Black People Can't Be Racist

Arguers: Paul Mooney, Michael Eric Dyson, Franchesca Ramsey
Argument: Because black Americans cannot enact racism via institutions, they cannot be racist as individuals.
Counter-Argument: Institutions and individuals are different contexts in which racism can be discussed; they should not be conflated.
Arguers' Faults: Neglecting context and splitting hairs.
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[@kclark5382]

People are waaaay overthinking this. If you are talking negatively of another person because of their race, you are being racist.

[@badascan8910]

Marcelino Productions yes

[@Papakolea_]

K Clark negative... but u tried. Smh

[@justanotherwitposter1875]

You know the n word is most definitely not derived from negus. It comes from the french word for black.

[@Papakolea_]

RelevantGamer where do u think the French got it from? Navies was around hundreds oh years before Europe even developed. So all words goin forward in description once European nations starters comin into Africa came from negus. Ppl don't understand how long language an civilization in African has been around. Negus is a very old title

[@ci6755]

AR _ it came from Latin

[@tridking9744]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” "It's not rape, it's just nonconsensual sex"

[@lpsfankanr1]

I mean technically you can be prejudiced subconsciously (literally everyone is prejudiced, because for example of environment we were born and raised in), but that doesn't mean you have to consciously entertain those thoughts and act upon them. But I get what you're getting at.

[@tridking9744]

@@lpsfankanr1 You’re right, but some people DO have rape fantasy. Doesn’t mean it’s not buried in the back of the mind, but they do have it. Everyone has those subconscious evil thoughts, but we don’t reference those because it is unrealistic to place those expectations onto a human being.

[@lpsfankanr1]

@@tridking9744 of course. That's why I said "technically" at the beginning and that "I get what you're getting at" at the end. ;)

[@pheonix5597]

We GET THE PICTURE dimwits! .. . now please make ANOTHER POINT somebody!

[@pickle9594]

are you black

[@Krohmel]

I'm Asian and the majority of discrimination I've experienced has come from black people. Black people can, in fact, be racist.

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

Ditto. Then when you try to report them, they try to appeal to your feeling of POC "camaraderie". I have no such feeling.

[@sacha5015]

have you ever experienced discrimination from white people?

[@smithgeorge6858]

@@sacha5015 Asian here from some old people but usually black. There is feel of racism when the white person keep looking at you and blacks just pick on me for no reason

[@kaboom6157]

I'm filipino who looks like a Mexican (I ⵏоок Ьгоⲱп поt үеⵏloⲱ). All of the discrimination I've experienced in my life was from Asians: mainly from Chinese Filipinos Koreans, AгаЬs and only once from a ЫаскAmeгicaп man (He kпеⲱ ⵏ wasn't hisрапiс). I've аⵏsо heard stories of my friends of discrimination Ьү ⲱhite реорⵏе, so i know it still exist. Asiапs hаvе Ьееп гасist toward Iпdiапs, Ыаскs геgardless of countrү they're from. Without any reason.. just making fun of them, bullying, taunting. Rесепt аttаскs fгоm Ыаскs is the pгоduсt of relentless unprovoked Ьulⵏүing. Personally, I'm not affected because i look more Mexican. EveryЬоdү аге гасist just different levels of potency 📊🤷🏼‍♀️

[@billyaepicgamer8642]

@Moist White on AsAm racism tends to be more passive aggressive than overt. You get "put in a box" with preconceived stereotypes. It's why Asian men internet forums give an awfully toxic/incel vibe. If society tells you you aren't manly enough, you'll express frustration on the internet with other frustrated men. For the women in our cohort, they regularly deal with men who see them as an object. You'd think, "cool! You have hordes of men into you!" But it's actually dehumanizing and creepy. That's from what the women in my family told me.

[@soupiaaa]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” “That’s not ice, that’s just frozen water”

[@Joe-kg2dv]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” *”I’m not tired, I just need to sleep”*

[@user-ck5is2pg9y]

LLOLLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLLL

[@Tommcginn]

"I didn't punch him, his face ran into my moving fist"

[@pmason6076]

I'm not breathing, I'm just inhaling air into my lungs and exhaling again on a continual basis.

[@aggelbeatboxer]

Is that Sal in your profile picture?

[@lksss187]

He’s right though black people cant be racist by definition

[@yopyop3580]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” "I'm not a pedophile, she was just young"

[@jytvreal]

"I didn't get fired, I was just forced to stop working."

[@c-oIe]

69 likes haha

[@viscountrainbows6452]

I'm not an arsonist. I just set fire to buildings. I'm not cheating. I just took abnormal measures to see the results swing to my favour. I'm not fat. I just have a surplus of adipose tissue.

[@monkeybandit222]

BRUH😂

[@AKZILLA]

edp445's response

[@shiloh3349]

i can’t believe my mom thinks black people can’t be racist and she calls me uneducated 😭 💀 🤡

[@darkenergy361]

@@Goosewitdajuice317 James thats stupid white people have change these peoples last names to white people last names, forever forever forever forever forever, blacks are given names like a domesticated dog in America James smith Jones Jackson brown Lewis McCoy berry steveson Crawford Adams Davis Peterson mooney disgusting last names from a different culture A people who don’t know where they came from or who they are let that sink into your empty brain we need somebody to hate

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

It's about responsibility. She wants to blame others for her lot in life; she's not ready to take responsibility for her part. Perhaps you can show her. ❤

[@annetteniebelski7513]

Look up the video "when Woke and racists agree"

[@Taygirl4Life]

You are!!!

[@alexbostic6529]

Your MOM is RIGHT... WE CANT BE... where our YT slaves at... ???

[@MVPerry]

Society is evolving backwards

[@floro4625]

yes

[@fadiamainar2679]

Hello weird pink haired anime guy

[@darlindeli3340]

Oh fuck its perry

[@pipe_man2522]

I know this is true but my family disagrees because they only hear people crying about how victimized they are.

[@Bill.Cipher.101]

You aren’t Wrong.

[@tedioussugar384]

‘I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudiced.’ ‘I’m not gay, just homosexual.’

[@vxrtical]

This one isn’t even good

[@Jayce096]

@@vxrtical because he put the “gay” subject in

[@infringingwithwabish2993]

@@vxrtical It’s true though.

