Around when did the “you can’t be racist against whites” or the oppressor nonsense come about? Did it start at colleges? Growing up I knew the standard definition of racism
I’ve tried looking into that but haven’t had much luck. It’s a “we’ve always been at war with Eastasia” kind of thing where it seems racism was ALWAYS the same as “institutional racism.” But I first encountered it around 2015 when I commented on Facebook that anti-white post was racist. Some dipshits (super liberal friends of a friend) educated me on its true meaning. Even then they insisted that it’s always had their definition. I was simply ignorant of what the word meant. Even though I stopped using Facebook in 2018, and keep in touch with that friend, I’m leery of him since I know the company he keeps.
Yea the first time I heard the “racism is power plus privilege” nonsense was around 2015. Makes no sense because if I’m a slave on a plantation and hate white people, the fact that I have zero authority doesn’t stop me from hating or being racist towards the group.
That was some of the most mental gymnastics and dishonesty I have ever heard of. The concept of racism is very simple and people just created imaginary dragons just so they could slay them and be the hero.
The concept of racism used to be neutral, but think back to all the times you saw that concept applied. It was really only ever used against white people. You’re just seeing it now because non-whites have wrested a ton of power from whites within their nations and cultures. Non-whites ruthlessly wield that power against whites, and accusations of racism do nothing to stop it. In practice, “racism” has always been an anti-white weapon.
Academic writing in the 70s 80s is where it started. As the "prejudice plus power" and as Marxists always do, they took a common word with connotation. Said "were using this in a very specific denotation for academic purposes. We absolutely do NOT encourage the use of this definition all the time wink wink"
Its a common Marxist trick, see exploitation or feminism. Common in the social sciences since they tend to just reuse words for the concepts they make up as opposed to mathematics or physics were they'll make up a new word. It's motte and Bailey writ large.
Around when did the “you can’t be racist against whites” or the oppressor nonsense come about? Did it start at colleges? Growing up I knew the standard definition of racism
I’ve tried looking into that but haven’t had much luck. It’s a “we’ve always been at war with Eastasia” kind of thing where it seems racism was ALWAYS the same as “institutional racism.” But I first encountered it around 2015 when I commented on Facebook that anti-white post was racist. Some dipshits (super liberal friends of a friend) educated me on its true meaning. Even then they insisted that it’s always had their definition. I was simply ignorant of what the word meant. Even though I stopped using Facebook in 2018, and keep in touch with that friend, I’m leery of him since I know the company he keeps.
Yea the first time I heard the “racism is power plus privilege” nonsense was around 2015. Makes no sense because if I’m a slave on a plantation and hate white people, the fact that I have zero authority doesn’t stop me from hating or being racist towards the group.
That was some of the most mental gymnastics and dishonesty I have ever heard of. The concept of racism is very simple and people just created imaginary dragons just so they could slay them and be the hero.
Exactly. Plus there is a major incentive to being an oppressed victim. To the point you see race hoaxes all other
The concept of racism used to be neutral, but think back to all the times you saw that concept applied. It was really only ever used against white people. You’re just seeing it now because non-whites have wrested a ton of power from whites within their nations and cultures. Non-whites ruthlessly wield that power against whites, and accusations of racism do nothing to stop it. In practice, “racism” has always been an anti-white weapon.
More like they created imaginary dragons to justify labeling people like you and me as ontologically evil oppressors.
I think I first became aware of the power+privilege formulas was that "Dear White People" movie.
I was already fed up with race talk when that came out. I still had Netflix so I gave it a thumbs down without watching
The "progressive stack" was the tool used to destabilize the occupy wallstreet protests back in 2010. It was floating around academia prior to that.
The OWS was doing that all by themselves.
They were initially targeting banks, before being successfully distracted by being told to check their privilege.
Academic writing in the 70s 80s is where it started. As the "prejudice plus power" and as Marxists always do, they took a common word with connotation. Said "were using this in a very specific denotation for academic purposes. We absolutely do NOT encourage the use of this definition all the time wink wink"
Its a common Marxist trick, see exploitation or feminism. Common in the social sciences since they tend to just reuse words for the concepts they make up as opposed to mathematics or physics were they'll make up a new word. It's motte and Bailey writ large.
Thanks. No surprise it goes back further than I thought