Why do people think racism works like noise cancelling?
If you’re racist the “other way”, it doesn’t cancel out the initial racism, it just creates more racism.
Why do people think racism works like noise cancelling?
If you’re racist the “other way”, it doesn’t cancel out the initial racism, it just creates more racism.
This all sounds like “shut up and take it bitch” to me.
After subjecting them to a lifetime of racism you don’t think the victims should be able to act the same (not escalation, just acting like the pakeha do). An immediately a cry goes out and hands start wringing about what the future will look like if everybody did the same thing pakeha have done to the Maori (and others) for the last century.
Why do the minorities have to turn the other cheek and smacked with the hammer over and over again? Why can’t the pakeha de escalate and turn the other cheek and shut up and take it?
Oh for sure, heartily agree. Didnt mean anything akin to 'shut up and take it.
Those ‘in power’ should absolutely lead by example (and there’s bound to be plenty of time before the victims can actually pull back from ‘defence mode’ - now I’m starting to think of it in the same context as abusive relationships, however). Sorry, my analogies are all over the place!