[@nilastpulsar4470]

for me gay is a person who is femenin and the homosexual who is guy and he is chosen his sexuality and stay a man

[@vargani6347]

@@vxrtical it is. as most people refer to gays as homosexual men and no homosexual women. so its like saying "im not gay, im lesbian" which have the same meaning but is aimed towards women(the word lesbian)

[@helofish2148]

"Black people can't be racist, they can be racially prejudice" That's like saying: "I'm not kidnapping, I'm surprise adopting"

[@bentrod3405]

“I’m a waste management specialist for the municipality of New York” “I’m a trash man in New York” same meaning much different connotation. They try to make it sound not as bad as it is when in reality most black people that I’ve met are more racist than white people.

[@Romeo-le2ez]

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[@Bluedragon-iz3oo]

Is being racially prejudice a good thing? To me it sound like someone trying to say “I did not beat him to death, I beat him into a coma”

[@tripleg2513]

I've seen a lot of these comments but yours has got to be the funniest!

[@helofish2148]

@@tripleg2513 Thanks lol

[@blackwolfdragon1705]

I'm black and I can confirm you can be racist no matter what race you are. The people saying otherwise don't even know what racism is

[@nelsonmyrick1974]

or maybe you dont

[@davey3710]

I have a question

[@CletusWithSkinnyPenis]

@@davey3710 im not the commenter but ask away

[@ekang9612]

@@nelsonmyrick1974or maybe you should stop smoking crack

[@alexbostic6529]

SO WHERE OUR WHITE SLAVES AT? WHERE OUR JIM CROW LAWS FOR THEM AT? WHERE THEM YT HANGINGS AT IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN FOR ALL TOO SEE WHERE THEY AT????? CAN NEVER BE!!!!

[@RehamTaay]

“I can’t be racist by definition” sounds exactly like what a racist would say

[@glenjppaulson2097]

People complaining about race and inequality are usually the racists.. People who dont care.. Usually arent..

[@johnteprice6484]

Jesse Paulson lies

[@BowBeforeJOW]

@@johnteprice6484 care to articulate?

[@johnteprice6484]

June Of WRATH no I just don’t agree that Black people are usually the racist!

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

@@johnteprice6484 doesn't have to be black people, mate. all he said is that the people most vocal about racism are racists, while the people who don't care quite so much aren't. feel free to agree or disagree with his argument, but at no point did he ever say that "black people are the majority of the racists" which is another debate entirely.

[@m60patton85]

"Black people cannot be racist" is literally a racist sentence

[@ACGamer123]

This

[@lawrencebolt3540]

*sigh* it's embarrassing when as a foreigner, I have to teach natives about their language. definition "-ism" A system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology. Isms denotes a system of operating. How people choose to allocate scarce resources. Capitalism A System of operations inforced by those power based on their notions of capital. -Those who play along with the game model are called a Capitalist. Socialism A System of operations inforced by those power based on their notions of being social. -Those who play along with the game model are called a Socialist. Communism A System of operations inforced by those power based on their notions of community. -Those who play along with the game model are called a Communist. Racism A System of operations inforced by those power based on their notions of race. -Those who play along with the game model are called a racist. All of these are economic systems of operations in order to distribute scarce resources, which is the nature of economics. Black people cannot be racist in the west apart from towards themselves because they haven't the power to enforce systems that discriminate against white people. It's really not that difficult to understand, why are you guys struggling with this?

[@jinga876]

BLM would back this statement and cite dead plantation owners hundreds of years ago. That org is such a joke and criminals take advantage of their riots all the time.

[@jowgasoulja]

@@lawrencebolt3540 yes!! Thank you for this

[@alext3811]

@@lawrencebolt3540 Racism is SIMPLY discrimination based on race. The dictionary definition isn't everything. Also, power depends on context, in a majority black area, they can discriminate against Asians for example. Also, affirmative action is _actively racist_ against *Asian-Americans* , preventing them from getting into good schools. If that were the case for Blacks, you'd be crying racism. RACISM ISN'T ACCEPTABLE, NO MATTER THE INDIVIDUAL DOING IT,

[@theimperfectgod7140]

Racism is a two-way road, Anyone can be racist given the lack of education or not knowing better... kids aren't born racists, people teach their kids their warped perceptions of the world, tainting the innocence of a child. Be it white or black... both can be racist, period.

[@danielmeehan9404]

Thank you for clarifying this in such a well organized way.

[@skookum112]

“I’m not racist, I have a friend that’s white.”

[@Saiyanshanze13]

...and I can never bushwhack that white friend with any real racial slurs against them

[@shebboleth]

Im gonna guess you probably don't cause he won't hang out with a RACIS'!

[@genozp2328]

@@shebboleth, “he”?! *gasp* That’s sexists!🤣

[@shebboleth]

@@genozp2328 Lol

[@skookum112]

Bill Evans didn’t you watch? Black people cant be racist. Lol that’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard since “defund the police.”

[@CamusZekeSirius]

Isn’t saying “black people can’t be racist” racist in of itself?

[@crystalmethany3245]

Yes

[@bill775]

Hell no. Where do you see any racial indications or signifiers that saying exactly that is racially antagonistic?

[@bill775]

How is saying "black people can't be racist" the same as calling somebody a n*gger or some other racist word? IT'S NOT. What the hell?!

[@CamusZekeSirius]

Bill Baldwin by saying “black people cannot be racist” implies that a black person is incapable of being/doing something because of their race, which is racist. Racist towards non blacks as it suggests that they can have that bad trait while black cannot, and racist against blacks as it would suggest that black people are incapable of having a personality trait among their own due to their race.

[@CamusZekeSirius]

Bill Baldwin it’s technically not the same due to that ones a phrase and the other a word, and someone may argue that words deemed racially offensive aren’t offensive if it’s not meant to be offensive, an example being that saying “that ***** Joe is a really cool guy” is far better than saying “blacks don’t deserve human rights and they should serve their superiors”, now I’m not saying I 100% support that argument but I will say I understand it

[@waycockorl]

So, I'm white and don't have any power so I can't be racist. I thought we were supposed to be judging people based on the content of they're character.

[@marcus....]

"I'm not racist, I'm just racially prejudice" *"I didn't kill her, I just made her pulse permanently stop."*

[@raven86]

I like how a lot of "anti-racists" are extremely racist.

[@rosalemn6431]

Way to generalise

[@raven86]

@@user-qi3rm2wr5m you are right

[@ajanthony1356]

liberals are ironically, the biggest promoters of sexism and racism

[@notverysur3rightnow145]

James Hetfield the minority of liberals are

[@sneededandfeeded924]

James Hetfield the most stupid scream the loudest

[@newzene7085]

How is racism going to stop if we believe that a specific race can't be racist

[@oblivionspartan]

@@Saiyanshanze13 Wow, you are exactly the person that they were talking about. Maybe don't categorize and entire people based on their skin color? You are literally promoting more racism and you honestly believe its ok.

