Today Is the end of my one-week challenge to provide examples of systemic racism. Here's a thread on what I learned.
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People are very, very confident they know exactly what systemic racism means, and they can give examples right off the top of their heads. But people seem to have completely different ideas of the definition. What's that tell you?
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I got lots of examples of systemic racism that would apply to all poor people. For example, if you live in a poor zip code, your school is probably underfunded, and that is hard to overcome. Is that systemic racism if it also applies to poor white kids?
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I got lots of outcome-based answers. Some say it doesn't matter WHY the outcomes are different. It only matters that they are. That alone is proof of systemic racism. Is it?
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Some say that non-racist systems (such as the legal system) produce systemic racism when populated by people who are biased but might not realize it. I'd call that regular racism within the context of a system. Is that systemic racism?
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Before I blocked him for bad mind-reading in public, Tim Poole described systemic racism as, for example, getting behind in a small way (say a speeding ticket you can't afford to pay) that snowballs into larger problems. But wouldn't that apply to anyone poor?
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
I look at it in context of seeds growing. I suspect what he meant is if a certain race was given bad dirt to grow from years ago automatically because of race, there’s flaws in the dirt. Other races also in the dirt but not because of race. Therefore systemic racism.
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Does it matter WHY someone is disadvantaged by their family's history? Can't fix the past.
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If the past still effects the present it does matter. The laws changed (which gave access to sunshine and rain) and that was a big 1st step. Now step 2 is the bad soil which is still flawed. How to fix? Education, health care, reimagine police, etc.
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