Anti-white racism vs Reverse racism

When people want to talk about anti-white racism, they use various ways to do so. English speaking people will talk about either "anti-white racism" or "reverse racism". They have actually a third way which is not much used: albophobia, a scientific word about the irrational fear toward white people. it is made from the Latin root Albus (white) and the Greek root Phobos (fear) but it is seldom if ever used.

You might take into account a fourth way, when anti-white is spelled antiwhite. A good way to evaluate the use of such expressions is to do keyword searches in the Google Search Engine and see how many pages are found.

All these designations to talk about anti-white racism are very telling of the confusion people feel when they want to talk about this matter. However, expressions such as reverse racism are not only an improper way to talk about anti-white racism but they are actually damaging for people of European descent.

Why ?

Generally, we only hear about white racism while other kinds of racism - especially anti-white racism - are getting few coverage. This has gradually shaped the idea that only whites are racists or that they are more racist than other racial groups. However, this isn't true.

In the U.S. FBI Statistics on hate crime show, for example, that Whites are under-represented as hate crime perpetrators compared to their share of the population . Black people are over represented as hate crime perpetrators compared to their share of the population, and overwhelmingly so when in comes to inter-racial crimes.

The unique and deliberate focus of anti-racist organisations and the media on White hate crimes, while other displays of hate crime - and interracial crimes - tend to be minimised or denied, has created the perception that there is a norm, a reference, a general rule in racism: racism is a "white thing".

The expression "reverse racism" reflects this. It implies also that there is a "norm", a "direction" in racism and that it is some white people's racial hostility toward other ethnic groups, that Whites are always the "racists" while people belonging to other ethnic or racial groups are always the "victims". The expression "reverse racism" not only gives a validation to this idea but by using it, people who may want to denounce anti-white racism are spreading it.

There is no "norm" in racism and Whites don't hold a monopoly on racism.The fact that so many people - most of them Whites - are using expressions like "reverse racism" shows that they have learnt from the anti-racist discourse this racist - this anti-white - prejudice.

Anti-white racism isn't a "reverse racism"; it is a specific and distinct kind of racism.

There is certainly a need to raise awareness about this problem and it certainly belongs to every one. It is important to use the proper expressions like"anti-white racism" or "anti-white discrimination", "anti-white slurs", "anti-white attitude" because they do not convey a racial prejudice toward Whites. It actually helps to identify a specific kind of racism. Also, it clearly identifies Whites as an ethnic or racial group with a distinct identity and sense of purpose.

A good beginning to combat the spread of anti-White stereotypes by the well-meaning people who actually want to denounce this problem is to write to journalists, columnists or webmasters who are using the "reverse racism" expression. It is to post a reply on internet forums whenever this expression is used. That's an important first step.

But it's also important for each and everyone to raise awareness about anti-white racism.

A good start to fight anti-white racism is, obviously, to change the way we talk about it!