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I'm reading some job-related material and came across some very odd things. "reverse racism" ? What in the name of understandable english is that ? If I take what google spews at me and scuttle some words around, do I get what I want then ?
"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is inferior.".
That doesn't even make sense !Friday, 08-Apr-16 12:58:34 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker Imagine: You've been told that you aren't worth nothing your whole life then you'll believe you aren't worth anything despite being not true. This is how I would explain "reverse racism".
Friday, 08-Apr-16 13:11:32 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan So when someone is indoctrinated enough under racism to actually believe your claims of him/her being worthless, you have achieved reverse racism ? I do not see how anything is reversed there.
Friday, 08-Apr-16 13:22:08 UTC from web -
@adiwan Ohh, I think I get it. When you are applying for a job ( white guy ) together with an African American guy, and what ends up happening is that they hire the African American guy based soley on his skin because the employer has a quota to fill. You would call that situation "reverse racism". Even if on an individual level it's still "normal racism" ... Does that make sense ?
Friday, 08-Apr-16 13:25:48 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker I think "reverse racism" would be if a black employer wouldn't take a black employee because the employer's own prejudice against black people. To be honest: I didn't fully grasp the topic either.
Friday, 08-Apr-16 13:36:23 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan It was on a list of examples how not to approach clients ( I still work in a care institution, so you pretty much know what sort of clients ). In a list of "bad examples" were things like; sarcasm, racism, sexism, prejudice, take sides, butt into conversations, making people uncomfortable, brag in any form, talk spoilers ( for games, series, and movies, respectably ), talk politics or condone any form of bad behaviour including ( obviously ) known addictions... Which is all fine and dandy and well understandable, but it also stated "reverse racism" and "reverse sexism". Which has been kinda gnawing at the back of my head for I have no idea how to interpet those.
Friday, 08-Apr-16 13:53:19 UTC from web
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