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Go back and read the other posts where I give an exampleWhat practice still goes on and how is it systemic racism?
A lot of posts. Never mindGo back and read the other posts where I give an example
Have you looked it up yet?That seems a unique definition of systemic.
Is a cMcdonalds commercial systemic racism?
The philosopher Chris Rock once asked the white people in his audience how many would like to be him. He noted that none of the white people was willing to be him...even though he was rich.
Yes it does! If the system has laws forbidding racism, but people go against the system in order to impose their racism, the system is not racist, the people are.The systemic part is that it is a hangover from when it was legal. It doesn't have to be a racist law but it includes include racist practices.
To not integrate does not equal systemic racism.I was mostly just trying to point out how in many areas we are not integrating. There still seems to still be some segregation happening.
This is just a commercial with black actors. This commercial in no way tells anybody what it means to be black.In the time period we're talking about, the network execs.
(and/or the advertisers)
your question was wrong because I wasn't being hostile or seeking vengeance against you.Thats hardly an answer
You can't say racism is systemic if its caused by individuals instead of the system. That would mean all racism is systemic.Again, that depends on how you define the term.
You can't say racism is systemic if its caused by individuals instead of the system. That would mean all racism is systemic.
I think you should go back and study what systemic racism is. I mean really read about it.Yes it does! If the system has laws forbidding racism, but people go against the system in order to impose their racism, the system is not racist, the people are.
So now youve told me what you dont mean, tell me what you do mean.I said that more in retaliation to the person who made the unsubstantiated claim that with other races, they believe light is good, dark is bad. True there may be some darker people who want to lighten their skin, but there are just as many white people who want to darken their skin. Systemic Racism has nothing to do with it IMO
It was more of an attempt of using your logic against you. If I recall correctly, you made the unsubstantiated statement that for Asians dark = bad, light = good. Now obviously you are not speaking for all 3 billion or so Asians worldwide, you are only speaking for yourself and perhaps the tiny percentage of Asians you know. I was using the same logic when I said for white women dark = good and light = bad. Of course I did this after giving examples of white women getting tans, perming their hair, getting lip cologen shots to make their lips larger, getting nose jobs, etc. etc. We both know I am not speaking for all white women, just a few that I know. So I guess it was more of a tit for tat sorta thing.So now youve told me what you dont mean, tell me what you do mean.
I made no "unsubstantiated" statement.
I've already studied it, and in post #2 I defined in great detail what it is and why what many people call systemic racism is not.I think you should go back and study what systemic racism is. I mean really read about it.
A system is an organized collection of parts (or subsystems) integrated to accomplish an overall goal. If there are rules and laws of the system designed to accomplish this over all goal and specific people work against those laws and rules causing malfunction of overall goal, that malfunction is not a systemic problem, it is a specific person problem. Get rid of the sabotaging people and you get rid of the problem.But how do you define 'the system'?
It was more of an attempt of using your logic against you. If I recall correctly, you made the unsubstantiated statement that for Asians dark = bad, light = good. Now obviously you are not speaking for all 3 billion or so Asians worldwide, you are only speaking for yourself and perhaps the tiny percentage of Asians you know. I was using the same logic when I said for white women dark = good and light = bad. Of course I did this after giving examples of white women getting tans, perming their hair, getting lip cologen shots to make their lips larger, getting nose jobs, etc. etc. We both know I am not speaking for all white women, just a few that I know. So I guess it was more of a tit for tat sorta thing.
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