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Originally Posted by bombadillo
But in the old sense -- the true sense -- it referred to someone who believed in racial differences. That describes me, so when called a "racist" I interpret it that way -- as a statement of fact -- rather than as a slur (although it's meant to be a slur).
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There's a problem with the English language here: Racist can mean either of two very different things:
1. Someone who believe's that /s/he belongs to the supreme race, or who believes in races and an objective/absolute hierarchy of races.
2. Someone who holds true that there are human races.
Only the first meaning is relevant really, when we are talking about racist in a derogatory sense.