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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. Just to make it easier to follow.

June 2020 ADL definition: "Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. Racial separatism is the belief, most of the time based on racism, that different races should remain segregated and apart from one another."

September 2020 ADL definition: "The marginalization and/or oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people." [/quote]

Yes, it is ridiculous.[/quote]

+1 I dont even understand the point of changing the definition of racism.  We all know what it is, definition 1 above.  Anyone can be racist.  If you want to invent a new term about marginalization that specifically affects black people, call it something else.  [/quote]

Because people care about being labeled as racist, but wouldn’t give a crap being called systemic oppressor of marginalized communities.[/quote]

You're probably right that this was the motivation. [b]But the actual effect is that people are less concerned about being called racist.[/b] If everything's racist, then nothing is. And that empowers the actual racists (under definition 1). [/quote]

I think non-racists as well. I think it has been a process. When we were still firmly under definition 1, non-racists weren't really concerned about being called racist because they weren't anywhere in that neighborhood. Initially, as the term "racist" grew ever broader, the possibility of attracting the label made non-racists nervous. But as the broad definition has been around for awhile and it's clear that the term gets thrown around glibly by some people, it's less of a concern. At some point, the label just becomes noise.

You mean, [i]the racists[/i] are less concerned about being called racist. 
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