New to this board, define "racism"

Not necessarily but they're probably just less reliable since the sample might not be representative of the population initially observed in the statistic because reasons.
But I'm talking out of my ass anyway since I barely have a real clue about statistics so I'm going to shut up now.

Just remember, something isn't wrong because it "feels wrong"

It's a shame, we still haven't come closer to a definition of racism that encompasses everything without being too broad, that also is justified to ignore in discussion on this board.

Anyone else want to try their hand at a definition of racism and a case for excluding it from philosophy?

If you call some white New York socialite a redneck you will only get confused stares, or maybe a chuckle if his family has rural origins. That's because a white New York socialite has none of the characteristics of the redneck, besides race.

Meanwhile everyone calls Obama a nigger and I've never heard anyone ask in what way Obama qualifies as a nigger.

The term has obvious anti white sentiment, just because the word isn't defined as "every single white person" doesn't mean it isn't racist

For example "wetback" doesn't mean every hispanic, but noone would argue it's racist.

Discrediting a white person for being white is racist too

So does the recipient's reaction determine if it is or isn't racist?

For example if I call a white man a cumskin, and he laughs, am I being racist?

The idea is that all races are equal and have no differences, so is it racist to question this fact?

If this is true, then is racism inherently bad?

Let's say they research this question and discover that there are differences between the races that supercede culture. Does that mean that racism has validity to it?

If the understanding is that racism is Isa bad thing we must resist, it can't be defined in physical terms but rather ethical terms.

It would make more sense to say that racism is the act of allowing race determine a man's value. This definition proves racism is immoral and illogical and frees many people from blame and hate simply because they have opinions that are unpopular.

Maybe, but that wasn't my point at all.

>The term has obvious anti white sentiment
It doesn't. "Redneck" is a term most commonly used by whites to insult other whites. Often for being undignified or acting in a way considered undignified for whites, much like "white trash." Is "chav" or "bogan" anti-white too?

>"wetback" doesn't mean every hispanic, but noone would argue it's racist.
No one can argue that it's insulting, and it's certainly tied to a specific minority, but it's not used to insult an entire race, so it's hardly racist. No one is going to call Ted Cruz a wetback without irony.

Well then we get into discussion, what determines value? Is any of that determined by race?

So something as flexible or unpredictable as a persons emotions determine if something is racist, and can't be posted here (your rights end where my feelings begin)?

Well now its semantics, fine you don't consider it racist, even if the word is disparaging to whites and ONLY whites