Idk why some of my white peers want to act oppressed by replying that a tweet is "racist" when it's simply ridiculing white people. Here's a thread which I hope you take the time to read because it's not that complicated to understand the principles of what constitutes racism:

First, I want to make it clear that racism is based off racially charged behavior or commentary against an OPRESSED race. Historically speaking, white people have never been oppressed (solely on the basis of their race). White people have always been the oppressors.

By saying someone is racist, you are implying that this so-called "racist" person is contributing to the oppression of a particular race. This isn't possible when referring to white people, because there is no oppression to contribute to.

You may not agree with someone's commentary on white people because it may generalize a behavior that only a few individuals perform. That's okay, hyperboles are common in literature and commentary. It's used to exaggerate a point.

In this case, the commentator is saying that there is no need to contribute this behavior to an oppressed race. Instead of being racist against white people, they are moreso protecting their own race from criticism based off a behavior that could lead to greater oppression.

Let me give an example: I've noticed a lot of tweets saying white people are not respecting social distancing guidelines. These tweets are NOT racist. Here's why - stating white people don't follow social distancing guidelines doesn't decrease opportunities for white people.

If instead there were a tweet stating black people were not respecting social distancing guidelines, this is a much more racially charged comment. Historically, black people have been oppressed solely based on race, for instance, with slavery and then segregation laws.

Recent generations of black people had to work from the ground up for opportunities, such as fair voting rights and equal hiring opportunities.

By stating the black race is to blame for an unfavorable behavior, such as not respecting social distancing guidelines, you are contributing to the mindset that the black race should be hated or considered inferior.

You are contributing to the oppression that black people are working hard to overcome.

White people don't have this type of oppression. It's similar to the n-word/"cracker" argument. The n-word is a slur because it has historically been used to racially oppress black people.

The word "cracker" is not equivalent because it has never contributed to the oppression of white people. It may be used to ridicule white people in a generalized sense, but that is not the same as contributing to the oppression of a race.

That is why a white person who says the n-word is a white supremacist. A white person saying the n-word is affirming that they believe white people are superior to black people due to the historical use of the word.

If anything I said is incorrect, feel free to educate me, but I believe this is an important perspective towards what constitutes racism on Twitter and in life.