vtskier8022
vtskier8022 t1_j4uy34w wrote
Reply to comment by Disastrous-Baker-914 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
I was specifically talking about a chant of white power and you were saying it is not racist.
vtskier8022 t1_j4uhafi wrote
Reply to comment by raz0rsnak3 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
Actually it does. If you are aware that a phrase is a racial slur but you still believe that it is acceptable to use in day to day life then you are in fact, racist.
A person who values each person individually would say “wow there are millions of other words to use, I will just not use the hateful slur.”
vtskier8022 t1_j4uh42h wrote
Reply to comment by Disastrous-Baker-914 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
No. White power is a racist slogan.
vtskier8022 t1_j4rjqb5 wrote
Reply to comment by raz0rsnak3 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
If you are using racist language to elicit a reaction, you are being racist.
vtskier8022 t1_j4rjmf1 wrote
Reply to comment by Disastrous-Baker-914 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
Idk, I grew up in fair haven and our sports teams mostly wore white. Frequently the basketball fans would chant white power at the games. Granted this was 2004-2008 but I doubt much has changed.
vtskier8022 t1_j4uya1h wrote
Reply to comment by raz0rsnak3 in Citing racism, MUHS girls’ basketball team skip game at Enosburg Falls by thedvlandgod
I know what you are getting at. People may not say it intending to cause another race harm.
That said, when a person decides to use a racial slur just to like, talk smack or whatever, they are deciding that those words are acceptable to use directed at another person. Deciding that racial slurs are ok to use in a context like that speaks to that persons view on race.