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@@oblivionspartan so when I say white people are racist... I can either mean few, some, most, or all yeah? Why don't you ask me which?

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@@oblivionspartan ever heard of the blue eyes brown eyes experiment conducted back in the 50s? Conducted by Jane Elliott?if you were to ask her today? She would say white people are racist before they are even born, with an argument that is pretty hard to beat when you take a look at the statistical facts behind what she is saying. And I'm not even taking her stance

[@oblivionspartan]

@@Saiyanshanze13 If you're not taking her stance then why bring it up? From what I know about her she would say that there is only one race, the human race. Just stop spreading hate.

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@Winston Mosquehill did I say racism means "you benefit from something"? You and I can be poor as shit and if we hate each other the purpose of racism continues to succeed.. dumbass. If you think racism was created to benefit 'whites' you sir are the dumbass. If I was my best friend...I'd be dead. My parents would have both been Irish. My surname was Sills. We grew up in the same hood. His little brother and I were in the same grade. Our little sisters are in school pics together from jk to 8. My sister went to a different high school for gifted kids. Brian is dead. Brian was in the same Socioeconomic bracket as me. We exemplify how literally nothing has changed. Me... black. The slave. Him Irish. The hireling. Google up the second stanza of the American anthem. Its author was who racism was created to benefit. It wasn't me...a black. Or Brian... A white. Specifically. A poor Irish Mick. Your TSN turning point would be a little incident called Bacon's Rebellion. Add that to the list of shit they forgot to teach. Want a few more? Black suffrage post slavery. MLK should have never existed. Blacks were voting post slavery during Johnson's reign, the first time Congress ever overrode a president. Another? Mansa Musa. You think Jefferson would have said what he did when he wrote the Notes to Virginia about blacks? One black poet had him make a feeble assed recant of some of the racist shit he spewed. Clearly he had no idea who Musa was. Prior to the internet... Did you? Want more? Christopher Columbus. Look how many white people are defending statues of this rapist and murderer, not realizing that the man never discovered America because he never set foot on American soil. That would be Americos Vessputti or however you spell his damn name I go by memory not Google sorry. So... Don't bother attacking me personally... just address what I say. EDIT: And by the way I notice how you edited out all your insults to me including calling me a dumbass. You're quite the little punk

[@kylewatson6890]

This is a really important discussion that should more widely be, well, discussed.

[@user-zx5rm1ob9z]

One of my black classmates made an improvised whip and starting attacking one of my Hispanic classmates, asking him to make an enchilada. So that’s perfectly fine?

[@adrianclark9640]

was it bullying or was he just making a joke, me and my friends make jokes about each others races all the time

[@luapslev5826]

"Black people cannot be racist." Isn't that racist in itself since it implies that an entire race cannot do something while others can?

[@rhema2471]

Yessssss

[@neodarkomega]

Yes

[@tigredecorazon-3274]

@@cupcake-iz1yu ion? Talk right you idiot

[@essycogany2738]

Yes!!! This makes so much sense. How can a group of people say one thing about their own and not back up the few others that dealt with the same problem. There was others that weren’t the same race.

[@essycogany2738]

That’s like saying, “I can’t be racist to you, but you can be racist to me because your not my color.” Now wouldn’t that sound messed up.

[@Kriegter]

"black people can't be racist, but they can have racial prejudice" Yeah and I cannot eat but I could ingest food

[@clayhunter2572]

I can't die but I can cease to live.

[@noble6752]

I cannot murder but I can take a life

[@jolly9244]

I can't kidnap but I can suprise adopt

[@Pedro-vl7yr]

I can't kill myself but I can commit bridge jump

[@mediocremuffin6770]

Good one, especially the replies!

[@trolldame]

“I’m not hungry, I just desire food.”

[@jp3813]

That can happen. Hence, obesity.

[@mohammedsakayl3016]

These videos are still so good, we miss you man

[@matt98785]

Racism is racism, doesn’t matter who it is, anybody can be racist

[@user-uv1qv5vz7k]

Don't forget about Rucka Rucka Ali's Everything is Racist song.

[@gretamaromba2627]

Some individuals just can't get the obvious.

[@aetutorials6516]

that would be prejudice...

[@matt98785]

Ae Tutorials what would be prejudice?

[@stephenboley5758]

Except one group of people don’t suffer from racism

[@sushichicken5769]

As a black women I shall say this, black people CAN be racist but so can every race.

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

SushiChicken Yep.

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

I think most intelligent people agree on this.

[@summersunsets9556]

SushiChicken that’s exactly the point of the video :)

[@ameliaweights]

SushiChicken exactly!

[@summersunsets9556]

silverlightx6 that is true

[@monk5820]

Its exactlylike saying "Bullied can't get bully"

[@xavito5943]

“I’m not racist, i’m just racially prejudice” “I didn’t lose, I just failed to win”

[@daddy3982]

"I didn't lose, I just failed to win" I'd say I love your joke, and I do, I apparently have to explain it for the slower ones, but our French president already made that one : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHSadGd4etubiNU (don't know if you can access this video without being located in France, my bad if not). Talking about our StopCOVID app : "Ce n'est pas un échec, ça n'a pas marché" ("It's not a failure, it didn't work").

[@starwolfcyberlight4546]

@@daddy3982 wow you just made an argument for a simple joke that he probably thinks and didn't know just enjoy the joke and wether or not he was first it does not say the fact that it's not funny.

[@daddy3982]

@@starwolfcyberlight4546 Wow you just made an argument for someone who found the joke funny and just said it reminded them of a real life fact.

[@lapiswolf2780]

I recognize that line from some Oversimplified videos.

[@xavito5943]

@@lapiswolf2780 yeah that’s where I got the idea

[@SamtheAngelFox]

Racism is racism, no matter what skin colour you are

[@flamingrepublican6739]

Sam the Angel Fox Color* MURICA!

[@flamingrepublican6739]

Sam the Angel Fox lol Love ya ; )

[@SamtheAngelFox]

Ayyyyyyyy ;D

[@blbradford73]

Actually, it’s apparently Reverse Racism for some people

[@SamtheAngelFox]

Reverse Racism I've seem to find is basically saying "You can be racist but I can't be, so I can be racist to you and get away with it" That's all I've seen reverse racism as over the time ive been shown examples of.

