists in the mothers crossing the road with their kids to avoid a black man; it exists in the boss who casually flicks a CV into the bin because the name sounds foreign. It exists everywhere, sadly, it's just very subtle sometimes.

OtkCouple · 41-45, C

@SW-User
Racism is a belief system held by some people that think their Race is better than someone from another race.
They also believe race plays a role in a person ability to do a job well not what they look like.

Bigot is a word that describes a people who are prejudice based on Color, Race, what they look like and how they dress. Bigot can be any Color and Race. Someone that is a Bigot Rely's on putting down others and discriminating against them based on race.

Someone can Prejudice of another race

Racist is not the same as Bigot.
Racism comes from the word Racialism do not rely on putting another race down they hold a belief that they are better in some way...
If someone is a Racist wouldn't that mean they are promoting their own race? A Racist is a type of Nationalist.

Do republicans admit there is *any* racism anymore?

Do republicans admit there is any racism anymore?