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So when I type define racism into a search bar, I get:
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
Racial prejudice is racism. That's exactly what it means.
Yes, it's often used as a shorthand for the specific collection of prejudicial, discriminatory and antagonistic behaviours aimed at black Americans. That's not a great basis for telling someone the racism they suffer isn't really racism like the racism you suffer.
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My understanding has always been only black people can suffer racism
That's not my understanding. At all.
Also, Abbot's letter seem to base her argument on a scale of severity, not so much the traits of the target of racism/prejudice. If there was apartheid/segregation or slavery it would be racism. If not then prejudice. -
My understanding has always been only black people can suffer racism.
Brown people? Ingenious? Etc?
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only black people can suffer racism,
Your understanding is incorrect.
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Err, perhaps you’ve forgotten about people who aren’t black and white? Perhaps like the articles in question?
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You need to visit Canada and see how First Nations ( Cree, Ojibway, Mohawk) people are treated.
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My understanding has always been only black people can suffer racism, in the way only Jewish people can suffer antisemitism.
White people can suffer racial prejudice but not racism.