(12-17-2020, 12:46 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: I know I am splitting hairs here, but I think it's important when we use certain terms to get the definition correct.   Some people who endorse discrimination do so because they are racists.  Other people who endorse discrimination are not necessarily racists.  The latter group endorses discrimination not because they think one group is inherently inferior or superior to another group (which is the definition of racism) but because they think it is the only way to bring justice to a group that has been discriminated against in the past.  

That's the point I was making earlier.  Discriminating based on race or sex is a bad idea no matter what the motive.  But different people have different motives.  One motive is racism.  The other motive could be anti-racism, or curing the effects of past racism.  Like I say, either way, it's a bad idea. 

So, when you say, "Anyone who endorses discrimination is racist, no?" I disagree.  Some people are, and some people are not.  Racism and discrimination often overlap, but they are not the same thing.