Haven't read the entire thread, but I'll push back on this one a bit. The problem isn't that the problem is wrong - but we have a word for when people in a particular field use words in a less-accepted way than everyone else, or a word that nobody outside of the field would use anyway. It's "jargon", and this is jargon. An example - the RF Engineer's definition of "phase noise" versus the digital engineer's view on "jitter". But in this case, we often work together, so we all know it's really the same in the end.
This is one of those cases. I recognize the sociological definition, but really, most people will simply pull up Webster.com or whatever, and say "no, you're changing the definition, black people can be racist. I once got called a cracker!" Best to spell out what you're really saying here, IMO. THis is also why I don't use the term "white privilege" much. People hear it and freak out. Not worth it.
Oh, I agree completely. Using sociological jargon is far more likely to cause confusion than education, unless you're the prof in a sociology class. It's unfortunate but true.
That's why this isn't a list of "ways to identify a racialist," it's just a list of 7 habits that racialists tend to have. Just like the "7 habits of highly effective people," where sharing one or more of these habits doesn't necessarily make you highly effective. Racialists tend to do all these things (and more) automatically, but all that really means is that if you find yourself adopting these habits and you're not a racialist, you might want to do some self-examination and reflection.
I put that one first because it's the most controversial. My sociology-minor uber-feminist daughter and I had many heated discussions about this definition (among others) before I saw her point. Even now I think there should be a new term coined for racism + power, so we can get past the whole "you're re-defining words!" nonsense. I kind of like "wannabe crackerism," but it's a bit clumsy.
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Is that what you believe?
I do part company with Davka on Edited section...just feel you are unfair to yourself as much as others in this matter. You are the morose "it's not up to us to solve this unsolvable problem" person here. Maybe it is up to us...you included.
I'm not the one who said it.
Only a dismally moronic fool would answer this way.
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arkirk, I surmised you to be a pacifist. Now you are joining Davka in Edited section because someone sees things differently. Your insults and threats of violence only serve to exacerbate the problem.
Huh? How does "I
do part company with Davka on
Edited section..." amount to agreement? He's declaring himself to be a pacifist.