Peter Sokolowski, an editor at large for the Merriam-Webster dictionary, told CNN that their definition of racism is being changed to “a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles” and “a political or social system founded on racism,” which would cover systematic racism and oppression.
“I think we can express this more clearly to bring the idea of an asymmetrical power structure into the language of this definition, but it’s there,” Sokolowski said.
For our purposes, the word symmetrical is noteworthy. But we feel it should be applied to outcomes or what’s really going in the field and not figments of the imagination and Weinstein clown world movies. It means two sides that don’t match — are uneven or out of whack.
Yes, we, too, feel this new definition opens the way toward a discussion and dialogue on race. One of the most compelling observations of racial behaviors was offered up by this black lady and mother who starkly described the impact on her life of runaway dinduism........read and watch more.......
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