[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

Talk about a false equivalency. Let me give you some info.

To be racist you require privilege and power, which white people (within our society) have whereas black/asian/jewish people do not.

Racism is not just “omg she called me a cracker”. It’s institutional and cultural oppressions that affect your life on a daily basis, not isolated instances.

I would love for you to go and live in downtown Baltimore and see how you're treated. You have no idea. Stop listening to everything the media and the internet tells you. I mean you're only what, 14? I can understand why you're so passionate about these things, but you have barely lived, you have barely experienced and of these things. Just because you don't hear about racism towards white people, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

I realise that we will likely never agree on this, but just because white people may have not been 'oppressed' in the past, doesn't mean they cannot recieve racial hatred for being white. At the end of the day, racism by definition, is when you hate on anyone for their race. These double standards that people have are completely ridiculous and actually do more damage than good. Yes, I'll agree that Hollywood is racist, but it's also sexist, homophobic and ageist. The sooner people get over the idea that Hollywood is brilliant, the happier people will be.

I'm sorry, but I can't deal with a number of people on here acting like white people can't experience racism when they've not travelled to anywhere other than the UK. You have no idea what goes on in the world when you've only lived in one country. I have a friend who has moved to the states and she says she's never felt so unwelcome in her life. All because she's white. It's disgusting and it's wrong. Just because white people havent been 'oppressed' doesn't mean that they should be pushed to the side because' LOL WHITE PEOPLE' .