According to the progressive definition of racism ('structural oppression'), minorities cannot be racist. That makes it likely that norms against ['dictionary definition'] racism are less enforced among minorities, and we might see more racist attitudes among them? Is there data?
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Replying to @Plinz
Of course minorities can be racist, if they once belonged to a majority that practiced structural oppression and don't realize they are now in the minority.
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Replying to @RitaJKing
I met people from all sorts of ethnic backgrounds that had strong convictions of racial superiority and inferiority, regardless of whether they were presently or previously themselves structurally oppressing others. The capacity for racism may be a human universal.
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Replying to @Plinz
All groups tend to "other" other groups. But you need power before you can structurally oppress entire groups. Racism is a subset of what you describe. One can believe one's group superior without having the power to systematically oppress other groups as a result.
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Replying to @RitaJKing @Plinz
An individual or small group can commit horrific hate crimes at the local level as a result of the belief in their own superiority, but that is much different than structural oppression.
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In terms of the relevance of the dimensions of structural oppression, where do you think rank ownership and social class?
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