Janey names two Latina education activists to School Committee

Race-based hate has been used a lot in the past year or so.

…are the only white people who are bigoted against Black people? That’s the only place where white supremacy asserts itself in American culture?

The hideously racist and anti-semetic Black nationalist Nation of Islam is a good example of how far into the extremes we have to stretch to find credible examples of Black superiority racist belief structures in the US. NOI is so extreme as to believe in the deranged mythology you outline and to have sought alliances with foreign leaders such Moamar Kadaffi and Idi Amin.

But even more interesting, NOI is so dedicated to hate that white supremacist groups are praising Farrakhan because, while even though Farrakhan laments the “white devil”, the smoke he brings for white people is relatively tame compared to his disgusting and demented anti-Jewish hate speech. Sure I know about Yakoub and that I am thought of as the white devil, but I can’t think of any real transgressions commited by NOI against white people other than the guy in the bow tie not handing me a copy of Final Call at Downtown Crossing. While I am sure some examples exist, Farrakhan’s anti-white rhetoric pales in comparison to prolific amount of original anti-Semitic sleeze and propaganda injected into the world by Farrakhan and NOI, which filters into the non-NOI Black community and has probably been converted into physical violence against Jewish people more than we can quantify. We know that NOI propaganda penetrates into mainstream, non-NOI Black culture given the number of non-NOI (often Christian) Black entertainers and athletes who share Farrakhan speeches on social media.

The most visible anti-white racist is known far better as a prolific and dangerous anti-Semeite. Which is to say if this is the worst-of-the-worst of anti-white Racism, then it demonstrates just how rare white folks like myself encounter actual anti-white racism. Furthermore, let’s be clear: none of us were blocked from a job interview or promotion, securing a loan or a lease, profiled by a shopkeeper or law enforcement, or denied educational opportunities, etc etc because anything NOI said or did. Their brand of anti-white bigotry is simply not a threat or has any impact on white people’s lives.

Often times when “anti-white racism” is brought up it’s something like the BS “Westie whites” debacle. Yes, it was a shitty, unprofessional comment and the committee member was correct to resign. It was bigoted. But “racist and hurtful” as the original commenter said? As another commentator pointed out certain white people wait with glee for for a comment like that so they can smugly and disingenuously claim that certain minorities “are just as racist” as some whites and “white people face racism all the time, too”, as if 400 years of white supremacy—the dominant and defining strain of bigotry and hate in the US and current undefeated champ—is now somehow, because “racism is racism”, on the equivalent level as “Westie whites”.

Equating “Westie whites” with actual beliefs of superiority and systems of oppression is not useful for progress and is a tool to minimize and dismiss actual racism. If someone thinks that “Westie whites” is a valid example of actual racism, then they are living a privileged life and should be thankful.

It’s the definition. Crack any textbook.