Racism isn't just "a card" some people "play"

[bcholmes]

Blaming people of color for Prop. 8 passing in California is racist. So cut it the fuck out. Ditto for veiling your racism with "this is because of turnout for Obama" or "you know how conservative those immigrants can be."

sparkymonster states one of those things that I wanted to believe was obvious, but which apparently is not.

Edit: Here's another good response to the "let's blame the brown people" phenomenon.

Edit the second: Here's a statistical analysis of a white election.

Edit the third: Daily Kos has a good analysis, too!

Comments

[cigfran-lwyd.livejournal.com]

another thought (sorry if i'm nattering... this is all too interesting and useful):

my perception of the expected reaction to the statement "what you've just said is racist" is a cessation of discussion of whatever the original question is, and a dismissal of whatever perspectives were being offered as either out of bounds or beneath consideration.

if i take ampersand's advice to heart, then the proper reaction is "oh? ok... now, back to my problem with this..."

which sort of works both ways. either "racism" is a comma, or it is a full stop, and that depends on both parties to the conversation.

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

if i take ampersand's advice to heart, then the proper reaction is "oh? ok... now, back to my problem with this..."

Why not, "I truly apologize, but thank you for calling me out on that. Would you be willing to say more?"

[cigfran-lwyd.livejournal.com]

that could also work.