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I much prefer the definition of "racism" that has been in use since its inception, why change it?

Because, given the demonstrated ways racism "works" (as in, how it's practiced, and what effects it has when practiced between differentially enfranchised groups) it's not accurate?

> To insist that the "prejudice + power" argument is premised on bright-line "race == power" is to mischaracterize it to the point of being unrecognizable.

Would you mind clarifying the distinction between "differentially enfranchised groups" and "race == power" ?

By analogy, membership in a group that is more or less enfranchised than another could be seen as a Bayesian classification, while "race == power" is more Boolean.

One describes a tendency; the other asserts an identity relationship.

It doesn't map perfectly, but it's close enough for the bandwidth I have to keep contributing to this thread right now.

Because someone saying mean words about someone who looks like you is far different if they have the power to do bad things.

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