How to Identify Racism

Progressives pride ourselves on our tolerance and inclusivity. A person should make every attempt to accept another’s lifestyle, culture, and viewpoints, unless of course, that other person is a hateful bigot. It is very important that we are well-informed of the various ways to identify bigotry so we know which people and opposing opinions we can disregard without wasting the effort to engage them in rational discussion. In fact, the accusation of bigotry is so powerful that the ad hominem logical fallacy is nullified when we identify a person as being a racist.

Racism is one such form of bigotry, and the guide below should help the discerning progressive to identify racist people.

1. Racism is a form of bigotry – being utterly intolerant of any different creed, belief, or opinion. If a person rejects your deeply held progressive understanding of racism, that person is a racist and should not be tolerated.
2. People who vote for Republicans are always racist. The Republican Party has a long history of racism ever since its founding as an abolitionist party (they wanted to abolish other races).
3. Clearly, people who get angry when you call them a racist are most likely racist. Innocent people are not typically offended when accused of racism.
4. When you explain your progressive views on racism to a person and they do not immediately find enlightenment, they are a racist.
5. People who broadly use negative stereotypes against the peoples of an entire race are racists. Most white people do this.
6. People who think they can dupe African Americans by “sounding black” are racists, with the exception of female candidates who are trying to win the nomination of the Democrat Party.
7. Southerners, with few exceptions, are racists. Generally, people who refuse to make their homes near people of other races exhibit racist behavior. For example, the very progressive state of Massachusetts boasted an impressive 7% African American population in 2010 while Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia had shameful African American populations of 37%, 32%, and 31%, respectively. This trend is common throughout the South.
8. People who laugh at you when you use the word “microaggression” are racists.
9. If you tell someone that “we need to have a national conversation about race” and they think you mean all races and believe an actual conversation will take place, they may be racist but are most likely just not very bright.
10. Anyone who opposes Obamacare is a racist.
11. Although the above items are the best indicators of racism, for completeness, there is one additional sign of racism that should be considered as a last resort. If a person believes that a particular race is superior to another, that person may be a racist.