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In reply to the discussion: "The new threat: 'Racism without racists'" [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)5. This is something that black people and people of color have been saying FOREVER
That white people are the only ones that believe that the only "real" racism is calling a person a nigger or burning a cross in their yard. Shockingly, this stuff does still happen but it is much LESS insidious and damaging than the day to day stress and BS that we have to put up with:
"The more we assume that the problem of racism is limited to the Klan, the birthers, the tea party or to the Republican Party, the less we understand that racial domination is a collective process and we are all in this game."
The whole "I don't see color" is exactly the type of privileged foolishness that alot of whites consider to be the height of racial equality but that most poc just consider eye rolling naivete. This whole piece is an excellent read and examines and highlights alot of "casual" racism that is nothing short of devastating for minorities. Thanks for posting.
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I know and I hear you. But still... that person is so NOT worth the time and effort
Number23
Nov 2014
#11
oh my, that is some ignorant shit right there. holy crap, talk about flawed methodologies......
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#47
Nicholas Kristof took a test a few months ago that said he had some small amount of bias.
applegrove
Nov 2014
#3
This is something that black people and people of color have been saying FOREVER
Number23
Nov 2014
#5
I see many people have a problem where they avoid the topic all together or get angry about it.
bravenak
Nov 2014
#8
I remember getting in trouble as a young adult for telling a potential hirer that everyone has
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#10
Required reading for DU! The racism here has become nearly unbearable.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#16
Surely you kid? I don't think people here would put up with it. I have not seen it.
applegrove
Nov 2014
#17
You're probably right. But where do we go from here? I feel as though there's hope!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#19
These tests find subconscious bias. A tiny bit. Believe me I had no idea either.
applegrove
Nov 2014
#28
You aren't alone; the majority of our fellow Americans in general haven't, to be truthful......
AverageJoe90
Nov 2014
#32
Social engineering. Many people are led to believe racism doesn't exist anywhere but the South.
Rex
Nov 2014
#30
Acceptance or 6 or 7 decades of legal precedent. I don't know, still plenty of haters hating
TheKentuckian
Nov 2014
#49