(08-11-2021, 01:13 AM)PaulP date Wrote:I disagree. Racism can and is way more subtle than overt xenophobia IMO.Yes, but "them versus us" happens at many levels of society even within families, yet it can only be labelled racism when the very same is directed externally.
The behaviour is the same, the motivations are the same, it's the context that makes it racist, that in itself is problematic.
Greed, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Pride, Sloth, etc., etc., do not all equal racism via a change of context or perspective, I feel blaming everything we dislike on racism has become too easy.
Am I being unfair or petty?
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