[@CarbonFiberToiletPaper]

Im not racist, im just racially prejudice I'm not gay, I'm just attracted to men

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

I don't drive a car. I drive an automobile.

[@MrFiox-zf1tf]

I didn't kill him, i did a little trolling

[@nydra8119]

Can't we just ALL drop this race crap. Literally who cares what we look like

[@marcellusueberall529]

Martin Luther King is rolling over on his grave.

[@eddiecactus1085]

He even said in his 'I have a dream' speech that protesters shouldn't be violent, that black and white people need to work together and stand together, that all men are equal, where people "are not judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character". The fact that these people claim to be following in MLK's footsteps, whilst at the same time participating in anti-white behaviour and discrimination is an insult to his memory and legacy.

[@velazquezarmouries]

but malcom x is dancing

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@UberKrassMann MLK would be bombing shit by now. 50 years later and his CRM is eroding fast. He's rolling... It's cone to the point that White's dare say we discriminate against them? MLK would be laughing in a lot of white faces and he'd have to see there is no peaceful solution with trogs

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@@eddiecactus1085 name something peaceful that we have tried. That has worked. Insanity is expecting different results from the same shit. MLK would see the Rodney King story and go buy some bullets. He'd be confused why Tamir Rice is dead and Dylan Roof got Burger King. He'd be confused why autocorrect always changes and doesn't recognize black names too lol Sorry...when you can name one peaceful way of protest that's netted any real results we will refrain from entertaining violence. I shouldn't say that for that would call for an immediate civil war

[@7Shade2]

On his grave? Oh dear, why did they not bury him properly? :P

[@placeholder3863]

"I'm not racist I'm racially prejudice" Thats like saying "I'm not stealing, I'm borrowing forever"

[@netherlands7534]

😂😂😂 and then people thinking that is ok

[@youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575]

"Nah, timmy don't worry I'm not stealing I'm just permanently borrowing it, you will get it after an eternity has passed, ok?"

[@RoninTF2011]

Well, I'm a 50% Robin Hood...

[@haxgamer0918]

@@RoninTF2011 that's actually pretty good. Lol

[@jojolame699]

XD

[@neudtewolde1701]

As a black man, i approve of this message.

[@angus9165]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudiced” “I wasn’t speeding, I was just driving really fast”

[@SandraKomarcic]

The definition of racism isn't complicated at all. If you hate me 'cause of my skin color, you're a racist.

[@doglips569]

That's like saying, "if you are born with a dick, you are a dude. If you are born with a vagina, you are a woman." That is impossible to understand. /endsarcasm

[@CAVEMANsean]

Christopher Bates lol oh my god, what would we do if science decided things like gender for us LOL. i feel like i also have to mention my sarcasm because some people on the internet don't know what that is

[@SandraKomarcic]

Christopher Bates word

[@ReaperCet]

Christopher Bates equal in terms of justification of hatred? No, not at all. Yeah, slavery was a long time ago but there are still tons of racist today. A large group of literal Nazi's were protesting in public a few weeks ago. To put them on the same moral footing as a black person who doesn't feel as if he can trust white people is waay off base. I'm no fucktard sit, you just don't like hearing hard truth.

[@StarsOnHerBrain]

Robert S until we start judging people on their actions and NOT their race there will always be racism. From BOTH sides. You are only hurting your cause by generalizing an entire race based off some people's actions.

[@Akiraspin]

MLK didn't die for this.

[@andrewpenn1145]

MLKJR didn't either.

[@fatuousmusic2822]

He didn't die for anything.

[@nigelrosenberg9014]

Malcolm X that’s bullshit

[@ianlinera1376]

@@fatuousmusic2822 he Succeeded giving African Americans civil rights and he got shot for it. So in other words he did die for this

[@ianlinera1376]

@@srafusjenk5436 his ideas were the same ones we see today but who was the main face of the civil rights movement. Mlk was for the most part a peaceful man and it was his ideas that helped the African American society. Malcolm X started riots and gave a good reason for the government's to not give them civil rights. Is a good thing that mlk was there otherwise you know...

[@lorenzoceresa99]

Omg thank you for this video

[@dawae4623]

its crazy how they make up entire definitions just to lie

[@joetowers4804]

"I´m not a racist. I can't be racist by definition. Look it up in the white folk´s dictionary. How can I be racist?" One of the most racist statements I've ever heard. And said with such conviction.

[@49erfanaticfromnm30]

Well yeah, its Paul Mooney. A raving narcissist.

[@megamike15]

if your not racist then why did you not just say the dictionary?

[@nathanlovik1753]

To be fair I doubt Paul Mooney can actually read.

[@HansBjorgman]

He acts like a slave.

[@XavierXonora]

@@HansBjorgman outa line.

[@giodude2205]

"I'm not racist, I'm just racially prejudice" "I'm not late, I'm just not in time"

[@dannyboy2463]

I didn’t loose i just did not win

[@sameerplaynicals8790]

Fair enough, you may enter the class, Gregory.

[@pmason6076]

I'm not outside, I'm just not inside.

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

@@dannyboy2463 that’s called a tie and it is a very real thing

[@farty84]

@@sameerplaynicals8790 Gregory? Gregory Heffely? THE Gregory Heffely from the hit, #1 seller book made by Jeff Kinney, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", with a rating of 96% on Google reviews?

[@ethanalonzo7154]

At this point, I’m tired of arguing about definitions. Whether you call it racism or prejudice, it all stems from the same place. You can call it whatever you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s unacceptable.

[@peezhead]

EXACTLY

[@jonathancharles4079]

This the best video thats explain such a simple concept. Well done my good sir

[@michealtaormina1561]

ah yes beat racism by being racist no way this could go wrong no way

[@plebeian5699]

Fighting hate with hate is always incredibly effective

[@Tecolote41]

Ross Patterson I sense a “woosh”

[@blauwbeer556]

you can't be racist if every other race is extinct *hitler happyness moments*

[@mzksar9632]

@@plebeian5699 Doesn't make it right though

[@Strugglin]

Most whites are not racists.. now blacks in the other hand.... everyday their out recruiting more and more blacks racists

[@LazyPillowCase]

"I didn't kill him, I just made him sleep for eternity."

[@adamkrystoszek4909]

I don't eat I just digest food.

[@pedoboys]

@@adamkrystoszek4909 Im not Breathing im just Inhaling oxygen

[@baconoverlord7982]

Look at that little guy... he's all tuckered out. - Badman

[@adamkrystoszek4909]

@@pedoboys I don't sleep I just dream

[@WinstonSmith1997]

"Satan or The Devil does not exist" --Satan

[@sytrilyx8635]

“We can be racially prejudice, but not racist.” “I can be a fish, but not a shark.”

