Why is it socially acceptable to be racist towards white people?

Naw

Right. There's no equivalent to the n-word for white people in something that has meaning and really hurts. That's a perk. People who deal with the really hard racism have it affect every part of their lives all the time in how people treat them, and it makes life harder in a million ways.

You can still be white and be poor, or struggling, or just having shit to deal with. It doesn't mean life is easy. What it does mean is that your problems are caused by a different reason than your skin colour.

So it's ok for people to be racist towards white people? That's all I'm asking.

I just called you a cracker. Was that racist?

Great point