Can white people experience racism?
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In its most simplistic definition, racism is prejudice or discrimination directed at someone of a different race – based on the belief that your own race is superior.
By Natalie Morris
Taking this definition at its word, then, would suggest that it is possible for a person of any race to experience racism if someone treats them badly for this reason – even white people.
But this definition of racism leaves out one crucial element: The power structures that uphold and perpetuate racism.
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