CV and mad panic behaviour

[Thryleon]

Such a vexing subject this racism stuff. Just for clarity perhaps reminding ourselves of the actual definition of racism might help... paraphrased it's (as you know) to judge another unfavourably based on their race or membership of a race.

  Its just as racist to promote people based on race as it is to denigrate them.  If not its worse.  Its discriminatory based on racial prejudice.  Person X is worthy of promoting because of their race.  Thats how the whole WASP culture started to begin with.

I'm with the Fluffy One in regards to not being personally offended by being referred to as a 'white fella' or honkey and so on though I respect, totally, those who are affronted or even hurt by such labels.

BUT, then I'm a member of the majority race who have been running the show for eons and I don't have a history of wounds resulting from being judged unfairly based on my colour (or gender) to the extent it resulted in my unfair exclusion in many societal norms (employment/teams/accommodation/transport/friendship/marriage etc).

This is happening to me now, even though I was discriminated against as a child for being a "wog" by the white kids at school.  Now i'm one of the white ones, solely because there are more migrants of actual black colour here than their used to be and Im seen as an oppressor.  Its all good, I should just wear that, because of systemic gains by my culture.  right?

Son of a migrant who left Greece in Civil war.  Yep.  Privlidged.

So when we see the reactions of folks of colour to prejudice perhaps we should factor in how it feels to have led of life of exclusion and even ridicule based on skin colour. If you suppress and even denigrate any individual or group of folks it follows that they will either turn on themselves and be convinced they're inferior, bad, unworthy, wrong etc and become depressed or worse... or they'll bottle it up then explode and lash out when it all becomes too much. Just look at what cyber bullying can do to some young folks. Suicide is not uncommon... neither is joining a gang and fighting back. Just thoughts regarding one particular aspect of racism.

Exactly.  I am reacting to how unfair its been to have spent the majority of my school years being called a fat smelly wog, but now being called an oppressive wasp, and for some reason also being told that women need to be promoted ahead of me too because some men have reaped the rewards of being in power.

Yep, fairness.  Life has taught me that life is not fair, and the most unfair thing you can expect is equality.  Why?  because in order to achieve equality, we have to continue seeding discontent, division, elitism, and promotion of people based on race, gender, religious idology etc.

We are simply exchanging one form of discrimination for another, and all the people purporting to promote equality are fueling the continuation of discriminatory behaviour.

TREAT PEOPLE EQUALLY FFS.  That doesnt mean promote, or deny one.  It means give everyone a level playing field.  This is why society is deteriorating FWIW.  We keep making bonehead decisions on the back of having made bonehead decisions because we keep trying to make it an eye for an eye.