Racism still exists.

[Citizen]

You're describing institutional racism, and in that sense, you're right. There is virtually no institutional racism targeted against whites in the US (though there is certainly institutionalized racial discrimination targeted at whites, but that's a different matter).

But you said just racism, and there's certainly racism in every direction as fear and/or loathing of "the other" is a human failing, not just a white failing.

(Update, I could also argue that Jews of European ancestry -- who are whites -- have faced even institutional racism.)

There is no institutional racism against whites. That’s laughable. Whites control. Those that control do not discriminate against themselves. Fear and loathing is not racism. That’s bigotry. Your problem is that you don’t understand what racism is and don’t care to learn. You appear to fear and loathe and want to blame the left for your fear and loathing. If you consider Jews as a race (which I don’t) , they did experience discrimination in America, but not so much now. But we’re persecuted by the Germans. Racism is racial discrimination. What Jews experienced was religious discrimination

 

[NatMorton]

There is no institutional racism against whites. That’s laughable. Whites control. Those that control do not discriminate against themselves. Fear and loathing is not racism. That’s bigotry. Your problem is that you don’t understand what racism is and don’t care to learn. You appear to fear and loathe and want to blame the left for your fear and loathing. If you consider Jews as a race (which I don’t) , they did experience discrimination in America, but not so much now. But we’re persecuted by the Germans. Racism is racial discrimination. What Jews experienced was religious discrimination

Institutional racism is certainly a kind of racism, but you can have racism without the institutional component. So, it would seem my definition of racism is more accurate than yours.

You've also got bigotry wrong. Bigotry is not limited to fear or loathing of "the other."

 

[ataraxia]

Of course it still exists, it has to. The political left would be left high and dry without it.

And so that's why you are on the political right?

 

[Citizen]

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Institutional racism is certainly a kind of racism, but you can have racism without the institutional component. So, it would seem my definition of racism is more accurate than yours.

You've also got bigotry wrong. Bigotry is not limited to fear or loathing of "the other."

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What is an unreansonable attachment to a beleif, opinion , or faction.........It can be fear or loathing

 

[NWRatCon]

Unfortunately, it's not always so easy to see.

That literally made me LOL.

 

[NWRatCon]

Facts aren’t race baiting. You rather the left ignore your racist shit then bring it out. Tell you what, MAGA. If you don’t want the left to talk about race, then stop being racist

Aye, there's the rub. For in the absence of the existence of racism, they would then have nothing to defend. I made an exception for this thread and turned off ignore. I was then able to watch in real time the "usual suspects" rush into the thread to "not talk about race". The hilarity being their apparent self-delusion - or just con - that they are somehow being subtle.

What are really experiencing, in this thread, and in society at large, is the transition from suppressed racism to overt racism. It requires a reprogramming from being "closet" racism, to being able to express it fully. The beliefs held firmly over generations and passed from parent to child were forced underground, kept inexpressible in "polite society". But as the freedom to be open becomes ever more prevalent, and motivates government action, tentative steps by those so indoctrinated become more common.

What happened in the OP example was just such an encounter. The company got caught out. In a year, it wouldn't happen.

 

[Ouroboros]

So you just can’t handle the truth. You just want to focus on Jussie Smollett, LOL

The truth is that racist incidents of the kind the OP spotlights are rare and those like that of Smollett are plentiful. To some extent the culture has shifted against old-time racism in terms of citizens' actual beliefs, to some extent because indulging in such beliefs openly can be costly, as Texaco found out in 1994. When the Left can't find a sufficient number of slam-dunk cases like this one SEEMS to be, they're happy to manufacture them.

 

[Ouroboros]

True, but your post wasn't a fact. It was, in fact, race baiting.


Since you're wondering about my preference, no, that's wrong. I'd rather they engage in adult-level conversation and not resort to ad hominem, as you have done here.


See what I mean?

Thanks for not lowering yourself to the other poster's level.

 

[Ouroboros]

No, that is not racism and I am sure you never experienced that. That is an isolated incident of bigotry. Racism has to do with power and control where if you were beat up because you were white and the judge let off the black guys because your white life didn’t matter as much as the black guys who beat you up

He might have experienced it had he visited Cincinnati when some Black people decided to indulge in their racism.

2 White People Beaten Unconscious in Wild Cincinnati Street Brawl | TRUTH Press

Cincinnati police have launched a criminal investigation after a brutal mob-style beating in downtown Cincinnati left two white victims — a man and a

truthpress.com

 

[ataraxia]

The truth is that racist incidents of the kind the OP spotlights are rare and those like that of Smollett are plentiful.

