Racism.

[piercehawkeye45]

To comment on the poll, basically the argument is "reactionary racism" the same as oppressionary racism (yes I made that word up).

Either way the answer will be hypocritical with the rest of society. If I murder someone I will go to jail for 25 years but if someone tries to murder and I fight back and murder them I leave on self defense. If I steal from someone I will go to jail but if someone steals from me and I steal something back I will still go to jail. They both can be compared to how racism works but just not as extreme since reactionary racism can be seen both as resistance against being oppressed and revenge.

I personally think the biggest reason is intent (see last sentence). If a group have been told by society to be ashamed of their skin and they get together to boost each others confidence without the presence of the symbol of the oppressor, that is not bad in my opinion. If they create a group just to hate on others, then racism can easily be applied.

You also have to remember that white only groups are usually institutionalized anyways so you are comparing apples with oranges. Black only groups usually have to be openly discriminatory while white only groups don't have to be openly discriminatory to be discriminatory.