Are whites being racially oppressed in America?

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#101 rogueshadow  Moderator

Ugh, no.

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@dngn4774 said:

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Racism definitely goes both ways.

How so? African American aren't really in any position (socio-economical) to institute widespread discrimination against a particular ethnic group.

This assumes that racism has to be an institutional and widespread form of discrimination. Racism can exist on an individual level with any person, regardless of ethnic background.

Keywords: widespread discrimination

In addition to that racism would have to be institutionalize or systematic in order to oppress an entire ethnic group, so I don't really see your point here.

My point is that I'm disagreeing with you. You don't have to oppress every member of an ethnic group to be a racist, just like you don't have to oppress every woman to be a chauvinist, or every homosexual to be homophobic. Widespread discrimination is only one type of racism not all of racism, so yes, it is possible for racism to go both ways, or any way for that matter (because black people and white people are often treated as the only two groups in the discussion). I'd agree that black people as a group cannot institutionally opress the white majority in America (nor any other minority group), but that doesn't mean that no other race is capable of racism at times.

The topic of this thread is dealing with whites (multiple individuals) being oppressed as a collective group which is why I used the words widespread discrimination in my original post. You are right, you don't need to discriminate against every single member of a ethnic group to be classified as a racist; but that isn't the topic of this thread though. You misunderstood what the OP was discussing in this thread.

The problem with that is that your response to Racob's original comment makes it sound like it's impossible for non whites to be racist. That's misleading since it is incorrect. The initial comment was very general, and rather than saying "sure, racism can go both ways, but in the context of this thread..." you disagreed. This equates the narrow term of "widespread discrimination" with the much broader term of "racism." This isn't necessarily your fault, I'm just trying to be transparent with any readers who might read this.

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@dngn4774 said:

@nick_hero22 said:

@dngn4774 said:

@nick_hero22 said:

@dngn4774 said:

@nick_hero22 said:

@racob7 said:

Racism definitely goes both ways.

How so? African American aren't really in any position (socio-economical) to institute widespread discrimination against a particular ethnic group.

This assumes that racism has to be an institutional and widespread form of discrimination. Racism can exist on an individual level with any person, regardless of ethnic background.

Keywords: widespread discrimination

In addition to that racism would have to be institutionalize or systematic in order to oppress an entire ethnic group, so I don't really see your point here.

My point is that I'm disagreeing with you. You don't have to oppress every member of an ethnic group to be a racist, just like you don't have to oppress every woman to be a chauvinist, or every homosexual to be homophobic. Widespread discrimination is only one type of racism not all of racism, so yes, it is possible for racism to go both ways, or any way for that matter (because black people and white people are often treated as the only two groups in the discussion). I'd agree that black people as a group cannot institutionally opress the white majority in America (nor any other minority group), but that doesn't mean that no other race is capable of racism at times.

The topic of this thread is dealing with whites (multiple individuals) being oppressed as a collective group which is why I used the words widespread discrimination in my original post. You are right, you don't need to discriminate against every single member of a ethnic group to be classified as a racist; but that isn't the topic of this thread though. You misunderstood what the OP was discussing in this thread.

The problem with that is that your response to Racob's original comment makes it sound like it's impossible for non whites to be racist. That's misleading since it is incorrect. The initial comment was very general, and rather than saying "sure, racism can go both ways, but in the context of this thread..." you disagreed. This equates the narrow term of "widespread discrimination" with the much broader term of "racism." This isn't necessarily your fault, I'm just trying to be transparent with any readers who might read this.

You are assuming things instead of you asking me what I thought. I'm seeing what's wrong here? The title of this thread and OP made it plainly obvious we were talking about whites as an ethnic group.

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#104  Edited By Cable_Extreme

I can't even walk through these places called "ghettos" without getting targeted due to my whiteness. It is a sad world we live in when I can't stop at a gas station in the ghetto without having my escalade stolen, or my customized leather wallet filled with a bunch of cash. I can't believe that I can't even go by myself down in dark alleys in the ghetto on my Segway without the threat of being violently robbed. I'm sad due to this inequality.

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Oppressed? No. But guilt tripping.

Yep.

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I can't even walk through these places called "ghettos" without getting targeted due to my whiteness. It is a sad world we live in when I can't stop at a gas station in the ghetto without having my escalade stolen, or my customized leather wallet filled with a bunch of cash. I can't believe that I can't even go by myself down in dark alleys in the ghetto on my Segway without the threat of being violently robbed. I'm sad due to this inequality.

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No.. wtf you're joking right? Smh.. Laughable.

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@farkam: I'm proud of mah white tears

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#110  Edited By Cable_Extreme

@farkam: I am crying that I can't even wear the new Jordan's without being laughed at. Or ride my Segway threw the ghetto without being mean mugged or robbed. I even had my golden grill ripped from my mouth in the ghetto, or even when I try to rap, I get laughed at. Whites have real problems!!!

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@farkam: I am crying that I can't even wear the new Jordan's without being laughed at. Or ride my Segway threw the ghetto without being mean mugged or robbed. I even had my golden grill ripped from my mouth in the ghetto, or even when I try to rap, I get laughed at. Whites have real problems!!!

lol, they took that shite to the pawn shop dawg

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#112  Edited By SilverPool

YES, WE NEED TO RECLAIM OUR DOMINANCE AS ZEE SUPERIOR RACE

SEIG HEIL SEIG HEIL

(just kidding)

Let's be real, everyone is oppressed, but whites do probably have it the easiest.

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@farkam: I know, my Segway had its tires taken off and left on cinder bricks, I was stuck in the ghetto with no Segway for like 10 minutes until my limo driver came and picked me up. It is unbelievable!

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@silverpool: whites have it the hardest, I hate having to wait for the limo driver, especially on his coffee breaks. Or even having to charge my electric car for when I unfortunately have to use when my limo driver is away.

As Spider-Man's uncle said, with great power comes great responsibility, and this responsibility is a burden that no one should bear.

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No but North Koreans are. We They only want Kim Jong Un to be Lord Supreme Overlord of everything ever

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#118  Edited By Diarrhea_Regatt

LOL at this thread. "racially oppressed?" No! But simply being white doesn't automatically make one's life peaches 'n cream.

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Currently? I'd say we are to a certain extent.

I'd say from only those who suffer from white guilt....& black people.

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I don't know if I'd agree to calling it oppression, but I can understand why some people might feel that way. There is an angry and vocal group within the far left that act like being "white" is morally wrong and that we should all feel guilt over things that are outside our control. White is being used as an accusation these days, and I can understand why that would make people feel unwanted by society.

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Nope. Kryptonians are

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Discrimination? Yes.

Oppression? No.

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