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I don’t mean that racism isn’t real. Obviously it is. I mean that we’ve started calling so many things ‘racist’ that the word itself is losing its meaning.

There’s a difference between genuine racial hatred or discrimination and someone being ignorant, making an awkward comment, asking a question, making a joke, or simply mentioning someone’s race.
For example, guessing someone’s ethnicity based on their appearance might be insensitive in some contexts, but I don’t think the mere act of guessing someone’s ethnicity is inherently racist.

The problem with treating everything as racism is that people become afraid to even talk about race. Someone can genuinely be uneducated about another culture and, instead of being given the opportunity to learn, they’re immediately labelled a racist. That can make people defensive and push them towards the idea that ‘woke people call everything racist.’

And I think that’s where it becomes counterproductive. If you constantly tell people that minor mistakes are equivalent to actual racism, eventually they stop taking the accusation seriously. Then when someone is genuinely being racist, it’s easier for people to dismiss it as another example of ‘everything being racist., and it takes away from the genuine issue of racism.

I also think there’s a massive difference between ignorance, insensitivity, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and hatred. They can overlap, but they’re not automatically the same thing.

If someone says something ignorant, I’d rather correct them than immediately brand them a racist. If someone is deliberately discriminating against people because of their race, then absolutely call it what it is.
Ironically, I think being more precise about what we call racism would make people take actual racism more seriously, not less.
You can’t fight racism effectively if the word ‘racist’ eventually becomes so broad that nobody knows what it means anymore.
Just to add this is from the view of someone who is very liberal & could be branded WOKE. Just a thought. Feel free to argue with me in the comments :)

Saw this on TikTok

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Before getting into this show I didn’t realise how spectacularly gory it is, like GENUINELY hard gore I can watch it fine knowing it’s all fake but omg.

I really have tried to get my parents to watch it but they can’t handle the graphicness of it which is totally fair, like the amount of stuff I’ve learned about human anatomy from this show is .. ehhhh.

Help!
I don’t know which ones are worth watching
Doesn’t Fear the walking dead have like 8 seasons? Is it worth it? I feel like I’d miss Rick and the group.

Advice would be very greatly appreciated

Hi guys, I’m a Y12 and I just got my predicted grades - AAB (which I’m a little mad about because my mocks were A*AA)

I wanted to ask does applying with AAB if the course REQUIRES AAB hinder my competitiveness or likelihood to apply to the course?

I can retake biology to get predicted an A (get another A), and ask my English teachers to predict me an A* - but is this worth it?

Will it really hinder me to have just the grades they need? I am thinking of applying for English at a Russel group , I have strong English GCSEs (all 9s) and good supercurriculars and personal statement but I’m a little worried now.

Am I gonna get a place?

Not sure if people will find this useful, but I thought it would be helpful to have a discussion as I wish I knew more about the subjects I chose before I did them 😭

For reference I do Biology, Psychology, English if anyone has any questions!

Not sure if people will find this useful, but I thought it would be helpful to have a discussion as I wish I knew more about the subjects I chose before I did them 😭

For reference I do Biology, Psychology, English if anyone has any questions!

Course: likely English or Philosophy

Alevel predicted; likely A*A*A or A*AA

I’m mainly worried my GSCEs are too low.

GCSEs: 9988776665
Eng lang - 9
Eng lit - 9
Geog - 8
RS - 8
Bio - 7
Business - 7
Classics - 6 (taken in year9)
Chem - 6
Maths - 6
Physics - 5

Supercurriculars PENDING but I’m genuinely locking TF in for them over summer

Hey guys I just got my mock grades back and I achieved A*AA (English,Bio,Psychology).

But my predicteds are AAB. I’m annoyed because I really want to apply to AAA courses but since my performance across the year is ABBCCDE in bio end of topic tests (I know it’s bad but I seriously didn’t think they’d lower my predicted if I did well in my mock). My teacher said my option is to resit and if I get another A in biology she can predict me an A.. as it shows consistency. I don’t wanna spend my summer revising.. but at the end of the day I probably will because I know it will be worth it.

Anyone else annoyed with their predicteds or mock outcomes ? I’m very happy with mine but I’m still annoyed my predicteds have been lowered

hi guys I do alevels bio, psych, english. i was previously doing chemistry but i dropped it as i wasn’t interested in medicine but after doing work experience i really am. does anyone know people who have got offers or into med schools (which take either bio or chem) as I know they exist. If i get a great UCAT, predicteds, and personal statement do i stand a chance?
thanks!

hi guys I do alevels bio, psych, english. i was previously doing chemistry but i dropped it as i wasn’t interested in medicine but after doing work experience i really am. does anyone know people who have got offers or into med schools (which take either bio or chem) as I know they exist. If i get a great UCAT, predicteds, and personal statement do i stand a chance?
thanks!