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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Actually, the post to which you were responding was one in which I was referring to specific people as racist.

I did not list all of the judges, prison guards, probation officers, comedians, and various other individuals who have exhibited behavior or made statements indicating they are racists because I'd prefer to avoid libel claims. But those are people, not "systems."

You're actually the one claiming racism is a system all around us. Recall just a few posts back that discussion of a racist status quo? A status quo is a condition resulting from a system (actually, it's many systems working together, but whatever...).

Here's what you said:

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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

That's dead fucking wrong. I'll call people racists all day long.

Tell a racist joke? Racist.
Sentence the black kid harshly while the white kid gets leniency? (I've seen this up close a bunch.) Racist.
Exclude other races at work because you're not comfortable with them? Racist.

The list could go on forever.

Half the fucking justice system is racist. If you don't believe me, talk to law enforcement sometime. Talk to prison guards. Talk to probation officers. The racism drips out of these people in every other statement. I'm happy to generalize a bit there because it's so damn pervasive.

Are some comedians trading on racism? Hell yes.

But do I infer racism quickly? No. I wait for proof, as is required before making any inference.

You don't actually refer to any specific people here as racist. When we actually talk about specific individuals, you are much inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt. George H.W. Bush, for example, turned William Horton into a household ogre so he could get a job, and you say he's not racist, he's decent. Sure, you're willing to agree that politicians are racist, just not any specific politicians.