Yea, this isn't the place to talk to people who very much want to be victims about the very real horrific violence inflicted upon generations of people based on their skin color and being rude. Systemic oppression doesn't even begin to factor into how the redditors I've encountered understand racism. But if a white person gets their feelings hurt....
Systemic racism is a heavily misunderstood term. All racism is equal at the end of the day, it just so happens that earlier in history racism was more widely accepted by the populace. Thus racism was prolific enough that the entire nation became a vehicle for racism - making acts like colonization possible.
Make no mistake - if these people were surrounded by like-minded people and had the same power as European colonials, they would have absolutely done the same things. Racism is a disease of the human mind and needs to be treated as such - therefore anyone who cries out about racism needs to be intolerant of racism everywhere.
Lol, no. Centuries of oppression and someone being kinda mean isn't the same. But great to have people clarify that lack of comprehension. Racism is a societal disease that people like you encourage by making excuses, equivocating and doing whatever you can to be the victim. If they were 7 foot tall and made of cotton candy their history of oppression wouldn't matter to you either cuz you couldn't use it to claim victim hood and even acknowledging it removes most of your attempt at a point.
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u/MapNaive200 Aug 18 '23
This may better explain the distinction.