Bill Bennett

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Please explain to me why.

The noun racism has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races


Meaning #2: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
Synonyms: racialism, racial discrimination




The Comment:

"I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down..."

Implication: That black babies are somehow MORE responsible for crime than babies of other races. He seems to be implying that it is their "blackness" that is the problem.

If he had said:

"I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce future crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down..."

He would be more correct and the statement would not be racist.

As far as this goes:

.......being outraged about something someone you don't like said

I have no feeling of like or dislike for Bill Bennet before this statement. But, his statement has certainly given me more to think about.