• Sarah Valentine@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    “let’s look at racism”

    brings up historic examples of systemic, institutionalized racism, omitting every single personal act of racism in history

    You expect me to take this seriously as a rebuttal?

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      3 days ago

      I’d like a list of interpersonal racism that has the same historical impact, then. I’ll help you get started:

      • The murder of Emmett Till
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        3 days ago

        I don’t think you can make sense of the Emmett Till lynching and its aftermath without the social context. It’s an expression of (systemic) racism.

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          I agree with you, however I’d argue that it was the aftermath of his death that displays how racism is about power, rather than his murder. The reason I’m calling it interpersonal is because most accounts accused him (falsely) of catcalling/whistling at a white woman

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        3 days ago

        You just love moving those goalposts so you can keep having a leg to stand on.

        I don’t love you doing it. Ta-ta.

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          3 days ago

          Me: racism is about power. Lists a bunch of racism

          Those are all systemic! What about the interpersonal racism??!?!??

          Me: ok, then list some famous historical instances of interpersonal racism.

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