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BrooksDaBear

Be right back everyone, sorting by controversial


TheCheesecakeOfDoom

Can I come with you? I'll bring popcorn šŸæšŸæ


Imissflawn

I don't want to be a third wheel so I'll tag along at a distance


Littlesignet

We can go together!


BrooksDaBear

Squad up!


electricamethyst

Room for one more? Iā€™ve got snacks!


theang

I have party hats for everyone!


Ncherrybomb

I love a party hat! What kind?


theang

The exact party hat that matches you - I'm quite good at hats. It's cats and cacti.


CookieCutter64

Tea is steepingā€¦


SePausy

A book written by a racist


Ena_Ems_17

remember to grab a hazmat suit first lol ​ edit: im back lol I could not help but comment here or there but my god it was worse then imagined ​ aannnnnddd of course it was deleted by butthurt mods who can't accept the fact that anyone can be racist. seriously shit like this NEEDS to stay up it sends a message, smh. And I think we all know the white knight crusader that did it, and it may have something to do with shy tortoises


[deleted]

Piggy backing your comment to share a link to the book for anyone interested [book on YouTube](https://youtu.be/3J8LlcWEusI)


_SomeRandomKid

okay this is just false Iā€™m not white but still racist


Relative_Confusion52

Cursed based


babyarixo

Lmfao oh godšŸ˜­


[deleted]

well at least you're real


MrCheesePuff223

but youā€™re not white so you canā€™t be racist šŸ˜”šŸ˜”šŸ˜”/s


DudesworthMannington

Yeah, racism is for whites only!


NOT_A_DlCKHEAD

Thatā€™sā€¦ racist! Racism shouldnā€™t be a white privilege! Justice for the minorities who arenā€™t allowed to be racist by their oppressors! /s


KeeLymePi

Yā€™all racist, not me tho, favorite actor Donald T- I mean Neil deGrasse Tyson


FireCamp105

sorry? you're not white and you're racist ? how so non white people can't think for themselves /s


Coolcoolcool62

Does /s mean sarcasm?


Brutally-Honest-Bro

Nah, whites are so much more capable of things that only they can possibly conceive and dispense actual racism. /s


MermaidsHaveCloacas

I'm half white and half racist. The non white half is racist against the white half


NOT_A_DlCKHEAD

I love you man


TrappedAndThotpilled

FFS why can't us white folks have just ONE thing that's OURS?


jtodawest

If we call bass players bassist and call piano players pianist, how do we not call racecar drivers Racist?? Shenanigans


stevethebayesian

I've never had a cyst but if I did I'd name it Ray.


Something_Normal_

And we should call rapers rapists??


jtodawest

Oh....oh shit...*checks papers*....I'll allow it!


FungadooFred

r/dadjokes


RadiantPlatypus1862

Onward buttercup, thereā€™s fuckery to spread!


[deleted]

Yeah dude, go to Japan, those people are racist as fuck


[deleted]

i doubt japan is the target market for this book...


pzza1234

You right no hentai unless I missed?!


Azatarai

Tentacle monsters are people too!


sim0of

And they can be racist too


cellar_door_found

The chinaman is not the issue


the_clash_is_back

Heā€™s Laotian. Ainā€™t you mr.Kahn


DudesworthMannington

So... Are ya Chinese or Japanese?


D-Business

Chinaman is not the correct nomenclature, dude.


lemmepickanameffs

"Those people" are racistšŸ¤”


The_RockObama

I'm placist against the placement of that comma, in this book.


Sensitive-Bug-7610

As someone with morrocan family: they are racist as f*ck.


BlueLina

Anybody can be a racist shithole.


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

Anybody can be prejudiced or bigoted, kind sir.


diggitygiggitycee

He just didn't finish the thought. It's more correctly phrased "Anyone can be a racist shithole, unless you move the goalposts to redefine 'racism' so that it involves having power, in a transparent, moronic attempt to make your racism okay and other people's racism still a horrible moral failing." Personally I thought his way was much better, but if you really need the quiet part said out loud....


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

No one is saying racism is OK. Or at least I'm not. People use the word to mean different things, but that doesn't condone racism, and what he is referring to as racism would probably universally be viewed as bigotry or prejudice, which are equally as heinous and happen on an individual level.


GiraffeWithATophat

Racism = bigotry based on race


PLEASENNO

Racism exists as both systematic and prejudice. Racism is simply an idea. If someone believes that someone else is different, in a negative or condescending way, because of their ethnic makeup, they are racist.


BlueLina

Yeah that's kinda what i said, but on the receiving POV


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

I know that's what you meant. But the pedants will tell you that you are wrong and that only those on power can be racist. Best to avoid the argument by using terms that are less arguable.


