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@Metal-Brain saidSo if Trump picks a Vice-Presidential candidate who is black, he can't possibly be a racist but Joe Biden who already did so IS a racist?
That would matter if you could prove it.
Who said he didn't want his kids growing up in a racial jungle and sided with segregationists in congress? Joe. Besides, when Trump picks Ben Carson or some other black person for his VP it will not stick.
What did Trump do that was worse than that?
Is that how it works?
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@no1marauder saidIf he chose him because he is black, then yes.
So if Trump picks a Vice-Presidential candidate who is black, he can't possibly be a racist but Joe Biden who already did so IS a racist?
Is that how it works?
We know that was joes (or rather his handlers) reason for harris.
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@no1marauder saidIf someone is given a position because of their race that's - racist.
"We" don't know any such thing.
BTW, right wingers like yourself still don't know what the word "racist" means.
If someone is not considered for a position because of their race - that's racist.
We know harris was selected for her race (racist) and sex (sexist) because she couldn't be introduced without mentioning it, when it should have been 100% of no consequence.
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@Wajoma saidNo, it isn't.
If someone is given a position because of their race that's - racist.
If someone is not considered for a position because of their race - that's racist.
We know harris was selected for her race (racist) and sex (sexist) because she couldn't be introduced without mentioning it, when it should have been 100% of no consequence.
You don't know why she was selected, so stop pretending "we" do. It's possible she was selected in part to appeal to certain demographics but that's no more "racist" than selecting a Vice President from say Florida in the belief it will increase your chances of winning that State.
A racist is someone who believes that certain races are innately "superior" and others "inferior" or as Merriam-Webster puts it:
a
: having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist
Unless you actually think that Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris because he believed that her "race" made her innately superior to other candidates of a different "race", your assertion that the selection was "racist" is incorrect in the English language.
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@no1marauder saidIsn't that exactly why people don't think Biden is a racist?
So if Trump picks a Vice-Presidential candidate who is black, he can't possibly be a racist but Joe Biden who already did so IS a racist?
Is that how it works?
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@Metal-Brain saidNo, people didn't think Joe Biden was a racist until he picked Kamala Harris as Vice President but then stopped believing he was because he did so.
Isn't that exactly why people don't think Biden is a racist?
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@no1marauder saidAlways fun to watch you squirm. harris exhibits certain traits as a result of her race that make her the superior choice for that position..
No, it isn't.
You don't know why she was selected, so stop pretending "we" do. It's possible she was selected in part to appeal to certain demographics but that's no more "racist" than selecting a Vice President from say Florida in the belief it will increase your chances of winning that State.
A racist is someone who believes that certain races are innately "super ...[text shortened]... fferent "race", your assertion that the selection was "racist" is incorrect in the English language.
By your definition.
Thus to treat someone differently based on their race, for the reason of their race one must first:
"having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race."
As it happens harris made great mileage out of playing the race card. Here's NPR
"Come January, she'll be the first woman and first daughter of immigrants and first woman of color to hold the role of VP. And different people point out different aspects of her multiracial identity; after all, she's Black and Asian and South Asian and Indian American."
But after all that she's as dim-witted as Occasional Cortex (not because of their race)
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@Wajoma saidMy "squirming" showed that you were and continue to use the term "racist" in a clearly incorrect and ignorant manner. That she might be a "superior choice" based on perceived political factors hardly implies any innate superiority of one race over another in any characteristics as the dictionary definition of "racist" requires.
Always fun to watch you squirm. harris exhibits certain traits as a result of her race that make her the superior choice for that position..
By your definition.
Thus to treat someone differently based on their race, for the reason of their race one must first:
"having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) is a fundamental det ...[text shortened]... can."
But after all that she's as dim-witted as Occasional Cortex (not because of their race)
You should correct this long running error of yours in future posts.
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@Wajoma saidBut because of gender?
Always fun to watch you squirm. harris exhibits certain traits as a result of her race that make her the superior choice for that position..
By your definition.
Thus to treat someone differently based on their race, for the reason of their race one must first:
"having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) is a fundamental det ...[text shortened]... can."
But after all that she's as dim-witted as Occasional Cortex (not because of their race)
So you're a sexist, too.
But we already knew that.
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@no1marauder saidWhen the 'perceived political factors' are her race (or sex) all you've done is try to insert another layer to obfuscate, unfortunately when asked what are these 'perceived political factors" we end up with her race (or sex) again.
My "squirming" showed that you were and continue to use the term "racist" in a clearly incorrect and ignorant manner. That she might be a "superior choice" based on perceived political factors hardly implies any innate superiority of one race over another in any characteristics as the dictionary definition of "racist" requires.
You should correct this long running error of yours in future posts.
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@Wajoma saidSo what?
When the 'perceived political factors' are her race (or sex) all you've done is try to insert another layer to obfuscate, unfortunately when asked what are these 'perceived political factors" we end up with her race (or sex) again.
That it may well have been believed (or maybe not but for the sake of argument let's say it was) that having a black female on the ticket (both groups which have been historically underrepresented in political office but who are major components of the Democratic party) would be politically advantageous doesn't imply any belief in those groups innate superiority as required by the dictionary definition of a "racist".
You keep stumbling back to the same categorical error.
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@no1marauder saidTherefore you can ban people from your bar as long as you say you don't believe they're superior/inferior to you, you just don't like the colour of their skin.
So what?
That it may well have been believed (or maybe not but for the sake of argument let's say it was) that having a black female on the ticket (both groups which have been historically underrepresented in political office but who are major components of the Democratic party) would be politically advantageous doesn't imply any belief in those groups innate superiori ...[text shortened]... y the dictionary definition of a "racist".
You keep stumbling back to the same categorical error.
This is the first hit on google:
"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
You can't have prejudice for, without having prejudice against.