&gt; My ultimate point: it&#x27;s not clear to me that an ethnic group that is not part of the &#x27;majority establishment&#x27; can be &#x27;Racist&#x27;.<p>I truly loathe this argument because it allows people to engage in hatred based on race while saying that their hatred is not racism. Hatred breeds hatred. I don&#x27;t understand why people would judge me based on my skin and say that I have a hand in oppression, when I have no power over them. Why am I judged for actions of people who are not even my ancestors, because the color of our skin is the same? Is that not the very problem that we&#x27;re trying to solve?<p>I feel conflict and resentment when I am told that I am oppressing people and that I should be hated for it because I am simply white, and frankly I think that&#x27;s the end goal for the media as they are fanning the flames of racial tension. Don&#x27;t give in: judge individuals on their merits. Judgment based on race <i>is</i> racism.