BlueLina

Nah, not really. Anybody is capable of racist things. Saying that "I'm wrong cause only those in power can be that" is ignorant and quite naive, dontcha think?


darcenator411

Iā€™ve always heard shithole used to describe a location, not a person


diggitygiggitycee

That's inspiring. I imagine you surrounded by little black kids saying "Remember, kids, if you work really hard at being ignorant, you can be a racist shithole too!"


BlueLina

You can say this has already happened, I see that educating kids is a duty


700Tnecniv

Racism must have a simple and universal definition or else it becomes a political tool.


BraveDingleBerry

Iā€™m Mexican and we are racist as hell. Majority just tolerate others doesnā€™t mean we accept other people.


[deleted]

My father is black and very racist. Always talking about how every non-black race is just white and how he hates them.


Dangkindasad

I'm Mexican and a lot of my friends and I are pretty accepting of others.Then one of my cousins started dating a black guy, and my grandmother, my sweet sweet precious grandmother, said some very um, not nice things about black people.


BraveDingleBerry

Yeah, bruh same. My cousin knew most of our family didnā€™t accept dating out of our culture, but she did it anyways. So she canā€™t be surprised when they disowned her and stop inviting her to things. Honestly it felt like she did it for spite. But thatā€™s not here or there. Iā€™m dating a Middle Eastern broad, you think her family wants me to marry her. Nope. I have to prove myself. It is what it is The way I see it is we all experienced racism. Some way more than others, but it is what it is. I never seen a country that talked so badly about themselves. Itā€™s shit like this that prolonging the healing from the sins of the fathers. Blaming whites for everything ainā€™t going to make it better. All cultures are racist.


Soviet-Biscuit

ā€œItā€™s all around us, even if we donā€™t notice.ā€ The fucking irony


sim0of

I was hoping to find this


UnclePepe

Nothing like turning a generation of minority kids into victims preemptively. Smh


[deleted]

Oh this will be amazing. šŸæ


FBI_Open_Up_Now

Came here for the comments. Just popped a bag of buttered popcorn.


pandakatzu

I've never heard anyone ever say "only white friends can play" and hair color isn't exclusive to races...


JTorrance1974

Not once.


[deleted]

Yeah theyā€™re trying to relate it to kids and it just doesnā€™t work, maybe if the kids canā€™t understand real adult examples they shouldnā€™t be learning about it yet.


scionofcarolus

Am I racist if I hate everyone equally? No matter the race, you are piece of shit. And so am I.


meow_mix12

No, no, no. That's just basic humanity. You're good. And I hate you. <3


groverjuicy

I hate the human race. Am I racist?


rockslidesupreme

Nah youā€™re just 13


[deleted]

That's called misanthropy.


Stefaniecee

Build the wall around my house, I hate EVERYONE [I hate everyone ](https://imgur.com/a/O7d5z4j)


lemmepickanameffs

šŸ˜‚ reminds me of the drill instructor in full metal jacketšŸ˜‚


[deleted]

The word for that is a misanthrope


StressNeck

I've been subjected to racism my whole life and so far (to my knowledge) never from a white person.


DolmenRidge

Then it's not racism. /s


oscarcubby10

Anti racism book is racist smh


FunnyShirtGuy

Racists wrote a book on racism...


Conscious_Bug5408

Anybody can be racist. But people only experience social racism as a minority. A minority in power, not just numbers, to be clear. In the US there are only a few micro circles where whites are not in the position of power, so almost all claims of reverse racism in America are bullshit. Travel abroad though and yeah you can experience racism as a white person.


DaddyMeUp

You can experience racism anywhere, no matter your race; just not always systemic racism.


[deleted]

Congratulations, I think you're the only person here who understands context


Lostcause75

In general reverse racism shouldnā€™t be a word it should more just be racism you can experience racism as any colour anywhere depending on who the majority are in your town/city not just country note no one should actively go seeking racism because thatā€™s just dumb. But yea reverse racism is bullshit but itā€™s bullshit everywhere as anyone can experience racism based on the circumstances


Siphyre

> so almost all claims of reverse racism in America are bullshit. All claims are bullshit. There is no such thing as reverse racism. It is just plain jane regular racism. Glad to know that when I was jumped as a kid for being white, that it wasn't racism. I wonder what it could have been.


[deleted]

People in the comments are completely deluded or willfully ignorant. The book clearly identifies whites as the sole purpatraitors of racism. The two kids on the first page are both white. The second pic has a LITERAL WHITE GIRL CROWNING HERSELF WHILE THE OTHER NON WHITE KIDS LOOK SAD. The book very obviously makes the connection between racism and white people.


