• cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’ve always understood it to mean racism as a response to racism, like fighting fire with fire. You’re not alone in your interpretation though, which is why it’s such an unpopular term

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      11 months ago

      That would be anti

      The term “reverse racism” has been around for decades, a mis-application (sometimes intentional) to imply racism is automatically one way.

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        11 months ago

        Would it though? People use the term anti-racist to mean they’re against racism. How could you be racist and anti-racist at the same time?

        People say reverse racism to call out the tactic of using racism to justify racism the other way. It’s similar to the idea of hating everyone on the planet because a few people were mean to you.