oppression of language

Have you noticed how crappy movies are bundled together on DVD? They don't always fit together either. What if someone sees a movie they like but don't want the movie it's bundled with?
There is this bullshit definition of racism that attempts to bundle it with oppression. The two may often go together but most of us define racism as

rac·ism (rszm)
n.
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.-http://www.thefreedictionary.com/racism

But I have been recently reminded that there is another definition that goes something like

rac·ism (rszm)
n.
1. Oppression AND prejudice based on race.- some liberal douche bag/racism

What they are doing with this definition is trying to bundle race and oppression. The two are often bedfellow, but trying to making them interchangeable is wrong. First because there are people who are oppressed but not because of race. Secondly because this is a lame attempt to exonerate racists that are not white.
In every encounter I have had with the latter definition it was someone attempting to justify the same kind of rationale they were criticizing. You see the convenient thing about that definition is it implies that those who are being oppressed are capable of being racist. By that definition it is impossible for a black person to be a racist.
Changing the definition of a word is a masturbatory way to win an argument. Beyond that it is a disservice to progress for several reasons(I like lists okay):

1. It creates a scalability flaw in the logic. Can a white family be racists if they are being oppressed in a black neighborhood?
2. It ignores the fact that there are more than one race. The definition makes it impossible for there to be hate crimes between people of color who are being equally oppressed by white society.
3. It ignores the fact that the most racist people in America are not in an economic status to oppress others and often live where there are no minorities to physically intimidate or otherwise oppress.
4. It implies that one is only racist while actively oppressing others.
5. It denies the possibility of reverse racism

The last is a sticking point with me. I do not being judged by my race. It's confusing to be because I knew my great grandfather who had grown up on a reservation and was always told growing up that we have gypsy blood in our family. Even though I know as a (hopefully) rational adult that I am basically the standard euro mutt, the mythology of my childhood is still part of my racial identity. And I am far from alone. Part of the compelling thing about the plight of native people in America is how many of us 'white folk' have a stake in both sides.
When kids used to play Cowboys and Indians, I'm sure there was no shortage of Indians, because everyone I have ever met with a sliver of American Indian practically thumps their chest when they tell you what tribe they come from.
The other reason it is important to note the American Indians (not the pc term but I am lead to believe it is the preferred term) when talking about race is that most people do not know that American Indians were often slave owners. The actor Don Cheadle is the descendant of American Indian slaves.
Racism is often a defense mechanism to justify the mistreatment of others but it isn't the only form racism takes on. And that defense mechanism can run both ways. There are probably people who see me and assume by the lightness of my skin that I am oppressing them and they resent me for it. And I'm sure that resentment plays a part when the minority of that minority take back what they can by whatever means they can.
It is wrong to assume that one group of people of people is inherently better or worse than any other group. Your religion(or lack there of) does not automatically grant you moral superiority. Your race doesn't mean you are born with more or less 'sin' on you.


PS
I am highly suspicious of the women who seem to favor the definition of racism that bundles oppression. Just because white women don't have as much power as men in our culture, they do not get to pretend that they are any less white than the rest of us. Nice try.