What is Racism?
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Racism
doesn't simply mean prejudices happen on an individual level.
Racism goes beyond that. Racism is a power and institutional imbalance, marginalizing People of Color.
For example, if a white person files a charge against a Person of Color...
...the Person of Color is most likely to be arrested immediately and given extreme consequences.
In contrast, when a Person of Color files a charge against a white person...
...people in the judicial system are more likely to question and doubt the Person of Color's complaint.
The white person is more likely to get less punitive charges.
Now you see racism does not simply mean prejudice happens on an individual level...
Racism is a systematic and institutional oppression that affects People of Color.
