Is it normal to react to racism differently depending on the situation

When people act racist against my race, I tend to react differently depending on the reasons. I usually don't feel insulted if the reason is because of direct personal effects, for example if some storekeeper was repeatedly robbed by them or if they were particularly unkind directly to them. So I don't get offended if someone says stuff like "I hate [race] because they invaded my land and killed my family" or "Because I was raped by one as a child".

But I get really insulted if they start generalizing because of something that doesn't affect them directly, such as people turning racist just because they saw several videos of people of my race doing something bad to someone else. (ex. "I hate [race] because they rape their babies" or "Because I saw some video of them killing horses").

For example, I wouldn't feel offended if a someone started hating my race because they were a victim of a genocide or political quarrel that people of my race did, but I would feel very insulted and angered if someone uninvolved bystander of another race turned racist against and started generalizing my race because he heard the reports or saw some videos of the atrocities.

Is it normal to react this way?

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Based on 20 votes (17 yes)
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Comments ( 7 )
  • WishIWasHere

    Racism is stupid to me. Blame an entire race on the actions of a few... That's like saying you hate all bees because one stung you when you were young. I was racist when I was younger because of life experiences. Then I grew up and realized it was a single person that did it or a group of people not an entire race of people...

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  • EccentricWeird

    Is it normal to be sick of racism posts?

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    • WishIWasHere

      Yes IIN (It Is Normal)

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  • dom180

    I judge a person a bit less if their racism is clearly a subconscious reaction to past trauma, but I still react negatively. You have a responsibility to know that even if you have a strong negative emotional reaction to a person, that reaction is not objectively accurate.

    If you hate a whole group of people because one or a small number who shared some physical traits with them raped you as a child or killed your family, your hatred is sorely misplaced.

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    • I don't. I'm just saying that's how I react to others being racist to my race.

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      • dom180

        I know. "You" can refer to any person in general.

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  • JaxX

    God doesnt exist

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