Definition of Racism and the misunderstandings

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_discrimination
Racial discrimination is any discrimination against individuals on the basis of their skin colour, racial or ethnic origin.<sup>[1][2]

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism</sup>
 Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another.

Racism and racial discriminatioin are two very different things altogether.

There can be racial discrimination but no racism. This is recognised by ICERD as well.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Racial_Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.^[6]


Article 1 of the Convention defines "racial discrimination" as:

... any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.^[22]

Distinctions made on the basis of citizenship (that is, between citizens and non-citizens) are specifically excluded from the definition, as are positive discrimination policies and other measures taken to redress imbalances and promote equality.^[23]

 redress imbalances and promote equality

 1.bumiputra preferential treatments are not racism but it is racial discrimination, and despite it being racial discrimination is not forbidden by ICERD.

Once the bumiputras are richer than the chinese, it will then be called unjustified racial discrimination.

Is it racism? No. Only if the Malays start thinking that they are inherently superiour because of their genes, not because they get more privileges than others.

2. ketuanan Melayu is not racism, because it is not based on superiority in features, but rather superiority in rights due to being the owner or first people.

First come first serve principle. Those who queue first, get served first, is not racial discrimination, it is just a matter of fairness.

A lot of Malaysians do not understand these conventions so were against the ICERD.

Even Malays think that they are racism, or practising racism, because of being branded as racists by chinese for implementing racial discriminatory practises.

As long as these discriminatory practises are honestly implemented to address imbalances, instead of enriching certain groups of people only, this is alright.

However, evidences point out that there are misuses of these policies. Instead of helping the natives, they may help the chinese because of widespread corruption, so perpetuating the racial imbalances instead of correcting them.

 The chinese education system is definitely racist because it promotes only a certain race to the exclusion of the other races.
It is implemented through segregation.

Condemnation of apartheid

Main article: Crime of apartheid

Article 3 condemns apartheid and racial segregation and obliges parties to "prevent, prohibit and eradicate" these practices in territories under their jurisdiction.^[42] This article has since been strengthened by the recognition of apartheid as a crime against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.^[43]
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination regards this article as also entailing an obligation to eradicate the consequences of past policies of segregation, and to prevent racial segregation arising from the actions of private individuals.^[44]

 Take note of the following points as well.
Please note that Chinese in Malaysia were immigrants.
Whether, the chinese in Malaysia were to be accepted as citizens with full rights, is up to the natives.

Native laws of Malaysia is certainly a racial discriminatory practise but Malaysia should request for a special exemption under its existing laws, just as Tonga has done.

Immigration

Monaco and Switzerland reserve the right to apply their own legal principles on the entry of foreigners into their labour markets.^[2] The United Kingdom does not regard the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 and Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 as constituting any form of racial discrimination.^[2]

Indigenous people

Tonga reserves the right not to apply the Convention to any restriction on the alienation of land held by indigenous Tongans. Fiji has significant reservations around Article 5, and reserves the right not to implement those provisions if they are incompatible with existing law on voting rights, the alienation of land by indigenous Fijians.<sup>[2]

Summary:</sup>

1. racial discrimination is not racism, that is for sure.

2. ketuanan Melayu is not racism but is racial discrimination.

3. native preferential laws are not racism but is racial discriminatioin.

4. Chinese special schools are racism because of segregation based on feeling of racial superiority.

5. When Muslims want to segregate based on dietary restrictions, this is not racism. It is just because of fear of contamination of food. No indication of racial superiority here.

6. When Muslims want women and men to be segregated, this is not racism, because there is no inherent racial /ethnic superiority intentions here.

7. Refusing to speak Malay, that is the national language and widely spoken, is racism, because of the feeling of racial/ethnic superiority over the others.

8. Refusing to learn Malay for fear of being converted to other religions or cultures is racism because of the superiority complexity of the race. Read more about segregations.

9. Similarly for Muslims who fear being influenced by other religions so will segregate themselves.

10. Segregating ourselves from hippies, nudists, drug addicts, gangsters, smokers, cannot be construed as racism. "without an objective and reasonable justification"