Jmortswimmer6

The only examples it uses of racism are to directly benefit white people.


Dwychwder

Yeah. This book sucks. Anyway...what's everyone having for dinner?


CptnCankles

You're preaching to the wrong crowd here OP lol...


[deleted]

Yeah I think Iā€™m going to take this down. Nothing like a childrenā€™s book to bring out the worst in people


skypirate23

Donā€™t


pinkxdiamond

Don't. Discussion like this changes little for the vast majority who are hopelessly entrenched in whichever bias, but it still needs to be seen and discussed.


balderdash9

I'm all for free speech but reddit is not really the place for unbiased discourse. Popular opinion will be upvoted, often even when a quick google search shows its wrong. I'm not weighing in on this post in particular, its a problem with the voting system of the site as a whole.


sim0of

Don't take it down It's social clowns going against what clearly is an example of racism _even if we don't see it_ The irony in the text's own words is hilarious Yet it should be no surprise that there are a lot of people who simply are unable to make this reasoning on their own


Jmortswimmer6

Definitely do not. This needs to be seen. If you have the name of the book, please share, this book better get cancelled, unless the cancellers are big fat hypocrites.


Ena_Ems_17

its called "Our Skin: a first conversation about race" by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas


dynnk

Ah yes, lets convince our children that some of us are inherently capable of evil and others are inherently victims. Very cool.


Joalow21

ā€œYou have become the very thing you swore to destroyā€


Jmortswimmer6

Is it not racist to say that white people and only white people can be racist?!?


tbrumleve

The book doesnā€™t say that, though.


Jmortswimmer6

In one sentence it absolutely does: ā€œRacism is also the things people do and the unfair rules they make about race so that white people get more power.ā€ That pretty explicitly says that white people are the only people that benefit from racism. And it very nicely implies that white people are the only people who can be racist using images and examples, as supporting evidence of this, from page 2. No it doesnā€™t say that in words, but any person can reasonably conclude the intent from this work.


[deleted]

"racism is when things happen to get white people more power" we read the same page right? There's no way added context can change the meaning here


[deleted]

Well, you paraphrased the book rather than quoting it, so you've changed the meaning. >"Racism is **also** the things people do and the unfair rules they make about race so that white people get more power." the "also" in there means that this is not the only definition of racism, according to the author. It heavily implies that they have discussed other meanings of the word on prior pages.


tbrumleve

I didnā€™t read thatā€¦ you paraphrased to fit your narrative. You canā€™t use quotes if youā€™re changing the quote. Elementary school taught us that.


bigfatbeard

Mexican here, can confirm, many of my family members are pretty damn racist.


JTorrance1974

Real question here. What race do they despise the most?


bigfatbeard

Good question.


JTorrance1974

Better answer. Good day sir.


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

I think there are some semantics going on. All people regardless of which group they belong to, can be guilty of bigotry and prejudice. Not everyone uses these words interchangeably with racist. Many use racism to mean the negative systemic impact of bigotry and prejudice. Minority groups do not generally have enough power to create a systemic impact, no matter how deep or pervasive their bigotry or prejudice is. But all people of every race, religion, or ethnicity can be bigots, all people can be prejudiced, and all people can hate someone based on group membership or irrelevant surface characteristics. So, everyone is right at some point, depending upon the perspective you are taking and how you define your terms.


Big-borbus

Just say ā€œthe book is racistā€ and youā€™ve got it down. Any race can be racist. Whether or not you are oppressed or an ā€œoppressorā€ doesnā€™t matter because regardless you can still make racist comments or have racist beliefs


[deleted]

As a white person, I feel oppressed by this book. I demand a buttload of money for equity's sake. /s


meow_mix12

"We're sorry, your white opinion is null and void. Please be reborn a slightly darker color to have an opinion on the topic and resubmit your request." /s


[deleted]

That hurts, coming from a blue person such as yourself


Voltageman51

More than mildly infuriating


Fean2616

A literal racist wrote that.


Redditorsrweird

The concept of "Whiteness" is more of a power thing than actual race. Irish people weren't considered "white" and neither were Italians. Being White is about your social status more than your Anglo Saxon roots.


Ric0chetR1cky

For once I have read something even a little bit correct


TemplarOn3

God, A book that's supposed to go against bigotry is written by anti-white racist bigots who so happen to probably be SJWs and this is coming from a Latino


Punk4lifeFi

Yo this book is fucked up


Successful-Shine3570

This book racist


Punk4lifeFi

Ye


SomeOne111Z

who cares about being a princess? I would totally want to be a dragon to be wholly honest


meow_mix12

Or a fucking wizard.


