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Originally Posted by blankall
A generalization applied across all individuals is intervention racist. Some generalizations are more damaging than others.
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Ah, here is where we might disagree. Based on this definition of racism, from Merriam-Webster:
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a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"
1) "Fundamental determinant". This is why the context of the statement matters the most. If the meaning of Jews liking money was literally brought about as the fundamental determining factor of Jewish people (don't think it was by Rogan and/or not in that context), then you may have a point. It was more of a broad stereotyping comment but not given in the form of denigrating them?
2) "that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race". So what do you believe Joe Rogan saying here; that non-Jews are superior to Jews because Jews like money? Or that Jews are superior to non-Jews because they like money? In my view he's not really commenting on the superiority of Jews at all, he's just making a stereotype. I will definitely admit that this can get a bit murky and again which is why the context matters because if you deliver a statement that a given stereotype is negative / denigrating it can be implied / inferred that you are referring to your own race as superior based on whatever stereotype it is. However in this context, I don't think so.