Preferring "racism out in the open" is probably a sign of....

[the elastic]

Intellectual cowardice

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Team "Cism in the Open" believe it's better than "hidden racism" and believe that bolstering it is for the better?

You can't avoid hidden racism and you can't really make it illegal either.

You can't be afraid to sharpen the power of your mind, body and soul to fight against all discrimination.

Hidden racism is OBJECTIVELY preferable to the open kind. You can't stop people from being sneaky anyway.


You think an easier enemy is one that is openly aggressive, but you underestimate their ability to play the long game.

And obviously no racism is the ideal, but let's be real.

Discuss

 

[Remote]

The problem with hidden racism is that while it exists, it's also difficult to prove.

And so it opens the door for anyone with an axe to grind to make claims and accusations without having any burden of proof. And it's up to the accused to try to prove a negative to defend themselves.

So it's far more productive to attack and call out the racism that IS open and documented. Things like racist language, policy and dog whistles.

 

[the elastic]

The problem with hidden racism is that while it exists, it's also difficult to prove.

And so it opens the door for anyone with an axe to grind to make claims and accusations without having any burden of proof. And it's up to the accused to try to prove a negative to defend themselves.

So it's far more productive to attack and call out the racism that IS open and documented. Things like racist language, policy and dog whistles.

Agreed. Subterfuge and sabotage are difficult for anyone at war to counter. But to act like it will go away because you prefer your enemy to make more frontal assaults is unwise imo. That's all I'm trying to say.

 

[Wild self]

Where is the ACCOUNTABILITY for these open racists?

Its like you really want racist whites to go scot free.

 

[the elastic]

Where is the ACCOUNTABILITY for these open racists?

Its like you really want racist whites to go scot free.

The less acceptable open racism is, the more open racists will be seen as pariahs. People who prefer open racism definitely care less about accountability and more about who to hide from.

 

[RAX 010]

is this seriously up for debate?

 

[the elastic]

is this seriously up for debate?

You'd be surprised.

I'm an advocate for stating the obvious for clarification purposes.

Lawyers and politicians do it all the time for a reason. Leave no stone unturned.

 

[cheek100]

is this seriously up for debate?

as long as it’s in discussion idc how they spin it
i dont like no racism I think when they say “out in the open they mean not sneaky
fairly certain u know that

 

[The Half-Blood FKA Prince]

Intellectual cowardice

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Team "Cism in the Open" believe it's better than "hidden racism" and believe that bolstering it is for the better?

You can't avoid hidden racism and you can't really make it illegal either.

You can't be afraid to sharpen the power of your mind, body and soul to fight against all discrimination.

Hidden racism is OBJECTIVELY preferable to the open kind. You can't stop people from being sneaky anyway.


You think an easier enemy is one that is openly aggressive, but you underestimate their ability to play the long game.

And obviously no racism is the ideal, but let's be real.

Discuss

Encouraging open racism is tantamount to calling for racism to be normalized and socially acceptable.

I can only speak for me but im gone keep that shyt nervously whispered after checking around the room to make sure no one who might be inclined to slap the fire out that mouth will overhear it

 

[Why-Fi]

i prefer people that think theyre hiding it

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

No. Just no. I rather for it to be open so I can have a real reason to throw hands with these clowns.

I already know they don't like me and I don't these clowns either, so why the fukk pretend to or hide it with closed racism?

At this point, when people talk about wanting soft racism, it only further shows how weak you really are. Just speaking in general.

 

[At30wecashout]

As people have already said, open racism is basically taking it from the kitchen table or basement during a ballgame to the water cooler at work. This opens it up from being something to be ashamed of (hence it once being hidden) to actually being accepted as a perspective. A "difference of opinion."

"Slavery was awful."

"Ok, but they were savages and the slaveowners tamed them and taught them skills."

See how that shyt is suddenly an opinion that can be shared in open air forums?

If you tolerate the intolerable for long enough, its passé. It's old news.

"Why are you talking about racism? In fact, blacks are the most racist."

Nah, B. Giving bigotry the same level of commonality as discussing your favorite flavor of ice cream or who is your favorite boxer leads to some shyt.

Did the Charlottesville march not teach us anything? We used to be all when some white line-stepper gets fired...recall the anti "cancel culture" sentiment. What happens when those sentiments and incidents are still being captured on social media and the news but the appetite for punishment is no longer there because people are just "stating their opinions." Thats not to say people don't do foul shyt and keep their jobs, but these knuckleheads talmbout they want racism out in the open basically want Emmitt Till results to come back strong huh?

"Not innocent your honor."

"Not guilty."

...the very next year OUT IN THE OPEN for $4000...

"Yea, we did that."

Before, it was the catalyst for the civil rights movement a buncha cats on here seem to hate. Now? Won't shyt happen and folks will be online e-militarizing about all the shyt they WON'T do in the face of open racism.

 

[Fillerguy]

The problem with hidden racism is that while it exists, it's also difficult to prove.

And so it opens the door for anyone with an axe to grind to make claims and accusations without having any burden of proof. And it's up to the accused to try to prove a negative to defend themselves.

So it's far more productive to attack and call out the racism that IS open and documented. Things like racist language, policy and dog whistles.

If a certain behaviors are being hidden from public view, its because those behaviors aren't socially acceptable. If those behaviors aren't socially acceptable, that's usually a sign of negative social consequences for engaging in said behaviors. What's stopping people from being racist in a society where racism is allowed in the open? We don't have to think about this answer too much..... we have centuries of examples to pull from.

I prefer to live in a society that at least attempts to act like racism is frowned upon. And I'm confident my answers would agree with me seeing that though they struggled through the opposite.