While often complex, at its most basic both racism and sexism are mechanisms used by rich white men to deflect resentment of their entitlement & privilege onto groups that have spent years, decades trying to combat the prejudices they have confronted.

Their very success makes them a useful target of mis-direction when the entitled are looking to shift the blame for poverty, lack of opportunity & social exploitation.

The only really dangerous minority are the rich!

#inequality #racism #sexism

@ChrisMayLA6 Patriarchy instills both racism and sexism as core tenets of society, until you topple that it'll be a constant struggle with or without the obscenely rich.

@nini

I'd completely agree that the part of the problem is patriarchy - indeed its a key delivery mechanism as you suggest... but while its a necessary removal, I'm less sure its sufficient... but then again as a man I may be more captured by it than I realise?