After reading through the various definitions of racism and noting the different types of racism below --

Do you think it's possible for members of a minority population to be racist?

Or, do you think it's not possible for members of a minority population to be racist?
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What Is Racism?

The use of the term 'racism' is relatively recent and as such its definition is not entirely settled.

The American Heritage College Dictionary, has two meanings. Firstly, racism is “the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.” Secondly, racism is, “Discrimination or prejudice based on race.”

The Oxford English Dictionary defines racism as the "belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races" and the expression of such prejudice.

The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines it as a "belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular racial group, and alternatively that it is also the prejudice based on such a belief."

The Macquarie Dictionary defines racism as: "the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule or dominate others."

There Are 8 Major Types Of Racism

1. COLORISM. Colorism is often viewed as a problem that’s unique to communities of color. It occurs when minorities discriminate against those with darker skin than they have. For years in the black community, lighter skin was viewed as superior to darker skin. Anyone with skin color that was lighter than a brown paper lunch bag was welcomed into elite organizations in the black community, while darker-skinned blacks were excluded. But colorism doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s a direct offshoot of a white supremacist ideology that values whites over people of color and equips Caucasians with what’s known as 'white skin privilege'. Colorism also exists outside of the African-American community. In Asia, sales of skin whitening products remain sky high.

2. ECONOMIC RACISM. This form of racism is alleged to be a form of discrimination caused by past racism and historical reasons, affecting the present generation through deficits in the formal education and kinds of preparation in previous generations, and through primarily unconscious racist attitudes and actions on members of the general population. For example, in 2011,Bank of America agreed to pay $335 million to settle a federal government claim that its mortgage division, Countrywide Financial, discriminated against black and Hispanic homebuyers.

3. ETHNOCENTRISM. Ethnocentrism refers to a tendency to use your own culture as the standard by which to judge and evaluate other cultures. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. This can lead to biases and a tendency to view cultural differences as abnormal or in a negative light. It can also make it difficult to see how your own cultural background influences your behaviors.

4. INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. Institutional racism is racial discrimination by governments, corporations, religions, or educational institutions or other large organizations with the power to influence the lives of many individuals.

5. INTERNALIZED RACISM. Internalized racism is when a minority believes that whites are superior. A highly publicized example of this is a 1954 study involving black girls and dolls. When given the choice between a black doll and a white doll, the black girls disproportionately chose the latter. In 2005, a teen filmmaker conducted a similar study and found that 64% of the girls preferred the white dolls. The girls attributed physical traits associated with whites, such as straighter hair, with being more desirable than traits associated with blacks.

6. HORIZONTAL RACISM. When this occurs, members of minority groups adopt racist attitudes towards other minority groups. An example of this would be if a Japanese American prejudged a Mexican American based on the racist stereotypes of Latinos found in mainstream culture.

7. REVERSE RACISM. “Reverse racism” refers to anti-white discrimination. It’s often used in conjunction with practices designed to help minorities, such as affirmative action. The Supreme Court continues to receive cases that require it to determine when affirmative action programs have created anti-white bias. Social programs have not only generated cries of “reverse racism” but people of color in positions of power have also. A number of prominent minorities, including the biracial President Obama, have been accused of being anti-white. The validity of such claims is clearly debatable. They indicate, though, that as minorities become more prominent in society, more whites will argue that minorities are biased. Because people of color will surely gain more power over time, get used to hearing about “reverse racism.”

8. SUBTLE RACISM. Subtle racism, sometimes referred to as 'modern racism', doesn’t make the headlines that, say, reverse racism does, but it’s likely the form of discrimination that people of color most often experience. Victims of subtle, or covert, racism may find themselves snubbed by wait staff in restaurants or salespeople in stores who believe that people of color aren’t likely to be good tippers or able to afford anything expensive. Targets of subtle racism may find that supervisors, landlords, etc., apply different rules to them than they do to others. An employer might run a thorough background check on an applicant of color, while accepting a job applicant from a prospective white employee with no additional documentation. Racial prejudice is the driving force behind subtle racism.

Reference: Psychology Today / Article: "Race and Politics In Minority Communities" by Dr. Nnamdi S. Okongwu

Nice article. I'll recommend it for the front page.

Please what's the article all about.........

Couldn't read through

Yes but in most cases, as a defense to accumulated experience of racism

Every human can be racist, minority or not

Yes they can! Some of them make racist comments sometimes.

There's a bit of ethnocentrism in everyone.

Like anybody gonna care

Hmmmmm.

Zedric: Every human can be racist, minority or not

True

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle

The tin resemble wetin I go read for exam

The parent's of COLORISM are the British

that is alot to read o

Yes

With the rate at which Nigerian girls are buying bleaching cream and Brazilian hair I can concur that they are all suffering from Internalized racism

Minorities can be racist too expecially when they feel threatened by majority. They can become racist as a way of being defensive. The most common type of racism is Ethnocentrism. Every tribe has a disposition of that, be it small or large. Nice article.

Didn't it happen in SA? What was Mandela fighting for??

of course

djeezy: .

You'll soon book space in Ebola Research Facility one day

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@OP:

Racism is a form of discrimination based on race.

I think you are using both terms interchangeably in your article

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Everyone has the tendency to be racist, doesnt matter if ur majority or minority. No one was born a racist.
Just like how the late Nelson Mandela said ''No one was born with hate, they were taught how to hate, why not teach them how to love''. same goes to all racist. Hate in them over shadow the Love in them

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I have met quite a few racist black men who blame the white man for their own failings in life. Racism knows no colour, a person who is prejudiced against another person on the basis of his/her skin colour is racist.

This is an article obviously written by a white person in a predominantly white nation (that's why he refers to other races as minorities) so this is fairly an opinion from a white person's view. This opinion/view doesn't stand for everybody, every country or every race cos for instance,in Nigeria or South Africa, white people are the "minorities" so I think this article is only applicable to any environment based on the prejudice of the local/ indigenous people of the given environment. Anyways,I totally get the point of the article though.

Even an individual can be...there was one on NL but he quit with his girlfriend

Truckpusher: You'll soon book space in Ebola Research Facility one day

Tah shift.