There is a weird belief, that's particularly American, that if you're not outwardly hateful towards black people, you're not racist. Even the dictionary definition of racism often includes concepts like racial superiority. So I guess a lot of tech folk aren't really that kind of hateful, ignorant racist. But to me, you can be racist if you simply compartmentalize someone else based on their race. It's a conversation that's rarely had, and it's significant.
People can grasp hate, and violence. But they can't really see the effects of simply seeing someone as "other" based on race. And it's everywhere in the US.
It's strange. Americans just don't have deep vocabulary for ethnicity, really. It's all just race.
People can grasp hate, and violence. But they can't really see the effects of simply seeing someone as "other" based on race. And it's everywhere in the US.
It's strange. Americans just don't have deep vocabulary for ethnicity, really. It's all just race.