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Originally Posted by Frownland
I've never understood that either. Especially people who take the time to tell you the difference between structural and interpersonal racism...then go on to say that structural is the only form of racism. Mind boggling.
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Are you kidding me?! There's a HUGE difference between structural racism and interpersonal racism, as the latter will ALWAYS exist in any given society (albeit in much higher numbers when institutional racism is present). You can't completely eliminate that element from a society any more than you can eliminate any other form of interpersonal bullying that stems from backwards thinking. The main difference is that elimination of institutional racism is a MUCH more achievable goal, since the road to achieving that goal is based on policy change rather than thought control (thus, making institutionalized racism more conversation worthy).