The OP is just one extreme example. But slightly less open examples of that are FAR more plentiful than Smollett.

To suggest that racism is not still a HUGE problem in this country, if not THE driving force of a lot of what happens here, is ridiculous.

 

[Citizen]

He might have experienced it had he visited Cincinnati when some Black people decided to indulge in their racism.

2 White People Beaten Unconscious in Wild Cincinnati Street Brawl | TRUTH Press

Cincinnati police have launched a criminal investigation after a brutal mob-style beating in downtown Cincinnati left two white victims — a man and a

truthpress.com

The whole story was edited. The white guy came up to the black guy and called him the n word and hit him in the face. Then he got the shit beat out of him. It was a drunken brawl.

 

[NWRatCon]

The whole story was edited. The white guy came up to the black guy and called him the n word and hit him in the face. Then he got the shit beat out of him. It was a drunken brawl.

Typical night in Ohio. Old, white, entitled, drunken racists provoke a fight and bite off more than they can chew. Police take the white guys' side. It's Ohio. It's Cincinnati.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/us/cincinnati-ohio-nazi-flags

 

[NatMorton]

Thanks for not lowering yourself to the other poster's level.

You'll need to explain that one.

 

[Juin]

Of course it still exists, it has to. The political left would be left high and dry without it.

Racism is too profitable to be allowed to die a quiet death. Put it on life support if need be. Administer cpr. Fabricate fakes.

 

[Juin]

Hell is empty and all the demons are here.
—William Shakespeare
<<<


That makes here hell and the empty hell paradise

 

[Juin]

Racism still exists, but is kept hidden from view for the most part.

That's progress. A lamp is useless if lit and put under a basket. Racism can be compared to a toxic lamp. It should be suppressed and hidden

 

[Citizen]

That's progress. A lamp is useless if lit and put under a basket. Racism can be compared to a toxic lamp. It should be suppressed and hidden

It used to be, but not so much anymore. MAGA!

 

[Juin]

Kept hidden from views? You think all these secret racists dont make hiring decisions? Loan decisions? Cops assessing probable cause?

How do you know its a racist if its hidden from view? I ask not because you are wrong but what is the defense of a person falsely accused of secret racism?

 

[Juin]

The problem is the folks who don’t believe it exists benefit from it so they don’t wish to admit it exists. Like white people.

Wow. You have packed quite a lot there. Let's see: a white must believe racism exists; how can he not? He benefits from it, even if he lives on food from trash cans. If he admits there is racism he may lose scrounging rights to the neighbourhood's trash bins

 

[Juin]

I don’t count that as in 2008 it was more about the recession in progress and political beliefs than race. But for your info in 2008 whites voted for McCain by a 55-43 margin while Hispanics and blacks went heavily for Obama. It was time for a change as in most election the economy usually dictates who wins or loses. Not race in that case. Besides, Obama was half white.

Nevertheless a racist should consider recession a lesser evil than a black man in the White House. And a half white man is a black man

 

[Juin]

I love how you frail whites like to always bring that up without mentioning how the opposition tried to frame his candidacy as that of an illegitimate Kenyan Muslim or how the leader of that movement is now the head of the republican party.

Non sequitur. If the 75% electorate was racist why did it vote a black man?

 

[Master Debator]

Non sequitur. If the 75% electorate was racist why did it vote a black man?

I didn't suggest 75% of the country was racist first of all, I'm suggesting the segment who believed he was an illegitimate Kenyan Muslim is. Secondly racism is by defintion irrational and stupid, I wouldn't be trying to make sense of the actions of irrational people but you do you.

 

[Juin]

Yes it is. When you grow up experiencing racism every day, suffering judgement and prejudice from the people who are supposed to love you, over something you can't control, it changes you permanently. How do you move forward from that? How do you trust again? How do you stop seeing racism everywhere? It's not easy.

Both the racist and the victim of racism have to make progress. The victim of racism is not excused from the same obligation not to judge a person by the colour of their skin.

 

[Juin]

I didn't suggest 75% of the country was racist first of all, I'm suggesting the segment who believed he was an illegitimate Kenyan Muslim is. Secondly racism is by defintion irrational and stupid, I wouldn't be trying to make sense of the actions of irrational people but you do you.

Answer the question as posed!

 

[The Brad Dad]

Wow. You have packed quite a lot there. Let's see: a white must believe racism exists; how can he not? He benefits from it, even if he lives on food from trash cans. If he admits there is racism he may lose scrounging rights to the neighbourhood's trash bins

Wut