tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3452324465093121847..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: The Very Definition of RacismDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-4297950789149336522011-07-17T09:50:35.451-07:002011-07-17T09:50:35.451-07:00The statement is clearly overblown, but it does ha...The statement is clearly overblown, but it does have some historic basis. The Dred Scott decision held that people of African descent were forever barred from begin United States citizens. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendements were supposed to fix that but they took over 100 years to really kick in. In North America, racism that is not either about white supremacist views or in reaction to them is probably something of a trace element. That is not to deny that ethnocentrism and xenophobia are probably universal human traits.Peter Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473701483727808782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-90940539198903373852011-07-17T02:36:18.311-07:002011-07-17T02:36:18.311-07:00It's a reverse definition. First, they starte...It's a reverse definition. First, they started with the assumption that only whites can be racist. Then, they came up with a definition that matched their assumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-55329932776527227552011-07-16T22:02:44.591-07:002011-07-16T22:02:44.591-07:00Oh, yes. Seattle school district referred to it as...Oh, yes. Seattle school district referred to it as "white privilege" and had a whole department of racial equity geared toward recognizing and removing white privilege. At least they did. I think that was an experiment that failed.<br /><br />Toronto is just a couple of years behind the times ...PeggyUnoreply@blogger.com