It’s not as hard to tell the difference between racial stereotypes and fact-based observations.
Comments like, “He probably loves money because he’s Jewish” or “She’s probably good at math because she’s Asian” or “They are probably good at basketball because they’re Black” are all potentially harmful racial stereotypes. They aren’t fact-based observations. They are examples of prejudice.
Noting things like the existence of white privilege or that visible minorities are more likely to experience racism are not racial stereotypes, they’re fact-based observations. Noting that Black kids are left behind in the American school system is not racist, but saying that Black people aren’t as smart as white people is.
People can disagree with the established definitions of racism, stereotypes, or other far more simple words in the dictionary if they want, but that doesn’t make their opinion valid.
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