Reverse Racism
We had an incident in our neighborhood this past week that ended with a white woman declaring that she had been the victim of reverse racism. It was a frustrating conversation for me and I struggled to find the words to express myself. Then I remembered this and decided to dig it up. I don’t know how he does it, but this guy nails it. Aamer Rahman manages to explain his thoughts on reverse racism in a precise, “funny because it’s true” kind of way.
I think we need a different word for what our neighbor experienced. A different way to understand what transpired. Certainly it was a difficult exchange between neighbors and hurtful words were spoken. But it wasn’t reverse racism. Not by a long shot. Here’s why…
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