[@joshuacamps4990]

"I'm not racist, I'm racially prejudice" "I'm not broke, I just don't have money"

[@Hasansaid51]

As a black person myself, I know for a FACT that anybody can be a Racist no matter what color you are(black, white, orange, purple pink etc.)

[@grillygrilly]

I hate it when purple people claim that they can’t be racist. (This is a joke.)

[@sanguineshade9545]

I hate smurfs :)

[@romeoe3234]

yellow, orange lmao!

[@DudeRandom]

what about blue people? You forgot about the smurfs or something?

[@grillgheese7126]

Bruh y’all better not have anything against shrek just because he’s green.

[@xora9276]

“I’m not racist, I’m racially prejudiced” I can’t walk, I move using my feet.

[@xora9276]

I’m black and the whole ‘black people cannot be racist’ thing is bullshit.

[@darthjarjarbinks8953]

@@xora9276 If only more people thought like you. Ten years ago, everyone seemed to back this statement; now, it’s racist to even suggest it.

[@McFlakies]

Im not driving, im operating a car

[@jasongriffith1614]

I don't drink whiskey, i refuel my courage.

[@imanepink]

@@xora9276 agreed

[@darinanikolova4626]

I am not alive, I am just not death

[@NateL1884]

I'm Korean, served in The US Army, and I got to experience all types of peoples' cultures and backgrounds of all different races and ethnicities. I can say with absolute certainty that black people CAN be racist, and that it absolutely is dependent on the way they were raised and what their parents taught them (the drill sergeants and the hours upon hours of sleep-deprived P.T. sure squashed that REAL quick though lol)

[@diggao77]

typical white worshipper asian

[@Chintmaster]

Redefining words is a good way to win an argument without being right.

[@DarranKern]

Bigots always use deliberately unquantified, undefined, unfalsifiable weasel words.

[@knes167]

The only definition of racism that holds across the board is the last one he gave. Racism is hatred based off of race/ethnicity. Black ppl can by definition be racist The way that they refer to racism as a system stems from the actual true definition. By the structural/govt definition the girl from the movie used or the politician guy give its true that black people can't be racist. BUT thats definition doesnt define the word fully

[@knes167]

Ziggy Ziggy not entirely wrong, it just doesnt hold across all circumstances. Its an incomplete definition that is still honestly true under her circumstances

[@knes167]

(movie wise)

[@knes167]

"Racism is hatred based off of race/ethnicity. Black ppl can by definition be racist" Thats what I said. Black ppl can be racist too.....

[@stitchedtogether88]

i am a minority in a mostly black area of my city I can say without a doubt that black ppl can be racist.

[@retard1657]

@Narf ouf

[@codehorse8843]

Maaaaaaate

[@oari1150]

@Narf OH GAWD THE IRONY I CAN'T TAKE IT

[@rectaalborween8471]

@Narf Didn't it take YOU a week to respond to someone else too? This is some low level trolling smh

[@levaunt]

@Narf low quality bait

[@ianrastoski3346]

If racism is based off power as well as race, and power comes from institutions, then wouldn't the term "institutional racism" be labeled a redundancy and fallen out of use as a term or never coined to begin with. This isn't a strong point or anything, but just goes to show the mental gymnastics people sometimes go through.

[@thebrightside7015]

as a black man watching this i enjoyed this video. i have had this argument with manty before racist is racist and anyone can be racist.

[@Fastwalker27]

"I'm not racist , just racially prejudice" brings back memories of "they're not lootboxes , they're just surprise mechanics"

[@LaikaIvanova]

sUrPrIsE mEcHaNiCs

[@uraverageskeleton6480]

suprise prejudice

[@jackson8753]

This is the best one here

[@user-vf1zw3wn3m]

Ah yes good old times xd

[@guillermosh4475]

I live in South America in the poor neighborhoods and surrounded by black and half blood people suffering racism every day I think any race can be racist because we fear what is different (sorry for my English)

[@shrektacular3878]

“i’m not racist i’m just racially prejudice” “i’m not guilty, i just murdered the person”

[@robotbits87]

hahaha good one

[@baconoverlord7982]

Considering racial prejudice IS RACISM (It's literally one of the definitions of it) I was facepalming about every 10 seconds during this cringe-infested video. People are just dumb.

[@Candytuft-CookingPan]

Honestly, that does kind of make sense if you think about it. If you're charged for murder but you killed someone else who you aren't being charged for you're not guilty on that one case.

[@Shubham-hk6yf]

in india the so called low caste people(ST and SC) gets jobs easily and are in power yet they think they are oppressed

[@pascalslvr]

listen, i don't agree with the video. anyone can be racist, but there's a difference between racism and prejudice. racism is the unequal distribution of power on the basis of race and the sentiment that there is one superior race but prejudice is a preconvieved notion about a certain group of people on the basis of race such as stereotypes. here's a source if you want. www.thoughtco.com/racism-vs-prejudice-3026086

[@bossmanzobean9034]

I personally find the idea that “black people can’t be racist” to be incredibly offensive. As a black man myself I like to consider myself racist and I’m proud of it. Now all these black folks are trying to take it away from me and I will not stand for it.

[@MB-pw9hf]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” "I'm not a murderer, I just made his heart stop beating"

[@swansonz3534]

If you ever hear someone say a black person can't be racist, just know that person is in fact a racist.

[@kinkane5566]

But didn't you look it up in the white man's dictionary!?!? /s Mooney is a good comedian but an absolute idiot when it comes to the definition of racism. And this is why so many black people believe things like this, there are a lot of famous blacks that repeat this nonsense like it's fact. Amazing.

[@unknownembassy]

@@kinkane5566 We can be prejudice But we dont have power to be racist

[@kinkane5566]

@@unknownembassy You're mixing up the definitions of words. "Institutional racism" is what requires the power to oppress. "Racism" is just a prejudice against another person due to their race and as such, ANY race can be racist - regardless of being in positions of power. Btw... black people have plenty of power in the US. Obama...Oprah...Lebron... and there are tons of ranking blacks in the military. I'm not sure at what point African Americans would admit to having power...

