RE: Racism

Seattle WA

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There was a recent post by a person expressing his views about racism. It quickly disappeared, before I could respond. Hopefully, he will see this. Your post starts out stating “There's strong evidence in research USA is a racist country”. The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as, "Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior." It seems like a big stretch to include, “Poverty, unequal distribution of wealth, our justice system's injustices towards people of color, our health and educational system... etc.” "Did you know; Our banks will lend whites more money at better rates. " (Banks are in business to make a profit. Most banks would loan money to a duck, if the duck could show there was sufficient collateral and reason so believe the loan would be repaid according to the loan agreement.) "Law enforcement is racist. " (Does this include the non-white officers who in many cities make up a great percentage of the force?) "Our educational system is not only racist but has a gender bias towards women." (This may be why more women enroll in universities than men.) "Our courts are super-racist... divorce courts are racist and gender biased towards women." (Don’t even know what that last part means.) "Our movies, our ads are racist." (African Americans make up about 13% of the population but make up 40% of actors appearing in TV commercials.) "... even the English language itself is racist. Just think of the word "Black" then add... Black-death, Black-magic, blacksmith, blackmail... etc." You forgot the president’s house “the white house” and telling “a little white lie”. Even the paranormal is racist…”white as a ghost.” When I was making horse shoes with my anvil and hammer (blacksmithing) I had no idea I was acting racist, but the horses didn’t seem to care. I watch a number of “news” outlets. I see the difference between FOX and the others, is FOX has news shows and opinion shows, and you pretty much know what you are getting. CNN, MSNBC and the three big networks purport to have news shows but in reality, only report “news” that supports their opinion and political objectives. (Remember the whole story of Hunter Biden’s laptop scandal was completely buried until after the election.) Not a lot of objectivity there. Here is a list of some organizations in America. African American Planning Commission (AAPC) African American Speaker Bureau (AASB) American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Be Someone, Inc. Black Culinarians Alliance (BCA) Black Wall Street Merchants Association Black Women In Sisterhood For Action (BISA) Blacks In Government (BIG) Information Technology Senior Management Forum Jack and Jill of America Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Miss Black USA National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering (NACME) National Action Network National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers National Association of Black Journalists National Association of Black Storytellers National Association of Blacks In Criminal Justice (NABCJ) National Association of Market Developers (NAMD) National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) National Black Justice Commission National Black MBA Association National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) National Medical Association (NMA) National Registry of Black Baby Names National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Urban League (NUL) Organization of Black Designers Rainbow Push Coalition The Association of Black Psychologists The Executive Leadership Council United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Miss Black USA National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) National Association of Black Journalists National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Black MBA Association National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Black Entertainment Television (BET) Black Congressional Caucus Black History Month Black Lives Matter What do you think would happen today if an organization was formed and named, dedicated to supporting white people? Boycotts, protests maybe a couple buildings burned? I’m not saying racial bias doesn’t exit, but your post makes it sound like it has become your obsession, seeing it in everything. With your expansion of the definition "racism," it probably is racist to buy a white car rather than a black car.