The definition of "racism" is not "calling obvious racism, racism."

[kpete]

Trayvon Martin was murdered because of racism, and the murder was covered up because of racism.

Just face it.

The definition of "racism" is not "calling obvious racism, racism."

No, the definition of racism instead has to do with innocent young teenagers getting murdered.

Let's not pretend this is tricky.

http://whiskeyfire.typepad.com/whiskey_fire/2012/03/so-uh-lets-talk-about-racism.html

[Solomon]

1. But but, if you say something is racist, that means

you're the racist because you're playing the race card.

[Progressive dog]

2. You must not be a "conservative"

That's their only definition.

[bart95]

3. RE: article 'let's talk about racism'

i didnt know that we had ever stopped

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=racism&oq=racism&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=hp.12...0l0l2l31916l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0.frgbld.&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=9487830796264a14&biw=1024&bih=587

(about 19 million results)

that's a google result for every 15 americans in the whole country

compare that with 5.2 million returns for eisenhower, a war hero and 2 term president

racism returns almost 4 times as many returns

if talking about 'racism' is a great taboo, then eisenhower is 4 times as great a taboo

maybe i should write a book 'Eisenhower, the great taboo'

[AtomicKitten]

4. It was a sad day for Dems when Geraldine Ferraro alleged "reverse racism" on Faux News.

[bart95]

5. because women shouldn't have their own opinions?

and need to check with others before they speak?

[AtomicKitten]

6. A white person evoking "reverse racism" is problematic on a number of levels.

If you need that explained to you, I refer you to google.

[EFerrari]

7. No, because the power imbalance makes "reverse racism" a ridiculous proposition

that is in itself bigoted insofar as it intentionally obscures that imbalance.

[EFerrari]

9. The right wing has taken to attacking people who call out racism as racists.

That is the main point of the OP.

They do it to make it as unpleasant as possible for people to call them out on their racist bullshit and it works, to a degree.

They can't be allowed to get away with that.