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White Supremacy, as defined by Robin DiAngelo

"White supremacy is a descriptive and useful term to capture the all-encompassing centrality and assumed superiority of people defined and perceived as white and the practices based on this assumption. White supremacy in this context does not refer to individual white people and their individual intentions or actions but toan overarching political, economic, and social system of domination Again, RACISM IS A STRUCTURE, NOTan EVENT. White hate groups that openly proclaim white superiority do exist and this term refers to them also, the popular consciousness solely associates white supremacy with these radical groups. This reductive definition obscures the reality of the larger system at work and prevents us from addressing this system." (Summarized, according to DiAngelo's arguments,an entire race of people can be condemned as "supremacists" not because of anything they have done or participated in personally, but because of the race's collective action on the "system." Her argument also insinuates what is said openly by James A. Banks, that "there is no neutral ground" on this issue. Either you're for or against her.)

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White supremacy is the belief in the superiority of White people and domination over other races. It can manifest in overt and covert forms, affecting various aspects of society and perpetuating systemic inequalities.

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White supremacy is the belief that White people are superior to other races and should dominate society at the expense of historically oppressed groups. It can manifest in both overt forms, such as white hate groups, and covert forms, such as systemic social inequalities. While individuals may not personally participate in white supremacist actions, the concept focuses on the larger political, economic, and social systems of domination based on assumptions of white superiority.

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