What We Need Are Anti-Racists - By Gene Robinson

[cbayer]

1. Hits it right on the head again.

Early on, he makes a good point about "isms", which I think i worth noting. We often have a discussion here about bigotry, but maybe what we are often talking about is prejudice. He says:

Any person or group can be prejudiced against another group, for any reason and based on any characteristic. But if a prejudiced group has the power to instill its own set of prejudices into the laws, culture and societal norms of the larger community, then it is an “ism.”

Prejudice is a bad thing no matter what group you are prejudiced against, but the power that allows you to impose your prejudice on others is where you really step it up a notch.

Thanks so much for posting this.