• thefartographer@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I still can’t believe his cartoon got cancelled due to reverse racism… No, seriously, I can NOT believe that he actually says that shit.

    Edit to add: I’m so confused to see people agree with me in their replies but also obviously downvote me. Maybe they didn’t make it past the first sentence? Oh well, I’ve really been appreciating the discussions I’m reading!

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      11 months ago

      I can’t stand that term. “Reverse Racism” implies that Racism is supposed to go a specific direction. Anyone who uses it is Racist themselves.

      It’s just Racism. Like “de-evolution”. It’s just evolution numb-nuts!

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        11 months ago

        I’ve never thought about it but you’re right, anyone using that term is immediately telling on themselves.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve always understood it to mean racism as a response to racism, like fighting fire with fire. You’re not alone in your interpretation though, which is why it’s such an unpopular term

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          11 months ago

          That would be anti

          The term “reverse racism” has been around for decades, a mis-application (sometimes intentional) to imply racism is automatically one way.

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            11 months ago

            Would it though? People use the term anti-racist to mean they’re against racism. How could you be racist and anti-racist at the same time?

            People say reverse racism to call out the tactic of using racism to justify racism the other way. It’s similar to the idea of hating everyone on the planet because a few people were mean to you.