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No, it's not racist. They are free to spend their money wherever they choose. I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting to help out members of your own race. It's not as though they are boycotting all white owned business'.
The essence of racism - what makes it bad - is that it is used to keep one race in power and to marginalize and weaken other races. So, if you choose to support minority-owned businesses, for whatever reason, you are not supporting the existing racial dominance of the white segment of our population.
However, if you choose to support white-owned businesses only, you are supporting the existing white dominance.
Face it, there are plenty of reasons to want more diversity in our society. We need more Korean restaurants and African guitar players and Chilean lama-wool vests.
But there's no reason to want more white-owned businesses. They already have an advantage in our society. So deciding to support white-owned businesses is deciding that whites don't have enough power already. That's racist.
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as someone who actually lives with people of other races, this is not at all racist. neither is shopping at all white stores. racism is the belief that one belongs to a better race. using a racial slur does not make one a racist. I use slurs all the time. my favorite ones are the ones that refer to my sicilian background.
But there's no reason to want more white-owned businesses.
Why not ? I want more businesses period. Businesses generate wealth and the more businesses we have the more wealth there will be which benefits everyone not just whites.
Why would it be racist?
For anyone. You can spend your money where you choose.
Or are you choosing to look for bias where none exists outside of your head?
Who is going to call anyone who shops anywhere racist, unless that's your big fear.
It's only racist if you are vocal about not shopping in a store because it's owned by blacks as your sole reason for not shopping there.
Otherwise, how would anyone know?
No one forces anyone to shop anywhere.
Geez, this is a non-issue.
I don't shop at any store that has an xian fish in the window.
I choose to shop at Trader Joes and local organic markets (when I live in the states).
I can spend my money where I want, as can you.
People in CA are not shopping at Prop 8 supporter stores.
I do think it might be a little difficult to shop at black owned stores only; again, choice.
The things you outline show bigotry at its finest. Sure, you are free to shop whereever you want, but that doesn't preclude you from showing hypocritical bigotry in your shopping choices. In fact, by avoiding stores with Christian fishes, you showcase your particular brand of bigotry.
On the other hand, while you espouse everyone's freedom to "shop where they want", I have all my bets on the suspicion that you expect my tax money to involuntarily support pro-abortion counseling and government-funded fetal stem cell research (items that I am morally opposed to, but don't have the right to "shop" and opt out).
I won't shop at a black owned business and I don't think its racist.
It's not racists, it's typical, which is why many blacks feel the need to patronize black owned businesses.
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I want more businesses period. Businesses generate wealth and the more businesses we have the more wealth there will be which benefits everyone not just whites.
