What is an "anti-racist" ?

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  1. FatBack

    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    I'm just curious what an anti-racist is supposed to be..... I do know the definition of the words obviously but the actions of the people who claim to be so.... Certainly doesn't fit the definition.

    Most of the people who claim to be that seem to have no problem with racism as long as it's coming from minorities and directed at majorities.

    It seems to me they're perfectly fine with racism as long as it's coming from a certain area and going into One direction. A lot of people who wear that label seem to think that racism is perfectly justified as long as the skin colors of it are correct.

    They make a mockery of the actual definition
     
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    Lil Mike Well-Known Member

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    Well for example, an anti-racist would think this makes perfect sense:

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    Just imagine the little white kids that were unfortunate enough to have recently called that black racist who wanted to kill the man who slept with her sister....a "teacher".

    If a person cannot agree that her being fired was the best course of action..... They have no position pretending to be opposed to racism.

    If you are against all forms of racism, there's immediately no question, that her firing was just.
     
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    I think it's somebody who actively combats racism. Racism being a society-level bias against certain persons based upon their heritage or ethnicity (which is why it is less often applicable to those in the majority). The term tends to be used to contrast with people who aren't explicitly/actually racist, but try to ignore the issue or assert it isn't an issue anymore in terms of treatment of minorities, i.e. republicans. I'm somewhere between. I think self-styled anti-racists tend to go too far, but I'm not going to pretend racism is over, either.
     
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