“You don’t get to sit there and say he hasn’t been racist when objectively he has.”
In a sense, it’s not difficult to define racism: discrimination motivated by one’s ethnicity. I think, netting signalling and tribal outrage, that it is quite obvious why it’s bad for our society, but that it also has to be measured by how much effect a source of racism has on society. Since one doesn’t get infinite effort, it’s logical to spend said effort first on the battles that are real and important.
The topic of “can speech be racist” is more in a gray area. Obviously it can, but also we know more than anyone else that speech is often employed only for its social function, although clearly racist speech elevates the probability of racist actions, even if only unintentional.
In a sense, it’s not difficult to define racism: discrimination motivated by one’s ethnicity. I think, netting signalling and tribal outrage, that it is quite obvious why it’s bad for our society, but that it also has to be measured by how much effect a source of racism has on society.
Since one doesn’t get infinite effort, it’s logical to spend said effort first on the battles that are real and important.
The topic of “can speech be racist” is more in a gray area. Obviously it can, but also we know more than anyone else that speech is often employed only for its social function, although clearly racist speech elevates the probability of racist actions, even if only unintentional.