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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s it really reverse racism when the majority is shitting on the racial minority?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is “reverse racism” ever a thing anywhere anyway? Racism is racism.

Honestly, my alarm bells start going off when people use that phrase.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Correct. Racism is racism. That said, it’s usually meant to call out situations where a minority group shitting on a majority group, which is not what is happening here.

This is humanity’s old classic - the majority shitting on the minority.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same here, I'm hoping it's just ignorance.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd call it reverse racism cuz the majority is actually upholding a minority. In china they literally hire Caucasian people to "look good" (whatever that means)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just like in Russia nobles would hire French and German servants to look good. Like an expensive horse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't racism just discriminating against people because of their race? I don't majority/minority makes a difference for the definition.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Fair thinking, but I think "reverse racism" gets you understood better but that might be only me