Advising members of your race to avoid contact with another race including moving to neighborhoods with a low proportion of that race is not super racist?
the context was black people hating and attacking white people so he’s like “ok then I’ll stay out of your way” and somehow that was racist, I think if you’re not aware that some culture pockets and mindsets like this do exist it might seem more racist because it would seem like he’s talking about everyone on earth just for being black but that’s clearly absurd and he was always a smart analytical guy so there’s no way that’s what he meant
The context was one poll of 130 black Americans in which 26% responded “disagree” to the question, and in response he told all white people to stay away from all black people.
> It becomes racist when the motivation is a prejudice toward the race inherently.
It becomes racist when you spread negative racial stereotypes. Which the statements were doing, unless the survey number was 100% and the sample size was the population size. And neither were.
Also, important context: The statement in question is a white supremacist slogan [0][1][2], much like "White Power!". Is anyone who doesn't agree with the phrase "White Power!" a racist, too, because that must mean that they seek to deny power to white people? Does not agreeing with the slogan "White Power!" mean you will kill all white people?
Black people are more likely to have sickle cell anemia. Providers are instructed to consider this diagnosis more likely when the patient is black. This is a negative stereotype based on a non-universal observation. If this is considered racist, so be it. "Racist" is not a useful descriptor at that point.
Anyway, there's no sense arguing over the terms. I find what he said to be non-heinous. I'm sure this bothers you, but I'm ok with that.
If you were to say "stay away from black people, all of them have sickle cell anemia and will kill you", it would most certainly be racist.
That's setting aside that we're specifically talking about a survey question gauging levels of agreement with a White Supremacist slogan, a la "White Power!".
Anyway, there's no sense arguing over the terms. Negative stereotyping is the most basic form of racism. I'm sure that bothers you, but I'm ok with that.
This is a pretty insane attempt to rationalize an incredibly racist remark and it's not going to work the way you think it will. It's not even worthwhile to try and address your arguments.
