speaks from the chalice,
"Black supremacy", which according to one definition used here doesn't automatically imply racism, is one of those unfortunate terms along the lines of "congestive heart failure", which doesn't automatically imply imminent death even though it sounds like it does.
It's perfectly understandable for you to equate the racism associated with "White supremacy" to "Black supremacy", and I personally feel that it's incumbent upon those who chose to use an ambiguous term to describe their beliefs to provide the disambiguation to eliminate potential misunderstanding (i.e., failure to provide clear disambiguation when applying a term which can be so readily misconstrued could imply a hidden desire to inflame people). A pejorative remark like "White people CANNOT define BLACK people's terminology of ideology" does nothing to clear up the confusion in as much as it aggravates the perception of some kind of Black-versus-White undertone to the discussion. I've been told that the way the term "Black supremacy" is used on this website is NOT racist and given to understand (i.e., my perceptions) that the ideology contains elements of pride in the heritage of Black people and the promotion of an awareness of Black unity.
Garvey's Africa once wrote:"No Man is superior to a next man." This is good. Unfortunately, there is much anger directed or implied at "white people" or "white"-this-or-that that oozes to the surface amid all of the insistence that "Black supremacy" , as defined by its proponents posting on this website, is not a racist ideology. It's a very fine line to walk to say that one believes in "Black supremacy" and "Black first" and not cross over into the realm of racism. For me, personally, when one states that they find inter-racial marriage to be "repugnant", that crosses the line into racism because it was precisely that kind of mentality that led to the violence against and murders of Black men by racists in America.
My point here is that your perception of how "Black supremacy" is being used by the folks here on this website is not accurate, but your concerns about potential associated racism are valid and should not be dismissed by belittling you. Your opinions and perceptions are welcome here on this forum for discussion. How else do we advance education & understanding other than by communication, which doesn't always start out (or even end up) with agreement.
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