It’s far more in line with economic status than it is “race”.
Jussie Smollet
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It’s far more in line with economic status than it is “race”.
Are there similar sentencing disparities in the types of drugs that are more often seen in poor, rural populations versus similar drugs in wealthy populations (say, crystal meth versus pill forms of amphetamines)?
idestroyedthetoilet
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No, please explain. I think I've rattled the cage too much lately so I'll duck out and listen for a bit.
Racism is the disparate application of institutional power based on skin color, and support (tacit or implicit) of these institutions. Blacks who use institutional power to make life worse for black people are still being racist.
Hotdog
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What about when wealthy and powerful black people help other wealthy and powerful black people get out of their chargers for crimes?
Such as when Jussie Smollett was helped by Michelle Obama and Kim Fox get out of his 16 felony charges? You know, the topic of this thread.
Would you classify this as black privilege, gay privilege, or black racism. It seems to fit your definitions perfectly.
I’ll openly disagree here on a base premise I firmly disagree with.
racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Now, social power, usually based off of economic means or ethnic origin, immensely amplifies it. Sometimes systemically in reach and frequency. But the amount of power used in each instance isn’t a threashold for what qualifies as racism. Racism is racism. Regardless of social power. All the power does is increase the damage and sometimes frequency of it.
FalseFlagg K
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who's this Jussie bloke ? And why does it take 9 pages to work out that he's a complete tool ??
What about it?
So?
You already classified the privilege in the first paragraph. Why would you want to wrongly classify what you have already correctly classified?
Because you say so? If so, what is the Stoked-approved term for the disparate application of institutional power based on skin color, and support (tacit or implicit) of these institutions? Because when you hear Cornel West, or Spike Lee, or Ta-Nehsi Coates, or me reference racism, that's the definition in use.
So, what's your approved term for the disparate application of institutional power based on skin color, and support (tacit or implicit) of these institutions?
Hotdog
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So you arent for fairness? You are in favor of Classism and justice only for the privileged?
My bad. I thought you stood for something else. But it does make sense if I think about it more.
I disagree with your stance. I think its wrong.
Hotdog
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Would you apply you definition of racism to other countries that are not predominantly white? Like China?
Because, I swear I have heard that only white people can be racist.
Because the literal definition of the word says so. You, and others, can try to change the definition of a word all you want. Doesn’t mean it’s the way it is.
You’re the one trying to limit the word not me. Racism is racism.
Here is how I see it if this will help.
Racism = fire ok.
Let’s say you have a small fire. A camp fire or some other similar BS. And someone gets their hand burned. It happened and there was a victim.
That’s racism and a white victim.
Now you have a some dude blow torching weeds. But his power turns it into a 85,000 acre wildfire. (True story, Utah 2017). This is racism + power.
The fire was fire in either case. Just as racism is racism. Now the damage and victims are massively increased.
That’s how power affects racism. But it doesn’t make it.
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