Skullhammer wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
The book you offer is a book written by a person who agrees with your world view.  Maybe even informed you of your world view.  This is like me saying, "If you don't believe that the world is flat, then I suggest you read The World is Flat by Mr. Flat Earther".

Chucho68 wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
Please offer me a counterpoint. I am willing to learn and read.

H.

Skullhammer wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
Racism (per Merriam-Webster dictionary):
rac·​ism | \ ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm  also -ˌshi- \
Definition of racism
1: a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
Ladino elites used racism to justify the displacement and enslavement of the indigenous population, and these beliefs, along with the resentment created by the continued exploitation of indigenous land and labor, culminated in the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996).
— Mariana Calvo

White person (per United States Census Bureau):
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau in classifying written responses to the race question:
White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
American Indian or Alaska Native – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

You characterizing my capacities and behaviors based on race is racist.  Maybe you and your like-minded friends disagree, but that's of little importance.

We all have biases, men/males more than most, and white males more than almost everybody else.

Chucho68 wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
Thank you for the definition of racism. It bears seeing. Not sure how that makes me racist, though. In the U.S., white (and male and rich and Christian) is deemed more powerful than everything else. Is this not a fact? Being so, it proves U.S. racism is white to non-white. Is this news?

Not sure what to do with the Ladino bit but, precisely: Ladino are the powerful and oppressed the non-powerful; racism, qed.

Not sure what the U.S. Census definitions add to your point.

Where did I "characterize your capacities and behavior"? Do you mean when I wrote about 'white fragility'? Offering an explanation for the last dozen posts is not being racist - again, one cannot be racist toward white men. Calling out behavior is not racist, especially if the person in question has the power in terms of race.

We are going in circles. What is lacking is information.

Héctor.

Chucho68 wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
OMG.

Am I alone in this? Wow.

Mbassoc, Skullhammer, and Bad Mike: what a failure on my part. I guess I came across completely opposite of what I am.

Héctor.

PS. If the consensus here is that I am racist, please boot me off this site  :(

Chucho68 wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:...it is near impossible that a black or brown person be racist to a white person (what is colloquially referred to as a 'Oreo', notwithstanding).