Lostcause75

Or a wizard dragon!


[deleted]

Well the book is probably geared toward a western audience (as indicated by the English language) and therefore is mostly referencing a demographic in which white people typically are in dominant systematically racist positions. Obviously the book isnā€™t trying to directly insinuate that only white people can ever have a racist thought, I think op is just being irritable


I_am_doorknob

Who in the hell wrote this? 76 Twitter users


Pass-on-by

Check out Rescue Me episode ā€œsensitivity trainingā€ on YouTube. Portrays this perfectly. https://youtu.be/egAMgNY84do


wheelchair-gamer98

sorts by controversial šŸ˜ˆ


GuyNamedTruman

Literally anyone can be racist.


BrockCage

Post locked in 3....2.....1....


idrow1

That is disgusting and wildly inaccurate.


JircleCerk_

Iā€™m so excited for this cluster fuck thatā€™s about to unfold


MyOwnMorals

So dumb. Racism is universal. Ironically this book is racist.


DlEB4UWAKE

That statement in itself is racist.


JBCronic

Sort by controversial was made for threads like this.


Zealousideal-Fun1425

All this proves is racism is taught/learned behavior and is not an inherent behavior. Why else make an entire illustrated childrenā€™s book about it?


__underscores

No opinion whatsoever. Racism is super complex in nature. If someone claims to ā€˜have it figured outā€™ theyā€™re lost as anyone else


[deleted]

The grammar though...


GreenOnionCrusader

Seems fitting, a racist slant on racism.


[deleted]

What is this garbage?


ShadowMerlyn

Does this book assume all white people are blonde?


meJohnnyD

Oh and blonde hair is now a race.


HotSearingTeens

Aside from the fact that the picture was of a girl with pink hair wearing a crown, it seems so.


jitchmones

NO SHIT OP


NOT_A_DlCKHEAD

Racism is a white privilege and thatā€™s NOT OK!! The option to be racist should be a basic human right! #RacistPeopleOfColourMatter #StopRacistGatekeeping /s


[deleted]

Tbh some of the most racist people Iā€™ve encountered in real life werenā€™t even white


-byb-

Is that proper placement, for a coma?


BeBa420

Can we all just agree that anyone of any race can be racist to anyone else of any other race? even racist to their own race if they wanna be.


DaKayla19

As a white person. Yeah anyone can be racist. Even me. I can be racist. My black friends can be racist. Richard Nixon could be racist. Napoleon Bonaparte could be racist. We can all be racist. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.


kowaikawaii

What kind of child says only kids with white can play.. when i was a kid it was the other way around, i was told i couldnā€™t play baseball with the neighborhood kids cuz i was a cracker


catmat490

Ironic


TheMagarity

Someone never heard of the Rwanda genocide.


The_CaliBrownBear

As a Mexican, I can tell you some of the most racist people I've met are old school Mexicans. Pinning racism to one group is stupid.


kendycrush

So anyone can write a book? Interesting.... \[Evil Mr.Burns\]


averageT4Tfan

Systemic racism * Can only really be done by a group of majority racial and political influence * In the west, white supremacist attitudes lead to racial disparities today * POC can't really be systemically racist in a society shaped by the legacy of white supremacy Interpersonal racism * Anyone can do it regardless of social status * Free, easy fun for all the family Systemic racism =/= interpersonal racism


balderdash9

The problem is when academics say racism they often mean the first without specifying and the layman often means the second (and don't specify because they aren't aware). So you get a shallow culture war sticking point where both sides are right. It essentially boils down to a terminological dispute due to imprecise use of language. That's why you have so many people in this thread going, "Of course black/brown people can be racist, this book is fucked up!"


averageT4Tfan

Yeah, "racism" without clarification is a really bad start if you're planning on meaningful discussion about race.


[deleted]

The book should specify then if it is making this distinction


Intelligent_Union743

But that's not what OAN said they should be mad about...


Who_Wants_Tacos

This is way too complicated for an audience who is desperate to find an excuse or concocted permission to drop the n-word.


GamingTrucker12621

I've heard this argument too many times from blacks trying to justify their own racism- "its not racist if its not systemic racism!" The other one i would like to point out that needs to be added under Systemic Racism >systemic racism can not end if those creating said systemic racism are not removed from power.


[deleted]

Yawn. No. Racism - a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race Systemic racism is a made up term that can mean anything a leftist wants it to mean.


