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no or maybe but they can be tribalist

djeezy: Tah shift.

Dress joor!

Once u dominate u r a Racist. We r ol racist

InvertedHammer: /
@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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I think the OP is confused about what racism entails. He asserted that racism is about "superiority" and to be superior, you've to be the dominant race, with power. However, since minorities can never be the dominant race, and they lack the power to either rule, or be superior - there's absolutely no way they can be racist.

But on the flip-side - they can be bigots and and also ethnocentric.

Topic:

- BIG NO!!

Truckpusher: Dress joor!

Oya goan push your truck. Now run along boy!

Asari dokubo is racist...

he is ijaw

waht more do you need to know?

djeezy: Oya goan push your truck. Now run along boy!

Watch your mouth, son.

If a black man is racist is it okay? What if its the white mans racism that made him that way? The bully is the victim some would say but by some sense they are all the same!! Say NO to RACISM. The piano keys are painted black and white for a purpose.

SirShymex:

However, since minorities can never be the dominant race, and they lack the power to either rule, or be superior - there's absolutely no way they can be racist.

Topic:

- BIG NO!!

BIG LIE. Minorities can dominate. E.g. Jews in America through economy.

we have racism in nigeria. You may call it tribalism, i see it as racism.

Yorubas hating igbos, igbos hating hausas, hausas hating yorubas, igbos hating yorubas , hausas hating igbos.

Even other minorities tribes do these to one another.

chineloSA:

BIG LIE. Minorities can dominate. E.g. Jews in America through economy.

And aren't American Jews also European Jews and part of the Aryan race? You can't separate them from white America. Ditto the Irish Americans, Anglo Americans, Italian Americans, Polish Americans, Austro-German Americans etc.. All the same race.

I've been here in the US since 1986.

The only racism I've ever experienced in the US were from black people.

You Africans come over here.....

Go back to Africa......

chineloSA:

BIG LIE. Minorities can dominate. E.g. Jews in America through economy.

How are the Jews dominating??

zboyd: 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

guy what is this now...
I couldn't read it all, only few paragraphs, its too long... learn to summarize.

Everyone is a racist

EVERY race on this planet has its fair share of racists.

Well, ethnocentrism is alive and thriving on Nairaland.

Yes ,minorities does discriminate ,but its a complex that can be explained , i have experienced it ,
people become how they are treated , i noticed this in Europe , some of the afro caribbeans are obviously racist to african migrants , and the british born asians are worst than the white racist ...it is a vicious cycle bruv , i remember a black afro caribbean commuter in london abusing a bus conductor that happenned to be an african ( obviously she was nigerian or ghana because she had tribal marks ) , the commuter shouted at the conductor , go back to ur country and all sorts of racial abuse , the oyibos in the bus could not believe it , i was shocked beyond my brain and i will never forget. i remember this more than the white racism that i have experienced in Europe . i believe if the afro carbbeans that were born in europe had never experience racism they might have not been able to dish out the same evil to fellow african migrants that show up in europe.
i will think the victims of racism will be compassionate but it nevers turns out that way ..the abused becomes the abuser most of the times .....same story amongst the afro americans and the african migrants, the tension and hate is just something else...
this racism is beyond color and its an evil mechanism designed to destroy mankind..turning a blind to it makes it worst and when this evil matures it does not discriminate .... terrorism is an off shoot of untreated racism ..and so on

CityNG: I've been here in the US since 1986.

The only racism I've ever experienced in the US were from black people.

You Africans come over here.....

Go back to Africa......

You need to check yourself - you're the problem.

Learn to integrate with the black community wherever you find yourself, and you'd be alright.

And a black person can't be racist to a next black person - you're both from the same race.

SirShymex:

You need to check yourself - you're the problem.

Learn to integrate with the black community wherever you find yourself, and you'd be alright.

And a black person can't be racist to a next black person - you're both from the same race.

Clearly you have an alternative agenda.

I refute your opinion and substitute with my own reality.

Good day.

SirShymex:

You need to check yourself - you're the problem.

Learn to integrate with the black community wherever you find yourself, and you'd be alright.

And a black person can't be racist to a next black person - you're both from the same race.