[@unknownembassy]

@@kinkane5566 Not Institutional power though They are all just rich but the their still BLACK AMERICANS IN AMERICA Racism is oppression black people can be Prejudice But not make a series of institutionalized racism

[@kinkane5566]

@@unknownembassy Dude Obama was the PRESIDENT, if he doesn't have a hand in institutional power then who does? What about Colin Powell? Condoleezza rice? Clarence Thomas? The fact is blacks have gained a lot of power in this nation and you seem to be forgetting what your own people have achieved. Also... rich people HAVE POWER lolol. Oprah has more power than a ton of people because she's not just rich, but everyone listens to her opinions. You are a fool stuck in the past and you refuse to see the reality of today. You are not giving your own people the credit they deserve.

[@Andy-iv3qo]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” "I'm not homeless, I just lack a stable shelter."

[@stodgycone5849]

“I’m not dehydrated, I just didn’t drank any liquid”

[@SHRUQq]

"I'm not poor, I'm just all out of money"

[@someonewhoenjoyshen-imeana8423]

@@SHRUQq so broke

[@highlyfavored12]

Don't forget the infamous..."I'm not racist...I have one black friend." "I'm not racist..I just don't want "them"in my neighborhood". I'm not racist...my spouse is black".I can go on and on.

[@TheHamsterHasSpoken]

"I'm not wasting food, I'm disposing edible delicacies"

[@lunarmist1161]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” "I'm not hacking, I just have a good gaming chair"

[@kiwiness5427]

the fact that this question is enough to become a discussion is enough to represent why this entire situation regarding racism is so needlessly complicated and long-term.

[@DTux5249]

"I'm not racist, I'm racially prejudice" "I'm not stupid, I'm just dumb"

[@vxrtical]

The worst one so far

[@mr.m945]

@@vxrtical ye

[@AllyBear3]

@@vxrtical ratio

[@vxrtical]

@@AllyBear3 L

[@harsh1174]

@@AllyBear3 this isn’t twitter

[@freethinker3083]

I’m black and I grew up thinking this because I heard people say it. When I got older I challenged that thought. We can’t just make up a different definition of racism and make it suit our beliefs. By definition anyone can be racist.

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

I agree with you sister. Please continue to resist that thought. Everyone can be racist.

[@freethinker3083]

Abandoned Hope Sister. 😁🖤

[@Afromortis2]

@David Guez White Americans can figure out their European lineage very easily by looking a few generations back. Our ancestors were all stolen and forced to be here, so we've lost track of a lot of our ancestral roots. "Black," exists because "Black," people share experiences with each other in America. White Americans share nothing but their skin color and a history of racially charged oppressiveness. We acknowledge each other as "brother," and "sister," because we're all in this together and being a family is the best way to be sure we get through it.

[@Afromortis2]

@David Guez How did you misquote me three times? Also, we're talking about AMERICAN slavery, AMERICAN oppression, and AMERICAN racism. Poor white Americans were not oppressed because they were WHITE, they were oppressed because they were POOR. African American slaves were slaves because they were BLACK, and yes they were sold by "other Africans," but it wasn't out of betrayal. They were sold as prisoners of war because the tribes weren't exactly friendly with one another. When we discuss Black Americans, we are discussing 400 years of systemic oppression that has almost exclusively, and disproportionately affected Black and Brown people and communities.

[@Afromortis2]

@David Guez No one thinks ALL white people were slave owners, but ALL white people are immune to the repercussions of slavery, and have benefitted from a system that gave us super-power status. They have benefitted in that white men are never considered savages, or beasts, or animals, or anything less than human. They are considered full fledged humans without a second thought, while Black people don't get that same luxury, even the wealthiest and most affluent among us being subject to racist violence and discrimination that white people don't at all experience as a result of their race.

[@thesupreme8062]

They say that just so they don't feel guilty about It. Pathetic

[@NA-ij3id]

The word racism has such a basic definition and yet everyone seems to forget what that is

[@KnzoVortex]

But what is it? The issue at hand is that we have not come to a consensus on what this definition is yet all believe that we have the evidently true one.

[@eroccha]

@@KnzoVortex Look at the dictionary. We do not vote on a definition.

[@dallyh.2960]

@@KnzoVortex Go back twenty years and this wouldn't be an issue. The new/alternate definition of racism started gaining ground only recently. It was originally invented by schools of thought in sociology, gained traction with millennial college students who then went on to spread it's popularity through their credentials as academics. Now, these people are paid thousands to tell others they are inherently racist for being white, regardless of their own beliefs or prejudices, or lack thereof. The vast majority of the people in this country haven't been a part of this development, however - which is why we are now left with a lot of confused uneducated people getting into arguments with an angry minority of educated people. It's pretty fascinating. "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you're misinformed." -Mark Twain.

[@KnzoVortex]

@@dallyh.2960 Despite this knowledge, there still isn't a standard definition for racism right now. What we need to do is to get everyone knowing the same basic definition again.

[@ffadriala]

@@KnzoVortex This is the exact reason why racism will never end.

[@kevinkasp]

So, if the Grand Wizard of the KKK (the most prominent racist in America) traveled to Africa, the moment he stepped off the airplane he would no longer be racist? Because people of his color don't hold the power there? So the definition of racism depends on your location, not your beliefs?

[@rogersmith3295]

That's a really good argument !! I'm going to start using this. Lol

[@kevinkasp]

Roger Smith Yes. You can extend this reasoning to the idea of White Privilege also. White Privelege is defined as the people in positions of power all have the same skin color, and people of that skin color are treated respectfully by the police and shop keepers, and photographs of in the history books past great leaders have that skin color too. Evidently Japanese people in Japan enjoy White Privilege. And so does every Black person in Nigeria, and Chinese in China, and Indians in India, etc.

[@christianwilliams4795]

@@kevinkasp White Privilege really should be renamed to "Native Privilege" so that it can be applied universally.

[@ulysses3083]

Christian Williams that’s why equal opportunity exists so anyone can become in a high position of power so the only real privilege is being born into a wealthy family however your wealth could be gone in the next year and the same can be said for a poor person or anyone thats why America is the best Country to live in everyone has a equal chance to get in a position of power and all the freedom you have

[@purpp-esque1711]

Yeah man. Africa's atmosphere just yeeted the grand wizards racism away instantly. Do you not know science?

[@SamuelTheAdept]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” “I didn’t kill anyone, I just quickened their life”

[@christophergreen3809]

Perfect example of "beltlining": I can criticize you, but you can't criticize me!

[@22228542]

its also hilarious because i'm a russian and russians never owned black slaves or lynched black people. By his logic because of that am i automatically allowed to be racist towards blacks since me and my ancestors never lynched them? lol

[@laurocoman]

Basically "it's okay when WE do it".

