An Asian co-worker made a racist comment

@bijouxbroussard Sure. I remember that. I think it's a little different now but there's still a ton of colorism in the black community. But it's weird. Very dark skinned blacks are looked down on, lighter skinned blacks are held up but a lot still disapprove of interracial marriage. Sure am ready to move past all that. Not sure it's going to happen though. In other countries people, particularly Asian women, spend big money to have their skin lightened. It's crazy.

[quote] Very dark skinned blacks are looked down on, lighter skinned blacks are held up but a lot still disapprove of interracial marriage.[/quote]
It’s a complicated dance, now— you’re black, but are you black [b]enough[/b] ? The desirable thing was to be light-skinned because your parents were two light-skinned black people— not half black and half white.

@bijouxbroussard Yeah. Complicated is a good word for it.

@Iwillwait I just about fell off my chair

@SW-User Logically speaking, no. But it’s more socially acceptable for one to make racist jokes against their own race. I got an Okinawan co-worker who’s done it quite a bit himself.
https://similarworlds.com/weird-dark-humor/dark-twisted/4706269-I-cant-with-my-Asian-co-worker-and-his-racist-jokes-against

@Ducky fyi, being around asians...i have seen a lot of inter-asian racism

@Ducky no. I would have taken it as a joke

@bijouxbroussard exactly. Makes less sense to me

@Lilymoon not Asians

@Axeroberts it matters who. Like it or not, racism against one group is going to be very different from racism against another. "racism is racism" is quaint be unrealistic

@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP i can't see how. it sounds ridiculous to me

@LordShadowfire Being racist against those who hurt you at least has a certain logic. Not saying it’s good or productive, but it makes some sense.

But often I’ve seen members of minority groups who are racist against other minority groups, [b]not[/b] the mainstream group that may’ve been racist against them.

In fact the dominant culture has used that tendency as a "divide & conquer" tactic to stay on top.

@LordShadowfire it certainly isn't rational. And it crosses all barriers. From educated to uneducated and rich to poor

@bijouxbroussard jealousy plays a part. But it's usually because the person is generalizing