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I keep hearing from progressives that you can't be racist against white people because they have changed the actual definition to be prejudice + power. Even in this definition there can be anti-white racism because there are dynamics where a white person would be in the minority and the systemic power in their area is POC.
Here we have Lori Lightfoot, who is the mayor of Chicago. That is a position of significant power. She has said that she will only give 1 on 1 interviews with POC. So that's prejudice + power, so this is racism.
Explain why it's not.
As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot approaches the two-year anniversary of her inauguration, reaching the halfway point through her first term, she told the city's media outlets that she would grant one-on-one interviews to mark the occasion, but with one condition: she will only speak with journalists of color.
Here we have Lori Lightfoot, who is the mayor of Chicago. That is a position of significant power. She has said that she will only give 1 on 1 interviews with POC. So that's prejudice + power, so this is racism.
Explain why it's not.
Lightfoot Says She Will Only Give 1-on-1 Interviews to Journalists of Color
As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot approaches the two-year anniversary of her inauguration, reaching the halfway point through her first term, she told the city’s media outlets that she would grant one-on-one interviews to mark the occasion, but with one condition: she will only speak with...
www.nbcchicago.com
As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot approaches the two-year anniversary of her inauguration, reaching the halfway point through her first term, she told the city's media outlets that she would grant one-on-one interviews to mark the occasion, but with one condition: she will only speak with journalists of color.