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Lopen posted...

I think the big problem is more that when you say "only white people can be racist" it sends a poor message, because no matter how long people have been in this field and have been immersed in its arbitrary redefinition of words, people aren't thinking of that definition instinctively.

True, but you'll recall I also said they were wrong about that.

Lopen posted...

And trying to change your definition of "white people" to "the ruling class" it's one that almost propagates racism vs white people inherently-- particularly unnecessarily when by your own admission it's less about any given race and more about whichever group of people happens to be the ruling class at a given time.

But again, I don't know why you're arguing that I'm trying to "change" the definition when 1) the whole discussion has been about academia and 2) you seem willing to accept that this is an actual concept I'm talking about and not something I made up.

Corrik posted...

Oh is he still calling only white people racist and if a black person were to be racist they magically become a white person ala Michael Jackson?

Yeah you nailed it, Michael Jackson has actually been my go-to example this whole time.
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