Racist, or naw?

Audie · Jul 10, 2018

SalixIncendium said:
I'm not sure what you're trying to communicate here.

he would conquer me. Is this not racism because I'm not a minority?

It seems to me that while the "white people" are in the majority,
the democratic process can keep them dominant.

I've a feeling that there are a lot of people "out there" who
would love nothing better than to get whitey.

And of course, the dominant status of the caucasians
is slipping away. You see how this reality and perception
brought Trump to power. This, before they really-you know-
had anything to complain about.

I am not sure what I mean by "just wait till", but,
I kind of think the demographic shift is not going
to produce more harmony.

Estro Felino · Jul 10, 2018

Audie said:
And of course, the dominant status of the caucasians
is slipping away. .

I guess that Europeans have the right to remain "dominant" in Europe.
If you please...of course.

SkepticThinker · Jul 10, 2018

Father Heathen said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-back-to-your-country/?utm_term=.b28731a7c428

An elderly Hispanic man was attacked with a brick and told to go back to mexico. Clearly a racist hate crime, correct?
Except that the perpetrator was a black woman; someone that many would claim can't be racist. How would they characterize this occurrence, especially without the 'privilege' factor? Do you suppose this crime "blue screened" the brains of SJWs?

I'd say it's xenophobic, rather than racist.

I'd also say that anybody can be racist or xenophobic.

David1967 · Jul 10, 2018

Father Heathen said:
An elderly Hispanic man was attacked with a brick and told to go back to mexico. Clearly a racist hate crime, correct?

Yes.

Father Heathen said:
Except that the perpetrator was a black woman; someone that many would claim can't be racist

Well that just complicated things didn't it?

David1967 · Jul 10, 2018

Estro Felino said:

That guy needs to take his meds.

David1967 · Jul 10, 2018

SalixIncendium said:
He told me that he hated white people and that he would conquer me.

Did he give you a time frame for said conquest?

Jayhawker Soule · Jul 10, 2018

Father Heathen said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-back-to-your-country/?utm_term=.b28731a7c428

An elderly Hispanic man was attacked with a brick and told to go back to mexico. Clearly a racist hate crime, correct?
Except that the perpetrator was a black woman; someone that many would claim can't be racist.

Many would be wrong.

SalixIncendium · Jul 10, 2018

David1967 said:
Did he give you a time frame for said conquest?

Sadly, he wasn't very specific. I initially though it would ne right after he finished stealing Coke from my drink station. But said conquest will likely have to wait until he is released from jail.

Spiderman · Jul 10, 2018

Estro Felino said:
I guess that Europeans have the right to remain "dominant" in Europe.
If you please...of course.

They will need to elect politicians like Marine Lepen and stop aborting their babies, of course...if you please!

Rational Agnostic · Jul 10, 2018

Father Heathen said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-back-to-your-country/?utm_term=.b28731a7c428

An elderly Hispanic man was attacked with a brick and told to go back to mexico. Clearly a racist hate crime, correct?
Except that the perpetrator was a black woman; someone that many would claim can't be racist. How would they characterize this occurrence, especially without the 'privilege' factor? Do you suppose this crime "blue screened" the brains of SJWs?

More likely xenophobic than racist.

Shad · Jul 10, 2018

Racist and xenophobic are not mutually exclusive. Racial profiling based on nothing, nationalism and a dose of xenophobia is my view based on the OP article.

YmirGF · Jul 10, 2018

SalixIncendium said:
I'm not sure what "minorities" have to do with this. Just over a week ago, I was the subject of what I consider to be a racist verbal attack at my restaurant by a black male.

He told me that he hated white people and that he would conquer me. Is this not racism because I'm not a minority?

As near as I can translate the whole Intersectionality thingy, no, it was not an act of racism but of acting out due to life long oppression. He just happened to lash out at you and if you are a part of the White Supremacist patriarchy (ie. if you are simply white) you eminently deserved the upbraiding. If you were a thoughtful ally you would thank him and buy him a drink after.

SalixIncendium · Jul 10, 2018

YmirGF said:
If you were a thoughtful ally you would thank him and buy him a drink after.

Well, he was helping himself without paying to Coke at the dining room drink station, so I guess it could be said I bought him a drink.

As far as thanking him, should I have done this before or after he threatened to dump out his drink and steal more Coke every time I spoke?

YmirGF · Jul 10, 2018

SalixIncendium said:
Well, he was helping himself without paying to Coke at the dining room drink station, so I guess it could be said I bought him a drink.

As far as thanking him, should I have done this before or after he threatened to dump out his drink and steal more Coke every time I spoke?

I'm not really sure, you see, my white privilege stops me from ascertaining such nuanced details.
(You do realize that, for the most part, I am pulling your leg and simply applying Intersectionality Theory as I understand it.)

SalixIncendium · Jul 11, 2018

YmirGF said:
(You do realize that, for the most part, I am pulling your leg and simply applying Intersectionality Theory as I understand it.)

I do. I was merely introducing irony into the premise.

Epic Beard Man · Jul 12, 2018

SalixIncendium said:
I'm not sure what "minorities" have to do with this. Just over a week ago, I was the subject of what I consider to be a racist verbal attack at my restaurant by a black male.

He told me that he hated white people and that he would conquer me. Is this not racism because I'm not a minority?

Why would some random guy say that? What happened in the beginning? Was he on drugs? Was he having a mental breakdown?

Kirran · Jul 12, 2018

YmirGF said:
I'm not really sure, you see, my white privilege stops me from ascertaining such nuanced details.
(You do realize that, for the most part, I am pulling your leg and simply applying Intersectionality Theory as I understand it.)

I'll be honest Ymir, it's not how I see intersectionality theory at all.

dawny0826 · Jul 12, 2018

Father Heathen said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-back-to-your-country/?utm_term=.b28731a7c428

An elderly Hispanic man was attacked with a brick and told to go back to mexico. Clear a racist hate crime, correct?
Except that the perpetrator was a black woman; someone that many would claim can't be racist. How would they characterize this occurrence, especially without the 'privilege' factor? Do you suppose this crime "blue screened" the brains of SJWs?

Racism requires belief that one race is superior to the other.

A minority can only be racist against a majority, if equal in authority, pull/influence, societal stature, etc.

Kirran · Jul 12, 2018

I think racism is ultimately just the perception that there are separate human races and that there are differences between them.

SalixIncendium · Jul 12, 2018

Epic Beard Man said:
Why would some random guy say that? What happened in the beginning? Was he on drugs? Was he having a mental breakdown?

He didn't appear to be on drugs, but clearly, he wasn't what I'd consider mentally of sound mind...

I never saw the guy before in my life. I was outside the restaurant taking care of switching menu boards. He entered the restaurant just ahead of me. He grabbed the door handle and I though he was going to hold the door open for me, but instead he pulled it shut and held it. He did that with the second door as well.

Once inside, he demanded my cashier give him a cup. I intervened and told him that after those shenanigans, that wasn't going to happen and to leave. Rather than leave, he argued with me and then put his mouth under the Coke dispenser and drank. He then left and came back 30 minutes later with a Big Gulp cup got in my face, and began stealing Coke.

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