REVERSE DISCRIMINATION BULLSH*T

I strongly believe that people have no right to discriminate against others! And I used to think discrimination is a two way street...in which I now know is NOT.

We must understand what discrimination means and the context it is used in.

discrimination |dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n|noun [ mass noun ]1 the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.


In order for discrimination to take place there must be an imbalance of social power. Social power refers to the opportunities one can have e.g. the opportunity to work, marry, have certain rights and so on. People with this higher social power are people with a privilege. Discrimination takes place when these privileged groups are prejudiced or bigoted towards a group with lesser social power.

Racism and sexism are prime examples of discrimination.

1. 'Reverse racism' and 'Reverse sexism' are possible....but with a few conditions

Coming from an Asian nation, Asian people are the majority and thus have a higher social power. We hold a majority of political seats, we have more economic power and so on. If I were to be prejudiced towards the racial minority within my country, I AM A RACIST.

However, let's say I'm no longer in Asia. Lets say I'm in the U.S. where Caucasians are the majority. If I were to hold any prejudice against white people, I am NOT a racist, I AM A BIGOT.

In order for me to contribute towards discrimination i must hold certain prejudices against minorities. It will eventually evolve into bigotry if I segregate these minorities. BUT it will not translate into discrimination if I do not hold any social power or privilege.

Same goes with sexism. Women hold lesser social power than men (lesser pay, lesser healthcare benefits). Even the fact that women usually win custody battles is due to discrimination (because women are stereotyped as caregivers and therefore make better parents).

If we lived in a MATRIARCHAL society, then a woman's bigotry towards men will translate into discrimination but because our society is PATRIARCHAL, then a woman's bigotry towards men will NOT translate into sexism.

2. If we treat discrimination as a one way street how can we achieve equality?

We cannot achieve equality not because discrimination is a one way street, but because discrimination exisits! Prejudice and bigotry, though not required, is part of equality as people belonging to certain social groups can just be as equally prejudiced towards other social groups. 

BUT because social priviliges do exist, majority groups cannot be equally prejudiced towards other groups of people. How can you be equally hurting someone if you have a spiked glove while they only have their bare hands?

Discrimination and oppression contest equality whereas prejudice and bigotry is part of it.

3. Double standards whithin groups

Most of you here are familiar with certain slurs such as the N-Word, the C-Word and the F-Word. We occasionally hear these words being used within their social groups and most people are like: "How come you can say it but we can't?"

This is because these words carry historical context that has been reclaimed by these gorups as an act of defiance. For example, the word f*ggot means ciggarette in british slang. Before, and even today in some countries, gay people are burnt, just like a ciggarette, to death for being gay. So if a person who does not belong in the queer community uses that word, it will cause some backlash as the word carries historical context which involves non-queer people oppressing queer people.

But what about slurs like cracker or breeder? Though these word are indeed hurtful and contributes to bigotry, it does not carry any historical context and therefore the backlash is not as severe. Of course I DO NOT condone the use of these words but it's important to recognize the different levels of sociological impact.

What's really important is that we love and respect one another regardless of certain things. I do not condone any form of bigotry whether you are the oppressed or the oppressor. But DO understand, we may never achieve equality so long as discriminaiton still exists.