So how about that Zimmerman trial?

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Didn't you get the memo? It just isn't possible that racism can go both ways. Get with the program.

This is true. Racism is only top-down and never bottom-up. Thus, in any situation where one racial group has power, they have the potential to be racist (e.g. mexican racism against salvadorans in predominantly mexican neighborhoods). This local context has to be further modified by the global context, in which power is highly concentrated in the hands of - mostly - white men.

Dislike or mistrust of one racial group by another for no reason other than their skin color can be bigotry or prejudice, but if there are other reasons for that dislike or mistrust, such as oppression, this is no longer bigotry or prejudice; it is judice, if you like, or self defense.

Also, there is no such thing as a "race." This is all a non-argument, using nonsense words that mean nothing, perpetuated by bigots.