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RE: We Are All Racists

in #racism8 years ago (edited)

If you believe you are a "white" or "black" person then you're racist because you believe in the concept of race. If you don't believe in the concept but choose to fight the effects then you may be an anti-racist. This means, you aren't a white or black person, but just a person who loves people (not just white or black people). So if you embrace a human identity above all else then you don't need "race consciousness" to be an anti-racist.

At the same time, you can care about the fate of people who look like you or who came from a similar background as you without having to internalize race identity. You don't have to see yourself internally as a white or black person to care about or love white or black people. The point is, human rights are the issue, not rights for blacks or whites, but for human beings. If you feel one group has an unfair advantage due to racism then it's not racist to give an advantage to the underdog.

So scholarships for people who live the black life, and black experience, is valuable if you know people in these perspectives have it harder in our society. The same goes for supporting women, or children or any other disadvantaged group in society. The belief in helping the disadvantaged does not require race specific consciousness.

My point is, what matters isn't the ideologies, but the outcomes. A person can totally be racist, believe in race consciousness, be pro white or pro black or pro woman or pro man, but still create good outcomes for all genders, all races, in spite of the fact that they have a preference. What it means is, you can do good for your group while also doing good for humanity as a whole.

So even people who are racist can be an asset for humanity. It all depends on how their racism is expressed and what form it is. It's like with viruses or diseases, some are mild, some are beneficial, some are so bad they destroy the host, and memes are very similar to viruses, and race ideology (and gender ideology) are memes.

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