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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Okay lets put this another way.
Which of these statements is "racist" and which is a neutral observation:
a) Asians are good at math
b) Asian cultures tend to put a strong emphasis on education, and mathematics in particular
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I see what you're trying to get at, but I don't think either are racist. Both are broad generalizations and both can be correct or wrong, depending on context and intent. That is always missing when people claim racism, the context and the intent which clearly makes a comment racist or not.
Racism is such a vile thing and the outcome from such a claim can be so damaging, extreme care should be made when making the charge. I think there are a lot of over used tropes that have been claimed by SJW as racist, when they aren't because of context and intent, and then others that clearly are racist but ignored because of the social group they are associated with. Best to understand the context and the intent of the speaker before slapping a claim of racism on their back.
It was why the "white privilege" comment was toss in the ring. That is a trope that depending on context is a great point of discussion, because it definitely exists - for some people and classes of people. It can also be a highly racist term when used against white people in certain situations. The context and the intent can make the use of the term racist even if it has a different and more general term.