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she was asleep while black though
And poor. And homeless. Definitely a menace to society.
isn't the judge African American, too ?
that doesn't change much. black cops also can be racist against black people. they're part of a racist structure.
Some of the most virulently racist people I've met have been African American. Even against other African Americans.
This is a stupid comment to make. Yes, black people can be racist against black people. No, they are not "the most racist." Look at Elon Musk and his family's emerald mines. THAT'S the most racist people we know - the prison owners, the people destabilizing Africa and other countries, the people enslaving other races for profit. Just because that racism is socially acceptable here because it affords those people luxury, doesn't make them "less racist." You just don't pick up on it because you're used to it.
I'm black, for context. The guy said they were the most racist he's personally met. Can't really argue with anecdotal evidence. My family is from Jamaica, and I can say, with shame, that I did come the the US with some preconceived notions about African Americans. It's doesn't speak at all to the atrocious Emerald mines or even the MAGA flag wielders next door, but it is a real issue.
If you can't hear the dog whistle in what he said, show it to a black friend of yours, someone who is good at detecting bullshit. Saying "ackshully, black people are the most racist," and then qualifying it with "in my experience" to try to mitigate the racist statement doesn't really fly with me. I have heard too many racist Nazi fucks say that exact phrase to not recognize it. There are other variations too for other races, such as "The Chinese/Indians/Japanese are the most racist," the main goal being how superior western white culture is compared to whatever race is so terribly racist. It's just another "white people are so amazing actually" circlejerk.
And I do indeed know very wealthy white racists, and anecdotally what they said to me behind closed doors is worse than anything a black person has ever said to me. Have you ever been sent pictures of dead bodies of black people hanging from trees, by a black person? And the person thought it was funny? I've received that and Nazi flags and all kinds of horrible racist shit from these white wealthy men. It's fully disturbing, especially because they literally own companies. Imagine a commercial landlord having those views and what that impacts. Imagine a military contractor having those views.
Because of their success, these wealthy men do not self analyze and instead have wicked confirmation/survivor's bias. Which truly anyone including someone who is black can succumb to - eg Kanye.