Rather the opposite, I think the statements of inferiority are a result of the racism, part of the mechanism one group uses to gain advantage over another in a social setting.
I grew up in Hawaii, where at the time, whites were disliked. I am white. We were called “Haoles”. Particularly when young, that made you a target of general low level harassment. Growing up, I was always looking forward to moving out to the “mainland”—continental US, and getting away from that crap.
So, I went away to college on the mainland. A whole new harassment free world. How sweet it was. But I’m at a bar one day, and some guy is getting in my face. Some white guy. It just seemed so odd. I don’t think I’d ever had some random white guy trying to give me crap before.
People assert themselves by putting down other people. In Group vs. Out Group is one of the handier ways to do it, but there are plenty of other ways. Race is just convenient.
Another learning experience came from watching the Ginger episodes on South Park. I thought it was a big joke. Still do, but apparently it’s a real prejudice in Britain. Really? Gingers? They’re all just a bunch of Haoles to me.
I grew up in Hawaii, where at the time, whites were disliked. I am white. We were called “Haoles”. Particularly when young, that made you a target of general low level harassment. Growing up, I was always looking forward to moving out to the “mainland”—continental US, and getting away from that crap.
So, I went away to college on the mainland. A whole new harassment free world. How sweet it was. But I’m at a bar one day, and some guy is getting in my face. Some white guy. It just seemed so odd. I don’t think I’d ever had some random white guy trying to give me crap before.
People assert themselves by putting down other people. In Group vs. Out Group is one of the handier ways to do it, but there are plenty of other ways. Race is just convenient.
Another learning experience came from watching the Ginger episodes on South Park. I thought it was a big joke. Still do, but apparently it’s a real prejudice in Britain. Really? Gingers? They’re all just a bunch of Haoles to me.