I am Latina and am overwhelmed with disgust at this and I will not stay silent about it.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing when a friend told me it was impossible to be racist against white people. She is studying sociology at a university in Chicago and had a longwinded argument she heard in school about why racism can only exist against historically marginalized groups. She was so haughty and sure of herself about it. These young people are so easily misled. I told her it's completely insane, and that what she heard is radical and unheard of as far as the "definition of racism", not to mention very dangerous in its implications.
I believe the ideal is a colorblind society, to the extent that we focus on merit and agree it's what's inside that counts. I don't care what they say or do, we can't categorize and define ourselves like that. We all have our unique cultures and celebrate that in our own way, and obviously we look different, but that's where the meaning of it all should end. All racism should be regarded as disdainful, not just some racism. People should be judged as individuals, end of. Sadly, we had largely achieved this as a society by the mid-2000s. What they want is for society to regress, not progress.
I am Latina and am overwhelmed with disgust at this and I will not stay silent about it.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing when a friend told me it was impossible to be racist against white people. She is studying sociology at a university in Chicago and had a longwinded argument she heard in school about why racism can only exist against historically marginalized groups. She was so haughty and sure of herself about it. These young people are so easily misled. I told her it's completely insane, and that what she heard is radical and unheard of as far as the "definition of racism", not to mention very dangerous in its implications.
I believe the ideal is a colorblind society, to the extent that we focus on merit and agree it's what's inside that counts. I don't care what they say or do, we can't categorize and define ourselves like that. We all have our unique cultures and celebrate that in our own way, and obviously we look different, but that's where the meaning of it all should end. All racism should be regarded as disdainful, not just some racism. People should be judged as individuals, end of. Sadly, we had largely achieved this as a society by the mid-2000s. What they want is for society to regress, not progress.