miccyann4200000
I hear you — racism gets used in more than one way, and that’s why this feels like it “doesn’t make sense.”
In a lot of psychology/general dictionary usage, racism is treated as race-based prejudice/discrimination, so under that definition anyone can be racist. The APA Dictionary of Psychology defines racism as a form of prejudice that includes negative reactions, stereotypes, and discrimination. 
But in a lot of sociology/public health/anti-racism scholarship, racism is also defined structurally: not just “someone’s beliefs,” but a system that produces and maintains racial disadvantage/advantage through institutions and social arrangements. For example, Braveman et al. describe systemic/structural racism as deeply embedded in systems, laws, written/unwritten policies, and entrenched practices and beliefs.  And Bonilla-Silva argues racism should be understood as a structural phenomenon (a racialized social system), not only individual attitudes. 
lazyassmiss
@ miccyann4200000 Btw, I read the article, and I do agree with things that are said there, but, not disregarding the racism we face every day, every moment, there are times that we use racism as a way of separating ourselves from a certain social or ethic group, when the "cure" for racism is just understanding that we are all humans, and even though ethnicity should not be looked upon, that shouldn't be a path to division Respecting and loving people as humans is not something science can change or mold, it's something that's deep within us, that we grow in or out, and it's deeply related to how we were raised (which yes, includes the racist built world we live in)
lazyassmiss
Honestly, to end this conversation, given as none of us will agree with each other, I believe that it's safe to say that, although science IS a major guidance in our lives, and by far I or you (I believe) would be able to conduct the amount of work and research they do, it's also good to be able to think for ourselves and observe the world around us. Not talking about very technical things, but rather statements like "African Americans can't be racist", which I believe is the real way to detach ourselves from "dumb" perspectives
lazyassmiss
Besides, you stating that only African Americans can't be racist is, again, vague and self centered, because, in that line of thought, every single black person in Europe or Asia could not be racist, which is a very dangerous statement, since it takes responsibility from one's messed up beliefs.
