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Originally Posted by Fruitbat
Was that racism? I didn't think so. I mean I'm pretty sure there are Mexican rapists just like there are rapists in every other nationality on the planet.
I just finished reading a sample of a book where an Australian cowboy was two timing his wife. So if I follow through with your logic, then all australian men are two timers and cowboys... And that's racist - because the book was written by an American.??? huh?
Oh and for the record, the Australian slang in the book was terrible.
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1. Portraying men of colour as rapists, particularly rapists of white women, have been a HUGE excuse for oppressing people of colour. Men got lynched for so much as whistling at white women, white **** victims have been pressured by police to accuse black men instead of the white men who have ***** them (To Kill A Mockingbird was loosely based on such a case). The KKK and Neo-Nazis to this day talk about how we have to protect our white women from men of colour. This historical context, combined with the fact that he was a racist caricature in every other way, AND THE ONLY CHARACTER OF COLOUR, all signs point to racism.
2. White people cannot be victims of racism. They can be victims of prejudice, but racism is prejudice plus power. Furthermore, "Australian" is not a race. Was the main character aboriginal? Or do you just think "Australian" means "white Australian", and is a racial identity? Then what does that make aboriginal Australians?