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Originally posted by Saintlor
Why would it be racist to say "basic black girl" then?
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Originally posted by Kavish
"Basic white girl" is not a racist statement, but when used in a hateful way, the intention was not good - hence the racism. Why even bring up her skin color?
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Racism is institutional and involves prejudice being indicated or acted upon toward a minority - ie. white people making offensive comments about people of any other ethnicity. The reverse cannot and does not apply because white people are the majority. You can't be "racist" against white people because they will never feel the institutional oppression that has been perpetuated by school systems, by religious organizations, by governments, by the music industry (which is particularly relevant to this discussion), and by society as a whole. Racism against white people is just
not a thing.