racial prejudice

Prejudice that is based on race. This is not as bad as racism because there is no power behind it. Black people can be racially prejudiced, but not racist because we are the most disadvantaged. Any other POC and white people can be racist because they have the power to be racist in society, thanks to systemic racial power structures and white privilege. White people can only endure racial prejudice, not racism. Asian and American Indians also only experience racial prejudice, never racism.

Person 1 - Asians are copying BLM with their ALM movement AKA "Stop Asian Hate". They don't deal with racism
Person 2 - That's racist, they deal with racism too
Person 1 - We can't be racist, we have no power. They don't deal with racism, only racial prejudice
Person 2 - That actually makes sense, thank you

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White Adjacent

A term originating in the Black community as a response to the popularization of the term "person of color" (POC).

Refers to any person that is at least part Asian, Native American, Latinx, or another demographic that is simultaneously non-Black and non-white. The only people who are not white adjacent are white people and Black people. The point of the term is to separate Black people, who are people of color (POC), from ethnicities and races that are not technically white but still fully benefit from white privilege.

Remember, there is no such thing as a light skinned person of color.

You can't be racist to Asian people because they're white adjacent. "Stop Asian Hate" was about racial prejudice against Asian communities, not racism. It's the same reason you can't be racist to white people or white passing people like Andrew Yang and AOC.

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