Let's talk about the impending apocalypse for a bit.

[wufwugy]

Sounds like bad reporting and racism.

This is what I'm talking about when I denigrate the idea of institutional racism:

Institutional racism is the differential access to the goods, services, and opportunities of society. When the differential access becomes integral to institutions, it becomes common practice, making it difficult to rectify. Eventually, this racism dominates public bodies, private corporations, public and private universities, and is reinforced by the actions of conformists and newcomers. Another difficulty in reducing institutionalized racism is that there is no sole, true identifiable perpetrator. When racism is built into the institution, it emerges as the collective action of the population.

It's a bullshit idea of racism existing without racism.

[OngBonga]

This is what I'm talking about when I denigrate the idea of institutional racism:

Institutional racism is the differential access to the goods, services, and opportunities of society. When the differential access becomes integral to institutions, it becomes common practice, making it difficult to rectify. Eventually, this racism dominates public bodies, private corporations, public and private universities, and is reinforced by the actions of conformists and newcomers. Another difficulty in reducing institutionalized racism is that there is no sole, true identifiable perpetrator. When racism is built into the institution, it emerges as the collective action of the population.

Oh. Not this?

All it takes is law involving the government's differential treatment by race.

[wufwugy]

Oh. Not this?

Yes, not that. I clarified earlier. People use "institutional racism" to mean two different things. One is literal racism by literal institutions. That's a real thing. The other is some froo froo make-believe "oh you'll see it if you look hard enough because everybody knows that disparity=racism" flim flam.

[OngBonga]

Yes, not that. I clarified earlier. People use "institutional racism" to mean two different things. One is literal racism by literal institutions. That's a real thing. The other is some froo froo make-believe "oh you'll see it if you look hard enough because everybody knows that disparity=racism" flim flam.

Yes, but charging Muslims with terrorism, and non Muslims with murder, for similar offences, is not make believe "you'll see it if you try hard enough" racism. I'm a little confused why you don't recognise this for what it is.

[wufwugy]

Yes, but charging Muslims with terrorism, and non Muslims with murder, for similar offences, is not make believe "you'll see it if you try hard enough" racism. I'm a little confused why you don't recognise this for what it is.

Sounds like it's an abuse by employees of an institution (at the very least) based on race. I have no problem calling that institutional racism.

The phrase is used to mean two totally different things. I thought you were getting at the other ridiculous meaning.

[OngBonga]

Sounds like it's an abuse by employees of an institution (at the very least) based on race. I have no problem calling that institutional racism.

The phrase is used to mean two totally different things. I thought you were getting at the other ridiculous meaning.

No, it is a matter of policy, it is insufficient to argue this is rogue employees of the state.

[wufwugy]

No, it is a matter of policy, it is insufficient to argue this is rogue employees of the state.

Even clearer institutional racism. Why didn't you just say that the government policy on this issue is racist?