Racism is such a charged term. A better question would be "when is racism a problem?"
"But it's always a problem. Racist!" Many would say.
I've seen racism defined as "the belief that a particular race of people are better or worse at something due to the genetic factors of their race". There is plenty of evidence to support this. It's when you use facts or data about the general case to make assumptions about individuals that you start to be doing the wrong thing.
I don't think you'd be out of line saying, for example, that at the elite level, black people are better at running and white people are better at swimming.
You would be out of line though, if you were a sports coach and choose a team or potential candidates to train based on assumptions drawn from an individual's race.
"But it's always a problem. Racist!" Many would say.
I've seen racism defined as "the belief that a particular race of people are better or worse at something due to the genetic factors of their race". There is plenty of evidence to support this. It's when you use facts or data about the general case to make assumptions about individuals that you start to be doing the wrong thing.
I don't think you'd be out of line saying, for example, that at the elite level, black people are better at running and white people are better at swimming.
You would be out of line though, if you were a sports coach and choose a team or potential candidates to train based on assumptions drawn from an individual's race.