I mentioned the idea of differentiating between “prejudice” and “racism,” where racism = prejudice + power.
I really, really dislike this redefinition of the word "racism" and have ever since I first heard it (late 1980s? Early 1990s?) As far as I can tell it was coined by people to make it so that only people who are conventionally-labeled "white" can be racist. Which is, to be polite, utter bullshit.
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Date: 2007-08-07 08:35 pm (UTC)I really, really dislike this redefinition of the word "racism" and have ever since I first heard it (late 1980s? Early 1990s?) As far as I can tell it was coined by people to make it so that only people who are conventionally-labeled "white" can be racist. Which is, to be polite, utter bullshit.