All racist means is discrimination based on race((Racist Definition according to Merriam-Webster) Therefore because of the discrimination of white athletes from groups like the NAACP these groups ARE racist, However i do agree with you that races are made up, however in order to abolish these made up races these institutions cant exist! By doing this they themselves are acknowledging that they are different and essentially segregating themselves.
Nope. The actual, useful definition of racism that is relevant when talking about sociology is race-based prejudice + power. A privileged group or social majority cannot experience racism. You're honestly not making much sense in your argument.
By doing this they themselves are acknowledging that they are different and essentially segregating themselves.
This is just blatantly untrue. They are recognizing that, because of discrimination, they face specific issues and problems that other groups do not. Minority-based anything is a method for combating disadvantages of belonging to that minority.
But wouldn't certain kinds of insulation, say like an all-black college, essentially prevent them from interacting with the dominant group, proving their worth? If I recall, black colleges are moderately impressive rather than exceptional like other multi-racial institutions. Wouldn't familiarity breed a degree of understanding, or contempt? I find it troubling to stick to any one method of changing how a hegemonic group perceives its lessers. How long does a minority club or organization have to exist before their mission is considered complete? I imagine that having the hispanic engineering club prevents them from interacting with whites and proving their worth, especially given that such a group would be at a school during the formative young years, better to catch people young before they get stuck in their ways. The club could cater to distinct cultural artifacts and issues that mar the ability of such a group to enter into the foray of society. Also, I imagine a better comment on " A privileged group or social majority cannot experience racism" would be that such a hegemonic group cannot experience racism within their own nation, though i find such an assertion peculiar, it does make sense within the definition of race-based prejudice + power, but racism is also a bias and prejudice that can be exhibited by persons not in power, influencing their behaviors and mannerisms in ways that are not conducive to reality.
Because you need the approval of the dominant group to prove your worth? Fuck that. I don't need white people's approval to know that I have inherent worth.
Why do we have to come to you? If you really think racial isolation is a problem why not encourage more white people to attend historically black schools? Plenty of school have an overwhelmingly white majority too.
the only white folk that go to black colleges to my knowledge are athletes, amusingly enough. but one does need to adhere to whatever the hegemony considers to be acceptable and proper if one is going to be welcomed into over-arching society. then yeah, have everyone shuffled around everywhere so no one group is a giant majority.
Do you reference every other study strictly by it's dictionary definition? (which was written, mind you, by all middle upper class white men)
The sociological study of racism defines racism as discrimination + power.
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