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"Reverse racism" is a ridiculous and inaccurate term.

Racism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is:

1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination

Nowhere in that definition is racism confined to caucasian people against some other color. It is simply one race against another. Which is why I think the term "reverse racism" is completely absurd.

"Reverse racism" is often used to describe the racist behavior of a non-caucasian person toward caucasian people. But, the use of this term seems to classify the actions of the person as something entirely different from racism. That is not the case. The person is not practicing "reverse" anything. They are practicing racism. And, that's the term that should be used to describe such behavior, regardless of the skin color of the person being attack.

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