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Yes, of course they can. White people can be racist to black or Asian the same way a black person can be racist towards white or Asian people.
Racism just means that you believe that one or more races are better than others. It doesn't matter what the races are.
Where people get confused is that they mistake institutionalized racism with garden variety racism. While only the prevailing group can express institutionalized racism, any group can be racist in the more generalized sense.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoYes, black people can be racist. Just about all the races in the world can be racist should they choose to.
Every once in a while, you hear some activist or professor say that only white people can be racist. The reason for this is that they confuse racism with discrimination. Racism means you think one or more races are better or that you hate people of one or more races. Anyone can do that.
However, discrimination requires a certain amount of authority or power. Before I can kick someone out of a store, I must first own or control that store. So if white folks are the only ones in power in an area, then only they can act out their racism using discrimination. Once minorities are put in those same positions, they can act out their racism through discriminatory means too. So puting minorities in positions of control won't reduce discrimination -- it will only change the targets of it.
Taking this even further, this also shows that not every white person can discriminate in a meaningful way. Sure, anyone can choose their own friends, but if they are not in the government, don't own businesses, and don't work in healthcare, housing, police, corrections, religion, the military or education, then how can they discriminate?
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What are the people called who hated black people?
Racists.
Why do some black people hate Mexicans?
Some racists are still out there.
Why was mlk killed?
Because they didn't agree with people having equal rights, those people were racists and wanted inequality.
Are the KKK good people?
NO! they are racists who back in the day would kill, tar and feather and do other horrible things to black people.
Why did white people be racists to black people?
Some whites were racist to blacks because they believed that people of African descent were inferior to people of European descent.
Are people racists?
Yes, some people are.
Why were the white people so angry at the black people during the bus boycott?
The bus boycott showed that black people could wield power which was one of the thing racists feared the most. One of the purposes of segregation was to ensure that black Americans did not have equal access to power.
What is a reverse racists?
Reverse racism is considered racism that is by black people to white people. However, the whole idea of it makes no sense as a racist is just that, regardless of skin color.
How do white bats protect themselves?
because a lot of the black bats are racists
Can a black man be racists?
Anyone has the capacity to be racist. Hate recognizes no racial boundaries, no cultural limits, nor religious taboos. It is indiscriminate in it's ubiquitousness; it is the poison and it is the curse of mankind.
An ignorant thing about Malcolm X?
He was a key figure of black supremacy and still is a idolized figure of black racists today.
Does tokio hotel hate Jewish people?
No they are not discriminating or racists.
