Sure, anyone who is part of a majority group. If there is only "one kind" of person with similar experiences, that's how everyone tends to think or perceive. Only when an outside enters, or the Majority leaves their population and goes to another Majority, or Mixed population, will do face that question : Am I racist?
I guess different people have different definitions, but to me I'd think of a racial bias that make you think someone different to you is superior wouldn't be considered racism.
For example, if a <skin colour 1> person things that all people of <different skin colour> are basically the same but all seem to be more intelligent than people of <colour 1>, it's definitely a racial bias but is it really racist to think that a different group of people have an advantage somehow?
Arguably it's still racism, even though it's your own genetics you're putting down rather than other people's, but as an example: if a black person in the USA said "I don't think I'll try to go to university, it seems white people find academic work easier" I'd call it internalised racism, or racially biased, but I wouldn't call that person "a racist" even though I disagree with them. Then again, if they started going round trying to convince everyone else that black people aren't as clever as white people, then I would consider them racist despite being the skin colour they're being racist against. To me it's about negativity towards a group vs. misguided thinking, rather than about whether it's against people like you or not.
bingbingbing777|1 year ago
scooke|1 year ago
swores|1 year ago
For example, if a <skin colour 1> person things that all people of <different skin colour> are basically the same but all seem to be more intelligent than people of <colour 1>, it's definitely a racial bias but is it really racist to think that a different group of people have an advantage somehow?
Arguably it's still racism, even though it's your own genetics you're putting down rather than other people's, but as an example: if a black person in the USA said "I don't think I'll try to go to university, it seems white people find academic work easier" I'd call it internalised racism, or racially biased, but I wouldn't call that person "a racist" even though I disagree with them. Then again, if they started going round trying to convince everyone else that black people aren't as clever as white people, then I would consider them racist despite being the skin colour they're being racist against. To me it's about negativity towards a group vs. misguided thinking, rather than about whether it's against people like you or not.
cjk2|1 year ago