[@Onnokui]

"It's okay for black people to say the n word but it isn't for any other because if any other race said the n word it is racist. Regardless off the context in wich it is used" these people think that you cannot do something because of your race. They really like to play the victim and use slavery as an excuse. You are going to get offended by 1 single word just because you look different and my that my ancestors weren't Africans. "some can say it and others cannot" You can say anything regardless of race. Being disrespectfull towards black people because of their race is racism. A word is not racist on itself. Being offended doesn't mean you are right...nor does it give you the right to take away someone's freedom of speech.

[@Onnokui]

its the same as saying when some can be racist and some can not.

[@malstrom2x]

@@Onnokui Why would you wanna say a racial slur period. It's like reclaiming a word once used to dehumanize and insult people. Just so happens, the people that took a once prideful word and twisted it into what it means were white people. Blacks don't wanna be reminded of it by someone who looks like the once oppressors, so don't say it. Blacks say it so if a white person says it to try and make them feel bad, it won't sting as much. All in all, why the hell would you wanna say a racial slur period, ESPECIALLY if you know your ancestors used it in derogation.

[@brysongonzales7383]

Aden Ferguson could you elaborate for me?

[@deftestaphid2026]

@Aden Ferguson racism is hate towards another race or person because of their race anyone can be racist like saying all white people are the same or saying all black people are the same those are both racist. Tho ig ignorance is bliss

[@Solo-vh9fm]

“I can’t be racist by defintion” The dictionary: 👁👄👁 Edit: if Merriam-Webster changes it’s definition just because one graduate emailed them, they have no credibility as a dictionary, because that’s not how words change meaning historically.

[@user-id1vw5lo5p]

Are you sure ab that

[@Solo-vh9fm]

About what

[@kaylenecartier8145]

1234 56789 prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group yes

[@justsomepear7354]

😂

[@1950Grendel]

They didn't cite the Ebonics Dictionary.

[@trojanincrypter]

Great video, love the inclusion of a solution at the end as well.

[@CybeargPlays]

If racism is prejudice + power, does that mean that a KKK member would suddenly stop being racist if they just moved to Zimbabwe and held their rallies there?

[@jsgdk]

Yes.

[@Gorattin]

that's a question I asked a few months ago with someone who believed black people can't be racist. Her response was that, since white people are looked up to all over the world, white people can be racist everywhere. So I asked further: can black people be racist towards other races (besides white people). She didn't answer (and since the argument was on facebook, it was quite easy for her to ignore the question.

[@Jkjoannaki]

CybeargPlays yes

[@NineTails87]

CybeargPlays Sir, you just won the Internet.

[@marcusrodriguez7395]

CybeargPlays according to what the people in this vid say yes

[@ClemensAlive]

"I'm not racist by definition." is like saying "I'm not guilty by law."

[@deer6413]

i dont get it.. what are you trying to say?

[@muhlurisibuyi9635]

... exactly.

[@vonbass1300]

? I'm not guilty by law, would actually mean you're not legally guilty. "I'm not racist by definition" - should mean, by the definition of Racist, I am not racist. But, as it was used here, it means, "I have chosen a definition for Racism that is meant to describe institutions, and applied it to individuals, excluding every other definition of racism, because it destroys my argument."

[@engineerfromtf2585]

I'm Mexican, I'm in the middle. We are racist towards mexicans and nobody else

[@jagshe1829]

What are you trying to say?

[@meganglissureprededia5949]

Love the intro music.

[@krystiankowalski7335]

“Black people can’t be racist” Whoever thinks this should look at the EFF in South Africa and then reconsider.

[@user-rp1nz3pw2e]

- Everyone can be racist but nobody should be racist -(Yasu)

[@Theron101]

Kai E this

[@sockpuppermcgee7920]

One way or another, you're going to offend someone. So why not try and offend everyone?

[@stuff6181]

I'd rather be hated by a few than all.

[@gandalfthegrey8856]

SORYE GEI TON (Yasuo)

[@devildavin]

if you embrace you non-white side you are not racist, if you embrace your white side you are racist

[@chrisdudedurian1305]

“I’m not racist, I’m just racially prejudice” “I’m not unable to speak English, I’m just متعلم أجنبي”

[@choccymilk_]

"I'm not racist, im just racially prejudice" "I'm not hungry, I just need to eat"

[@builderdog3875]

@@choccymilk_ i typed the exact same thing as u dang

[@builderdog3875]

now i deleted my comment

[@me5o164]

😂😂صح

[@pantommy]

@@me5o164 I love your reply so much for reasons that are beyond me.

[@tobluetoblack]

Racism is Racism. there is no uno reverse card, it's just racism plain and simple, no power play involved, just excuses

[@admla5851]

As a foreigner the first time I experienced racism was when I arrived in USA by black people

[@billybigballs7842]

How you gonna try and end racism when you can’t even accept that more than one race can be racist 😂

[@KDH-br6hy]

Hey not everyone think the same

[@_R_R_R]

Keith Hopkins saying that you cant be racist is an excuse to be racist imo

[@Saiyanshanze13]

How are you going to end something if yo refuse to admit who created it, why they created it and who perpetuates it. If blacks can be racists then you by the same logic can go run your own shit I'm China. In other words ..be a capitalist in a communIST country. Not possible. Isms are systemic and can't conflict. Black racism is a conflict with white racism and both can't exist. Either whites contol the system or we do...and it's a system whites created in the first place. .and hance still control. in order for black people to be racist you would have to be able to point of the definitive point and time when racism against blacks by whites ended.

[@jimboblio2351]

Saiyanshanze13 no one created racism, if you are discriminatory against someone simply because of the colour of their skin, you are racist, doesn’t matter if you’re black or white

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@@jimboblio2351 it has its suffix for a reason.All isms are man made. If you fail to understand this ...you are a problem... I usually end my comment here but I'll continue. Racism was created because of blacks and Irish. The hireling and the slave. Is that sentence unfamiliar to you? It's not to me...an I'm not an American. Racism. Tier One. Created to mask Tier Two.

[@skylarelizabeth2541]

People do realize that racism doesn't only happen to black people right? That's ok, I didn't need my faith in humanity anyway. Also, I started a comment war, and I have no regrets :)

[@bobtail5371]

Yes, but more than to white people

[@karatekid2825]

Bob Tail youre delusional

[@layo6060]

Bob Tail mh yeah a race cool.

[@thecaravan1]

@@bobtail5371 I always thought the Jewish had it worst

[@bobtail5371]

@@thecaravan1 Maybe it's not about who's got the worst..... But yes.

