Whites can't be discriminated against?

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teigaga said:

I think what you're referring to is the idea thar whites can't he victims of racism? The basis here is that racism is systematic racial discrimination and that's where the "ism" comes from. Generally speaking it's hard to Systematically discriminate against a majority population who are in power (in America) where white is the default and generally the preference. I think the closest thing would positive discrimination in employment, not sure how prevelant this is.

Very few people actually use the word racism as synonymous with sysematic racism though. You've just been listening to a lot of far-left wing people.

The idea that racist=discrimination+power comes out of sociology about 10 years back. They've been trying to get that forced into dictionaries and everywhere since then. Look at the battle over the wikipedia page for example.

To most people racism just means negative discrimination based on race. The problem is that "power" is inredible vague concept. You can be a wealthy white banker who has the power to discriminate in hiring people at your bank. You're then walking home and a group of black thugs jump you on a dark street. The "power" has suddenly switched. It doesn't have a constant meaning.