what is racism

Livetotravel wrote: Here's the only truism I know. After working years for Amnesty International and domestic civil rights groups I learned...

That no matter your country of origin or residence, no matter your ethnic and racial group association, the fact of the matter is, the darker your skin the more shit that flows upon you, and the lighter your skin the more societal benefits that are bestowed upon you. Period. End of story.

that's a decent truism for populations, i'll allow, but it's not always true for individuals. stating it in individual terms ("you") leaves plenty of room for disagreement, since everybody knows examples of people for whom this is not true, and pretty soon, there goes the baby with the bathwater.