[@cmdrriotz5283]

“Black people cant be racist because they have no institutional power” "So let us have institutional power so we can be....." ...racist? lol

[@iamsemjaza]

It's like saying "only pepperoni pizza is pizza" You can't define something as only a subset of itself. "Systemic racism" and "Individual racism" are subsets of racism.

[@halludba7043]

“It’s not racism, it’s prejudice” It’s not cold, it’s freezing.

[@igneousorgan6435]

People who say it’s just predjudice when the target/aggressor is a certain race always forget that it’s _literally in the definition of racism_ .

[@j5syth438]

Nice pfp

[@locklear308]

Seriously

[@pheonix5597]

We GET THE PICTURE dimwits! .. . now please make ANOTHER POINT somebody!

[@liamcastillo2902]

@@pheonix5597 we get the comment dimwit make an other comment

[@mandomisbeststand8079]

"im not thirsty, i am just craving water"

[@thesaucecollector8921]

Craving H2O with vigorous intensity

[@mandomisbeststand8079]

@@thesaucecollector8921 yes

[@nduduzogasa5289]

you can have cravings and not be hungry

[@mandomisbeststand8079]

@@nduduzogasa5289 hey, look! someone is critiquing your post on reddit, AND IS MAKING GRAMMAR ERRORS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@punkanellylovejoy702]

You're not craving water, you're thirsty for black blood again

[@Veela666]

People are confuseing systemic racism, with racism.

[@eliasjakemoran6434]

And does systemic racism still exist in this country? It seems okay for the most part, just the uncommon racist person

[@mlnkaia]

EXACTLY. Racism comes in two main forms: (1) individual racism, and (2) systemic racism. Mfs confusing the two thinking they can say "racism = solely systemic racism" like morons and use it as an excuse to be racist when anyone is perfectly capable of being racist on an individual level (includes racist comments, hate crimes, etc).

[@mlnkaia]

@@eliasjakemoran6434 Of course systemic racism exists, especially against Native Americans. Systemic racism against Natives will end only when they take back this land and government, which will probably never happen because the invaders will never want to give up their power.

[@eliasjakemoran6434]

@@mlnkaia Okay, good point. Totally forgot about the original natives here.

[@mlnkaia]

@@eliasjakemoran6434 Everyone always forgets about them😔

[@mulezen9167]

I have only been yelled "Chinaman" from black people. Now pls convince me that it ain't Racism.

[@typingcat]

"Black people can't be racist" itself is a racist statement. The dictionary defines "racist" as "...who believes that a particular race is superior". By saying black people can't be racist, that means that black people are morally superior than other races, and thus it is a racist statement, ironically.

[@Elvis-yb7ns]

Jeong-hun Sin you should earn fucking cookie

[@rngnv4551]

If an X person says, "Y people cannot be racist." They are projecting their own superiority in knowing what the "y" person or persons can or cannot be. Complete destruction of free-will and just terrible moving forward.

[@vickylawrence3958]

Jeong-hun Sin You are so right...

[@paulmatthews9573]

Jeong-hun Sin this comment blew me away. So true!

[@AsgersWeb]

Thank u

[@johnfairweather9188]

I’m white, and by his definition I can’t be racist either.

[@Saiyanshanze13]

You've never lynched anyone? When he says it ..he says it because all black people can...past and present. Notso for you he's never lynched anyone because none of us ever have.

[@kirstene10]

lmao I love this reply

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@whatausername looks who's talking! Awww...what did I say that hurt your pathetic feelings? Did I say something false? Nope. As for jealousy? Huh? We don't suffer from shit like penis envy...that's you guys hahahahaha

[@steelingcable6350]

@@Saiyanshanze13 Did you mean that no black person has ever lynched anybody?

[@Saiyanshanze13]

@@steelingcable6350 see no one is saying blacks have not committed evil wicked things or are incapable of doing evil wicked things we are simply saying that blacks cannot be racists. They probably would be if they could be...NOW...but never was race the basis for any shit we did. Same with you guys. Ask a white Christian back in the day if his skin color mattered to a Viking. Ask the Brit Maewyn Succat if his skin color mattered to the Irish who enslaved him a few decades before he escaped and came back with a religion they would also use to divide themselves with. Ask Napoleon if he hated on Windsor because he was white. Rosevelt, Churchill, Hitler , Mussolini....all whites yes? so before you create any straw man by claiming that I'm saying that black people haven't been evil things or are not capable of evil things, or create any straw man fallacies by telling me b******* like blacks enslaved blacks; so let's deal with the issue at hand. The issue at hand is racism... A set of principles, ideologies, and doctrines based on a premise of racial superiority created by white people to benefit themselves.

[@kevinpowell2728]

“In the white persons dictionary”

[@redjarvis]

This was a very well put together argument and as helped me gain a more nuanced view of the subject matter, thanks

[@ryanbrewer5600]

There’s a difference between “I can’t be racist” and “I’m not racist”

[@johne5303]

True, they're basically admitting of being racists by saying that hahahah.

[@baconoverlord7982]

Actually no, both statements are very naïve and ignorant. Anyone can be racist and likely anyone saying they aren't a racist have done something racist in their lifetime.

[@RealThorn]

“I didn’t lynch no one, or blah blah blah” Yea neither did I

[@szechuon6971]

Exactly. When he was saying that, I was like: well by your own definition a whole heckin lot of people alive nowadays can not be racist.

[@thestarhopper]

same here mate same here

[@Briselance]

To top it off: "I didn't lynch *anyone* " Gosh, since when did making blatant grammar mistakes like this become a thing even in an interview?

[@thejumpergaming4699]

@@Briselance vro, it literally doesnt matter. As long as you can tell what theyre saying it doesnt matter

[@AlyssMa7rin]

@@thejumpergaming4699 It's further evidence of their ignorance. It's not a big thing, but it goes to show that they are unable to see themselves as wrong. They can't be wrong about race, they can't be wrong about their speech. It's the very same thinking that is called 'white privilege'.

[@arthurbeggs7912]

so basically they invented another word that has the exact same meaning as "racism" but its not called racism its called "racial prejudice" cuz they dont want to feel bad

[@RubberJunk1]

The narrative that a black person cant be racist is an ego defence designed to prevent one from looking at themselves and recognising that they embody aspects of themselves that they have suppressed / denied. It limits introspection and grants one the ability to treat others how they wouldn’t want to be treated. If you have been told you are the victim all your life and view others through that lense, looking at yourself and seeing that you have become the thing you’re fighting against is incredibly painful.