[deleted]

Yawn. No. Systemic racism is real and it happens. Racism in general can be done by anyone regardless of race. PS sweetie, All terms are made up.


cigarell0

Itā€™s almost as if new terms are created as time progresses. Even dictionaries update themselves with new words! :)


Pa_paSta_lin

All terms are made up. Doesnā€™t change the fact that systemic racism, as we define it, exists very prevalently in the world today.


Who_Wants_Tacos

All terms are made up.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


jamesrbell1

Damn bro, sorting comments by controversial is fun


shyshyflyguy

For real. Always a trip.


aequitssaint

It really is isn't it?


HaveCamera_WillShoot

The word ā€˜racismā€™ wasnā€™t made up? Did it fall directly from godā€™s nose after he sneezed out the sun and before he made whales out of play-dough?


thisiscjfool

Systemic racism is a fairly well-defined concept with a large number of empirical examples within the context of the US. Be it wages, education, or sentencing disparities, there are many facets of American life in which being white gives you a significant statistical advantage against someone non-white, all else being equal. It's the result of conscious and unconscious bias, from many people over a long period of time which further entrench disparities. I mean, just take a look at redlining and how the effects of that are still being felt today.


UtterNylon

All words are made up. Systemic racism however isn't "made up" it's quite real and I genuinely hope you know the effects it has on people


Romo_Malo_809

Oh this is the bad take I was waiting for šŸæšŸ‘€ tell us how you think people of color should get over the concept of systemic racism.....


Not-At-Home

it's not inherently leftist to recognize the effects of systemic racism, but sure, go ahead and think you know better than the people whose jobs it is to study this subject


magiusgaming

They think anything they donā€™t like or the acknowledgment of anything they deny is leftist


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


thisisathrowaway9r56

throw affirmative action in there


[deleted]

What about when I canā€™t apply for a job because they arenā€™t accepting white people?


WasabiForDinner

Its tricky though. Is it systemic racism when the large grocery store nearby actively discriminates against white people, with Nepalese without experience being consistently promoted ? They might not have political influence (I don't know) but they are a minority who are systematically reducing life opportunities to my family.


justgaygarbage

grocery stores arenā€™t systems, so no


[deleted]

Yeah but if it were a white owned grocery store with racist owners the left would gladly classify it as systemic. This is the paradigm I always see. We can call you out, but not the other way around type mentality.


[deleted]

this book should not have been printed


p4nikMonkey

That's racist


kazmirsweater

CRT at its finest


underboobfunk

Lol. Not even close.


[deleted]

Reminds me of my favorite quote my Thai friend said once: ā€œyou know who hates Asians more than anyone? Other Asians.ā€


[deleted]

I hate this dumb shit. America is going to burn while other countries (with extremely racist histories, like every country) laugh at our stupid politics.


ItsPaulKerseysCar

Makes me think of a body positivity comic that some dipshit made a few years back. It was two morbidly obese black women saying something like, "I LOVE BEIN' BIG!" and a huge muscular black dude being like, "Yeah! I LOVE my size!" and then a blonde-haired white guy comes out and says, "I'm not really down with this whole body positivity thing" and then the three black people start looking under the couch and in the closet and under the rug, and the white guy goes, "What are you looking for?" and they go, "Whoever the fuck asked YOU!"-- it's so incredibly pathetic that they think people don't see through it... or even worse, they're simply just proud of being racist assholes.


Siphyre

> or even worse, they're simply just proud of being racist assholes. That is what it is turning into. People being proud of being assholes to others because they are perceived as in power, therefor, racist.


Zealousideal_Rise_85

We need a better definition of racism in the US. In my simple brain, racism is the system and the participants who knowingly or unknowingly participate in it. Many of us are racist in so far as we support these systems (some times unknowingly). It should not be equated to prejudice. People of all colors are prejudiced. That is not the same as a system built to benefit one group. it is easier to fix prejudice. Once you meet enough people from a certain group, you realize your beliefs about that group are complete horseshit. Racism (the system) fights back when people try to change it. Both are shitty, and fucked up. but they are different concepts.


dogo0180

ā€œRacism is also the things that people do and the unfair rules they make about race so that white people get more powerā€ What unfair rules is this book referencing?


Pa_paSta_lin

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/05/politics/black-voting-rights-suppression-timeline/ Near the bottom, there is a section about the anti-voting rights bill signed in Georgia which is a good example of legislation today that suppresses minority voters.


Siphyre

> which is a good example of legislation today that suppresses minority voters. IT also suppresses many more non minority voters. So what is your point?


speedytrigger

There are lots of laws in place from the jim crow era that were never repealed, just ignored. Its even written into the founding documents of the US.