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In reply to the discussion: Why Reverse Racism Isn't Real [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)I'm not receptive to suggestions that bias by members one group against another "can't really be bias" because the recipient is part of a privileged group and I think any suggestions along those lines are counterproductive.
Certainly on a micro level, it means no difference to a person being attacked or discriminated against whether their 'group' tends to have more privilege than the group of the perpetrators.
If anything, I think some of the ideas expressed in the article are dangerous as they could be a basis for rejecting claims of bias and hate crimes against someone because the victim belonged to a privileged group.
It makes much more sense to me for the message to be sent out that no one is above prejudice and bias and that in fact almost all human beings have some and the point is to recognize that and struggle against it every day. That is the message I got from visiting the museum of tolerance in Los Angeles 15 years ago now and it is one I never forgot. People who are on board with that are not folks you have to worry about bogus claims of reverse discrimination.
If someone is pulling out a specific bogus reverse prejudice claim to derail a discussion or investigation then point it out. Broad brush claims that lesser privileged individuals cannot be biased against folks with more privilege is nonsense.