There really aren't though lmao. I mean maybe a white kid going to an all black school may not FEEL that way while he's outnumbered but outside of that, he is still far more privileged than the entire student body.
Give me ONE instance where white people are not completely privelaged (especially in comparison to minorities) One.
When discussing this topic, I always like to point out East Asia. This is a region almost totally uncolonised by Europeans with the exception of Macau and Hong Kong. Foreigners of all kinds face considerable difficulty and discrimination in getting any employment outside of teaching English mostly because of racial stereotypes and a high level of ethnic homogeneity. There is no white power structure in this region, no history of oppression. It has quickly become the world's third center of economic development and power, and the so called white hegemony has done nothing to slow it down, but rather has fostered it in many ways.
When discussing this topic, I always like to point out East Asia. This is a region almost totally uncolonised by Europeans with the exception of Macau and Hong Kong. Foreigners of all kinds face considerable difficulty and discrimination in getting any employment outside of teaching English mostly because of racial stereotypes and a high level of ethnic homogeneity. There is no white power structure in this region, no history of oppression, an it is has quickly become the world's third center of economic development and power, and the so called white hegemony has done nothing to slow it down, but rather has fostered it in many ways.
Lol what? White standards of beauty are rampant all throughout east asia. Lighter skin is preferred. So much so that they use bleach and other things. White standards have been implemented into asian society just as much as other places. And white standards are considered superior there too. You are absolutely delusional if you don't think that white people have had an effect on that area. Or that there is not "white power structure there." This is even more prominent in South-East asian countries such as Thailand, and the Indonesia that have tanner skinned folk. It's just not as obvious in places like China and etc because the diversity there isn't as obvious or prominent. It's definitely still there though.
So only Africans can use it?
Many white people have very curly hair as well, as well as other ethnicities
If jeans were created in the USA, only Americans can use them?
Lol @ you thinking that's by nature. There is a reason for that and it's called history, society, what they are taught, what they experience etc. Children aren't born racist. They do not pop out of the womb with strong feelings about other races. It's how they are brought up, what they go through in life, what they are taught, society, etc that makes them that way.
Please educate yourself. You sound a hot ass mess. Especially for someone to be having a Nicki icon (a woman of color).
I know, our human society tends to be racist though, no matter what race you are (never said people are born racist, I'm not racist myself after all and I said it could be fixed). That's what I meant. All I'm saying is that when someone of an "oppressed group" judges someone of a different race it's not always because of history, it's also simply because those people are different. Racial stereotypes exist everywhere for example. White people are not genetically more likely to be racist.
And what does Nicki have to do with this? I already said that people of color suffer way more due to racism than white people in Western countries. I'm not trying to deny that. I just don't agree with your definition of "racism". Hatred against people of color and hatred against white people should both stop imo, the former being a much much bigger issue obviously, but neither is okay.
Lol what? White standards of beauty are rampant all throughout east asia. Lighter skin is preferred. So much so that they use bleach and other things. White standards have been implemented into asian society just as much as other places. And white standards are considered superior there too. You are absolutely delusional if you don't think that white people have had an effect on that area. Or that there is not "white power structure there." This is even more prominent in South-East asian countries such as Thailand, and the Indonesia that have tanner skinned folk.]
The pale skin preference in Asia is a beauty standard that long predates the colonial era. Its originated from class - poorer people had to work out in the fields, and therefore would become tanned, while pale skin was deemed a sign of nobility and wealth. Just look as depictions of women in art from that period.
There is no doubt that white people have had a considerable impact in the region, communism is a good example. But that does not mean that they are privileged or that there is a power structure there.
They absolutely are. If you are a white male, or white and privileged, in their eyes you are supposed to hate yourself and feel sorry for everybody else. Anything you accomplish is not worth anything because you were born with such privilege in their view.
I don't fall into those categories, but it's very clear that SJWs are making race relations take a step back instead of forward.
The pale skin preference in Asia is a beauty standard that long predates the colonial era. Its originated from class - poorer people had to work out in the fields, and therefore would become tanned, while pale skin was deemed a sign of nobility and wealth. Just look as depictions of women in art from that period.
There is no doubt that white people have had a considerable impact in the region, communism is a good example. But that does not mean that they are privileged or that there is a power structure there.
Right. And the eyelid thing too right? lol. All of this still falls into white and eurocentric beauty standards that have been implemented on our society since forever and the privilege that white people have in society period. Give it up hun.
i dont know why ppl think reverse racism doesnt exists, ive seen black ppl being racist towards middle eastern people, asian people etc? what do you want to call such behaviour then?
Honestly, I'm getting tired of both sides. You have people who cry racism for every little dumb thing and then you have others who constantly call people who complain about things that are ACTUALLY racist SJWs, there's no balance and it's extremely annoying.
There really aren't though lmao. I mean maybe a white kid going to an all black school may not FEEL that way while he's outnumbered but outside of that, he is still far more privileged than the entire student body.
Give me ONE instance where white people are not completely privelaged (especially in comparison to minorities) One.
Don't start with this again. It doesn't matter how you call it, it's not a book which needs to be divided into chapters. Racism is just racism, from the word "race". It's hate towards any race(s). It's not a privilege, it's a stupidity of the racist. You don't have to be a rich white old dude to be racist ffs.
Sweetie racism comes from the belief of one race being better than the other by oppressing them. Prejudice when you judge people based on race/ethnicity.
Tell me where on this green earth are white people considered a oppressed minority and is generally disadvantaged within society? As much as y'all want to fight this, the fact is the white people of yesteryear set out to colonize the world and bring culture to the uncivilized because they truly believed they were the superior race. Those implications of old school racism is still intact as people of color across the world are still affected by the white supremacy complex that drove explorers to shape the world how it is today.
That my dear friends is racism. Ain't no way around it. Instead of trying to deflect this reality or shift blame on another, accept the fact that history has shaped the current cultural landscape or you can stay mad if you can't.