# Are you a racist? Warning signs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 7, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist-warning-signs/692519 "2014-07-07T08:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1520
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist-warning-signs/692519/1520 "2020-09-14T16:39:25Z")
**Kearsen1** has been on (or rather off) my radar for a while, but absolutely deserves to make this list for great contributions to the “discourse” like this one: > [@Is meritocracy overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-meritocracy-overrated/817385/228): > > Which is why it gets turned back to racism, that is the much easier answer. I happen to agree that it will not be a quick fix, but listening to most folks, they want every problem addressed right now. The opportunities have been equalized you say, oh well the outcomes aren’t even close, so racism! Not many people speaking about the inherent problems within the communities that need to hear it in order to start the change. It is much easier on the ears to blame it on someone else, anyone else. … This part, in particular, is a gem: > Acting white is something that the white community can do jack and shit about. If the other cultures deem the things that white people do as “not for me” when a lot of the things they do also correlate to success, then wow, talk about cutting your nose off to spite your face. In fact, I think that’s it. I put them on ignore for the similarly themed thread about constructed whiteness and their continued dodging and dishonesty. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist-warning-signs/692519)._