Do you think black people can be racist?

[razelove]

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[wynn-ing]

Racism has no colour despite it being largely about colour.
Contrary to old beliefs, it's not just white people who can be or are racist despite them being plastered as the poster people for racism.

Black people can definitely be and some are racist. Anyone can be racist. But since they're not white, it can go down radar much easily in society and some people even consider it "impossible" to be racist if you're black or non-white.
And that is slowly somewhat changing, thankfully and hopefully much more.

[BlackRoseFairy]

Of course they can. I didn't have this experience myself, since where I am from the vast majority of people are Caucasians, but I have heard of this before.
Racism by it's definition can apply to everyone, it is more related to character rather than skin colour. (if someone is a racist or not I mean)

But hey! Let's all be like Panda! 🐼

[Guffrus]

Obviously they can.

It really seems to me to be a problem in America.

If only they were capable of understanding irony.

[YHL6965]

Any race can be racist towards any race, including their own.

[OlderAndWiser]

Define "racist" and I can answer the question with certainty. The problem with this question is that different people use different definitions for that term.

[Anonymous]

When people say that black people can't be racist, they're referring to institutionalized racism. Institutionalized racism is the propensity in society to treat different races as lower class and discriminates against them as such. I'm not arguing for or against the validity of the presence of this in modern society, just stating that it's a thing.

In a situation where institutionalized racism exists, any hatred or negative feelings that the discriminated classes have for the dominant class is directly reactionary to the discrimination that they experience, so any racist behavior that black people have towards white people (as an under-represented minority facing discrimination from the majority), is not racism but reactionary resistance to a society that at large, treats them as inferior.

The idea is that if a black person hates white people it's because a white-dominated society has treated them like shit, and so their reaction isn't racism but justifiable anger.

Now of course, if you're a white person, and you encounter someone who's angry about the way they feel a white-dominated society has treated them, and they react to you negatively based on your skin color, you're going to perceive that as unfair and racist as you personally aren't the one that mistreated them. Some would argue that this is a problem with your perception of the situation since as a part of the dominant class, you have the privilege to have never dealt with a society that overall treats you poorly, and do not understand the reason behind why this other person is angry.

Valid or not, I hope that helps to clarify the position.

[Jjpayne]

I think it's possible. Racist against white, Hispanic, Indian, Asian... It's all fair game. White is a harder sell but it's an idea of stereotyping that all white people behave and act the same. If they were getting an oil change would they prefer to get oil from a black person over a white person. It's small form of it but I think it kind of counts... Some might argue they are being safe and choosing what they feel comfortable with but actively choosing to stay with their own race is a behavior that could be seen as what white people did...

[ManwithaConran]

Of course they can. Speaking as a "honkey" I've been labelled a slave driver, white supremacist and a nazi. But I have one thing these idiots who keep blaming me for their shit, that they don't have. A backbone. You do what you want, and I hope you make it. Me, I try to get by without blaming other people. Because I'm not a pansy and I take ownership of my shit. As led zep says... "Nobody's fault but mine".

[lovegirll]

Of course. Although I am probably going to be at least somehwat compassionate, because they probably believe all white people are racist. Historically we were but we are not now. But marxists and illuminati want to cause division. In the words of the great MLK, "Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that"

But yes they can. there's many black racist people and some of them just think were weird or omething or think white girls are corny, others think we really are racist. It depends on the reason if they deserve my sympathy. But I won't let anyone hurt me or cause me physical violence or bully me harass me a lot without me retaliating. My sympathy would go out the window.

[NightFlirt]

Black people are probably more racist than any other ethic group. They tend to discriminate against other blacks if they are lighter or darker skinned.

[momyotis]

Yes they can. Some of them can be more racist than David Duke of KKK.

[SarahsSummer]

of course, Why wouldn't they be able to? Racism is the prejudice against someone of a different race based on the belief that ones own race is superior. Anyone of any race can believe their race is superior.

[JustRollTheDice]

Every race can discriminate. It's just a lot rarer or due to past stereotypes

[jeb49]

Yes I'm white and work with lots of different cultures and races and I'm assumed I'm racist because I'm white they single me out for my skin color which is racist

[Prof_Don]

Yes, because the modern definition of racism is about discrimination and/or prejudice by race...
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... & doesn’t involve the “socio-economic suppression” element of the original definition.

[5_AM_Oracle]

Any race can be racist. It doesn't matter what race, they all have racists.

[theCobbler]

Oh hell Yes... even moreso. than Whites... but. You cannot judge a race by only a few experiences. nor by geographical orientations. nor education levels...

[jasco]

racism is the hatred of another race by color so in fact anyone can be a racist so place stop with this

[SydneySentinel]

Of course. Everyone can be racist.

[admles]

Of course.

Racism is a learned behaviour, anyone can be racist.

[Kindofweird]

Please don't take it wrong but yeah...

[Sweetnessxoxo]

I think any race could be racist

[Dchrls78104]

I've seen racist black people in my country.

[hamadazopry]

Yes we all humans and have same bad feelings