He's right to an extent - I have come across some African Americans that showed some sign of discomfort being around a continental African and I have also come across AA's that disrespects and disregard continental Africans for just no reason I can visibly see or perceive.

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.”... In that case, most Nigerians are racist because most of them believe that "race accounts for differences in human character or ability" (every white guy working here in Nigeria is considered to be a genius), and that "a particular race is superior to others" (I don't even need to cite examples here).

@poster, what is this type of racism called
#curious

Truckpusher: He's right to an extent - I have come across some African Americans that showed some sign of discomfort being around a continental African and I have also come across AA's that disrespects and disregard continental Africans for just no reason I can visibly see or perceive.

But that's not racism - you can use whatever words to describe it but racism doesn't apply here in this context.

And it goes both ways if people are more objective and not trying to play the victim mentality.

CityNG:
Clearly you have an alternative agenda.

I refute your opinion and substitute with my own reality.

Good day.

Keep telling telling porkies everywhere!

Have you ever labelled an AA as being "ghetto" or being a "thug?"

Cry everywhere but you do the same shiit - GTFOH!

Truckpusher: He's right to an extent - I have come across some African Americans that showed some sign of discomfort being around a continental African and I have also come across AA's that disrespects and disregard continental Africans for just no reason I can visibly see or perceive.

Those are my cases.

Once it was at an HOA meeting. I was fighting the HOA because they turned down my request to install a basketball hoop in my house for my kids.

Response of one of the AA there (not even on the board but a fellow homeowner was to say "if it's that bad why don't you go back to Africa?".

The other was many years ago. I was dating an AA and when I showed up at a club unknowingly her ex BF was there. So he came up to me and said the "you africans come over here and take our jobs and women".

So any sane person can see that I clearly did not do anything to warrant that.

SirShymex:

Keep telling telling porkies everywhere!

Have you ever labelled an AA as being "ghetto" or being a "thug?"

Cry everywhere but you do the same shiit - GTFOH!

Like I suggested and not confirmed, you do indeed have an alternative agenda.

Why would I label someone was being ghetto or thug? To what usefulness will that do for me?

Regarding your suggestion, I think I'll rather stay here since my presence is causing you to be agitated and frankly I enjoy that

You and I clearly aren't in the same social circle because I don't use words like that.

of course they can be... some blacks in US are racists towards white... and some Latinos are racists towards blacks....

SirShymex:

But that's not racism - you can use whatever words to describe it but racism doesn't apply here in this context.

And it goes both ways if people are more objective and not trying to play the victim mentality.

I'm far from someone that you can accuse of claiming a victim. OP asked a question and I answered.

I live a very fruitful life, surrounded by a great circle of friends, an outstanding career. I have nothing but thanks and appreciation for my life.

But good luck with your hangups though. I'm certain it can be treated in an outpatient setting these days.

SirShymex:

But that's not racism - you can use whatever words to describe it but racism doesn't apply here in this context.

And it goes both ways if people are more objective and not trying to play the victim mentality.

I got your drift, do not misquote me .

If the word 'racism' does not apply in this context ,then I'd be more than glad to learn from you how a discriminatory attitude from a black person raised in the US or in the West all his life to another black person raised in Africa should be called or referred to.


FYI: I do not play the victim mentality-for every racist person I come across I know exactly how to treat them and put them where they belong.

CityNG:

Like I suggested and not confirmed, you do indeed have an alternative agenda.

Why would I label someone was being ghetto or thug? To what usefulness will that do for me?

Regarding your suggestion, I think I'll rather stay here since my presence is causing you to be agitated.

You and I clearly aren't in the same social circle because I don't use words like that.

I definitely don't want to be in the same circle with a grown man who thinks people from the same race can be racist to him. Can't you discern the word "race" in "racism?"

Nah, a black person outside of Africa where black folks are minorities can NEVER be racist - period!

Truckpusher: I got your drift, do not misquote me .

If the word 'racism' does not apply in this context ,then I'd be more than glad to learn from you how a discriminatory attitude from a black person raised in the US or in the West all his life to another black person raised in Africa should be called or referred to.

FYI: I do not play the victim mentality-for every racist person I come across I know exactly how to treat them and put them where they belong.

It's just prejudice and it goes both ways.