*rant* because omfg were people always this stupid and ignorant or am i just on the dumb side of the internet again
i just can't
why
WHY
*sighs self to death*
((i may be inclined to ignore idiotic comments. i have no interest in drama llamas.)
Yes, you can be ra.cist to white people.
Let's go into detail, ignoring for a second the blatant generalisation here.
1. What is ra.cism?
I read a tumblr post that said it was "prejudice + intstitutionalised, systematic oppression". That is buIIshit. You don't need organised, concious oppression. You don't need a government or a 'system' or a preached belief to breed ra.cism. All you need is hatred, and ignorance. That is all. Ra.cism is prejduice, and that's all. Stop flowering it up to be some political agenda, stop building podiums and ditches because you want to wax lyrical about how unfair people's lives are. It's ignorant, it's rude, and more than anything, it's stupid because it's so offensive to people who HAVE suffered ra.cism, WITHOUT your 'the-whole-world-needs-to-be-out-to-get-you' belief. Let's look at islamaphobia for example; muslims have the same right as every other citizen in the UK (for example, just as applicable in the entire western world). We are not depicted as monsters. They do not teach in schools that we are below anyone else. Muslims are not oppressed in the western world. But there is rampant ra.cism, inexusable ra.cism, and very obvious and tangible ra.cism. THAT happened, not because white people colonised the land and preached about how they were overlords, but because of fear, and ignorance. And when your father is killed by a stranger in a war your government has waged, who you can identify by only their faith and ethnicity, and you need someone to hate; when you hear about terrorists who call themselves Muslims, and you don't know /real/ muslims; when you're scared, and you don't know anything else, you're going to hate. And you're going to need someone to hate. And hatred can be blinding. THAT is ra.cism. Right there. Don't you dare tell anyone that there are 'criteria' that must be met for someone to be ra.cist. Because you know what happens if you do that? If you tell people that there is 'no such thing' as being ra.cist to a certain group? When someone IS ra.cist to them, it can be overlooked. And you create all the problems you claim don't affect them.
2. Who can be ra.cist?
You. Me. Everyone and anyone. A slave or a king or a mother or a teacher. The oppressed can be ra.cist. Someone from a minority group can be ra.cist. There are no 'rules' about this. There are no boxes that need to be ticked.
3. To whom can someone be ra.cist?
Right. This is where the issue is. I was having a conversation earlier, and one of the replies I got when I made my point was this: "You cannot be ra.cist towards white people. Even if white people are a "minority" in places, they still have privilege over POC. Remember colonization?" -- and then, also this: "there is not a system that oppresses whites". Really? Okay. I'll talk about colonisation and your 'oppressive' regimes in a second. First, let's please look at the fact that 'white people', as you so gently put it, are not magical or on a pedestal, are not anything but human - so of course they're going to be hurt when someone denies them something for their colour of skin. Anyone would be. I would be (and sometimes am...*sob story*). Who you are doesn't stop you from getting hurt. Who your ancestors were doesn't exempt you from being targeted. And how rich you are or how much power you have does not mean people cannot hate you, and will not hurt you. I just- can't- sldkfjsdlkfjds. ACCEPT THAT YOU CAN BE RA.CIST TO WHITE PEOPLE LIKE YOU CAN BE TO ANYONE. ANYONE. AANNYOOONEEEEEE.
4. Where can ra.cism happen?
also titled -- Where is ra.cism towards white people present?
Because maybe it's just me being exposed to only privelaged kids who can only see as far as they're back garden. Maybe it's just me who's been to places like Pakistan, the USA, Dubai (JUST to name very few examples) and can compare them. Pakistan = white people are a minority, and where you will get glares, curses, and perhaps worse depending on how unlucky you are, if you are white. A word in Urdu, 'gora' means white person; it is not very often said without negative connotations, and is the only word in common language to refer to white people. You know why that happened? Because hatred, and fear. Because colonisation and years of oppression do not breed respect or kindness in the indigenous people, as surprising as that muuuust be to read. Then the USA = where I've gotten glares and stares and curses for wearing a hijab, for saying a prayer under my voice, for speaking in Urdu. Why did that happen? Because fear, and hatred, and ignorance. Dubai = one of the most multicultural places I've ever been. You will not get stares if you are white. Or if you are like me, and wear a hijab. Why? Because a lot of people from different places live there, because it is a city in the middle of a desert and most of it is made of people who are not 'from' there. Because there is not as much ignorance. So where can ra.cism happen? It can happen anywhere where people don't know. Where that skin colour might be unusual. Look at North Korea - whenever ANY white people go there, which is very rarely and usually a reporter or something, you will get stares, and so much fear. And that's for other reasons, too, obviously, but it's a prime example. Do don't you dare say that it's impossible to be ra.cist to white people because there are no regimes that oppress them - there are, there can be, and there needn't be one in the first place. White people (again, apologies for the gross generalisation) did not, believe it or not, take over the entire world. They did not COLONISE EVERYWHERE. And that thing about how 'even if they're a minority, they still have privileges' - privileges? WHAT PRIVILEGES? How ignorant must someone to be to actually believe that no matter where you are in the world, white people - whether the minority or majority - are considered 'better' because of who was there first? Because firstly, they weren't everywhere first. Secondly, it's not just ABOUT who was there first. Thirdly, even if they WERE there first and they oppressed the indigenous people (for example, Australia? - correct me if I'm wrong on this one, sorry), it does in no way exempt them from hatred or fear or prejudice.
5. The issue of reverse ra.cism.
Okay. I haven't addressed this yet, and it's really important. I'm assuming if you've read this far, you'll know what it is (although it does speak for itself). And I think that in, for example, the USA (although I can't speak from experience), reverse ra.cism isn't a thing. I agree that there isn't a system of oppression in generally, the Western world as a whole, towards 'white people'. However, I think it's the stupidest thing in the world to say that just because this isn't the case, it's impossible to be ra.cist towards white people based on their skin colour. That's not true. Besides, it's naive to think that ra.cism is just about skin colour, because it isn't - it's about what is associated with those people, it is about prejudice of what people OF that colour are like, and it is both personal AND societal views. There is more to it than just feeling uncomfortable because 'they don't look like you'. There is more to ra.cism than a society that hates you - and while that's important, and that's an issue, and it may not apply to 'white people' wherever YOU happen to be from, don't dare say that it means that ALL ra.cist acts towards white people are nonexistant and it doesn't happen anywhere else in the world. I kindly ask that anyone who is convinced that you can't be ra.cist to white people because they are white pull there head out of the sand, and look beyond their back garden. The world is bigger than a privileged area. I could say so much more on reverse ra.cism, but this isn't the place to.
7. Why do I care so much?
Because I think it's important. Because I know that if people start saying that it's impossible to be ra.cist to a particular group of people, bad things happen. Because anyone came up to me and said "it is impossible to be ra.cist to people of your skin colour," I'd be scared, and furious. Because you cannot know the entire story across the world. Because you cannot generalise to such an ignorant degree. Because you have no f.cking right to tell someone whether or not they are ALLOWED to be offended. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT. None. Because the world is bigger than what you see right in front of you.
Oh, and guess what, angry commenter? I'm not white. I'm just not stupid. Go on and TRY and accuse me for just writing this because I was offended because 'i want the right to be pitied'. Just. F.cking. Try.
Okay. That's my rant.
Bye.
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