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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 231: The Sleepy One
HeroDelTiempo17 07/30/19 3:56:39 PM #144:	pyresword posted... Stepping back from the hypothetical for a minute, it is is obviously possible on an intellectual level to distinguish between "one who believes some races are superior to others" and "one who treats some races better than others". My claim is that the word "racist" applies to both of these hypothetical cases. If what you're saying is that using such a definition dilutes or muddies the meaning of the word "racist", then that's actually something I agree with. I've thought for some time now that there is a need for society to adopt more precise terminology when discussing this issue. We have different words for this but you still need to be able to use "racist" as a catch-all because it is a part of an interconnected phenomenon. It's a word that has both nuance and weight. I'd also argue that you'd downplay and confuse the issue by avoiding the term. You can look at the media doing just this by using terms like "racially charged" or "racially biased" when "racist" would suffice. --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me. <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:925391799] in Politics C... [t:77893872]...</cite> <quote>pyresword posted...</cite> <quote> Stepping back from the hypothetical for a minute, it is is obviously possible on an intellectual level to distinguish between "one who believes some races are superior to others" and "one who treats some races better than others". My claim is that the word "racist" applies to both of these hypothetical cases. If what you're saying is that using such a definition dilutes or muddies the meaning of the word "racist", then that's actually something I agree with. I've thought for some time now that there is a need for society to adopt more precise terminology when discussing this issue.</quote> We have different words for this but you still need to be able to use "racist" as a catch-all because it is a part of an interconnected phenomenon. It's a word that has both nuance and weight. I'd also argue that you'd downplay and confuse the issue by avoiding the term. You can look at the media doing just this by using terms like "racially charged" or "racially biased" when "racist" would suffice. --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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