I'm not going to speak for Sanesh, but I didn't say that racism is present in every interaction in life. Recognizing that's one's positionality (and privilege) affect how one interacts with the world is not the same as saying there's racism in every interaction. Bias does not necessarily equal racism. Based on your comments I'd encourage you to challenge yourself on what your definition of racism is; racism is not only about overt actions such as a racist comment towards your partner. Racism can be overt and subvert, it can be interpersonal, institutional or systemic - it happens in many forms.
I gave you a couple of examples of where racism exists in our society - I guess you didn't investigate those? For another example consider the recent events in Montreal where a dying Indigenous woman experience overt racism. Again, just because you don't see racism or oppression happening in your lived experience it doesn't mean that it isn't happening. I know that can be a hard thing to accept, especially when we are living in a fairly diverse society.
Feb. 26, 2021, 7:04 p.m. - Mark
I'm not going to speak for Sanesh, but I didn't say that racism is present in every interaction in life. Recognizing that's one's positionality (and privilege) affect how one interacts with the world is not the same as saying there's racism in every interaction. Bias does not necessarily equal racism. Based on your comments I'd encourage you to challenge yourself on what your definition of racism is; racism is not only about overt actions such as a racist comment towards your partner. Racism can be overt and subvert, it can be interpersonal, institutional or systemic - it happens in many forms. I gave you a couple of examples of where racism exists in our society - I guess you didn't investigate those? For another example consider the recent events in Montreal where a dying Indigenous woman experience overt racism. Again, just because you don't see racism or oppression happening in your lived experience it doesn't mean that it isn't happening. I know that can be a hard thing to accept, especially when we are living in a fairly diverse society.