This is where I fundamentally reject Tim Wise's premise (and that of similar-minded people).

We ought to, instead, be looking at racism on multiple levels: systemic (institutional or governmentally-supported), social (interpersonal or individually-inflicted), and cultural (group-based).

I touch upon this midway through my recent piece dissecting the concept of "political correctness" --

https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/how-i-define-political-correctness-d430f16459b0

It's an "AND/ALSO" scenario, *not* an "EITHER/OR" proposition.

Racism isn't "exclusively systemic" or "exclusively individual" or "exclusively between groups" -- it's all of the above, in different contexts and settings. And the different dynamics will require different solutions, based on such context.

Anthony Eichberger
Anthony Eichberger

Written by Anthony Eichberger

Gay. Millennial. Pagan/Polytheist. Disabled. Rural-Born. Politically-Independent. Fashion-Challenged. Rational Egoist. Survivor. #AgriWarrior (Deal With It!)

No responses yet