Marrie Lobel with a personal rant on “white privilege” inspired by our series On Race.
In the mind of some, the mere fact that I am white means it is audacious of me to comment on racism. My “privileged” birth in a conceptual cast system has made my personal experiences with racism not worth mentioning. But the conversations and emotions spurred by recent articles posted on The Good Men Project were too important to ignore, even though most of my writings concentrate on relationships and sex.
Having been fortunate enough to be raised in an extremely diverse community, I have understood that peaceful cohabitation across races does not come from “color blindness” but from “color consciousness.” It is not shameful to be aware of and acknowledge differences; it is shameful and harmful to ignore its existence. Just as it would be irresponsible to ignore this countries ugly legacy of slavery, government sanctioned brutality, and legislated segregation (i.e. Native Americans, African Americans, Japanese Americans, Afghani’s, Iraqi’s) all in the name of economic prosperity and domestic security.
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I have understood that peaceful cohabitation across races does not come from “color blindness” but from “color consciousness.”…It would also be naïve of me to dismiss the claim that my whiteness affords me certain rights and privileges in American society.
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It would also be naïve of me to dismiss the claim that my whiteness affords me certain rights and privileges in American society. I can relocate most anywhere in the U.S., find a job, and assimilate into that community’s masses without fear of retribution and/or rejection (provided certain community’s don’t discover that I’m Jewish). I feel my allegiance to American society and the individuals that compose it are best honored by remembering history and refusing to participate in repeating its wretched transgressions, not by personally apologizing for transgressions that neither I nor any member of my family has participated in. My Grandparents came to this country on a boat, escaping horrifying persecution in the early 1900’s, no one in my family ever owned slaves, condoned slavery, nor participated in racial persecution. My Grandparents moved into a very diverse community in Pittsburgh and later participated in the civil rights movement. My family were victim in a different land of the same persecution and injustice as many minorities experienced in this land.
According to an article posted on GMP, It may appear that I’m attempting to participate in the “more oppressed than thou” game , which is not the case. I believe that discussing your personal experience explains your perspective and enables others to appreciate that your words have value and meaning. I do not claim that I am oppressed. I just assert that I do not feel the need to apologize for being white or feel the need to “address the privilege of being white in a meaningful way.” I do feel the need to give back, contribute, and be thankful but not because I am white, but because I have the privilege of being an American, an American who has food on the table, a roof over my children’s head, and clothes on their backs. For me, apologizing would be to acknowledge that I have somehow participated in the circumstances that demanded the apology; however, my only offense is the color of my skin.
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The recent resentment over the successful movie and novel, “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett, encapsulates my point. The contention, that a white woman could write about the black experience and articulate it accurately. Well, if I’m not mistaken this was a story that was waiting to be told and was told by others, only Kathryn Stockett ‘s novel was a commercial success. Does she now need to apologize because the story she told was a commercial success or because she, a white woman, wrote it? If the novel had disappeared into obscurity or a clearance bin, would she still need to apologize? Either way the story was still authored by a white woman.
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I believe that discussing your personal experience explains your perspective and enables others to appreciate that your words have value and meaning. I do not claim that I am oppressed. I just assert that I do not feel the need to apologize for being white or feel the need to “address the privilege of being white in a meaningful way.”
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My white “privilege” has not exempted me from racism; it came crashing through my car window during the L.A. riots, carried on a brick to the tune of, “white fucking bitch”. My white “privilege” has not made me complacent to the catastrophic consequences of racial injustice. My white “privilege” is not a gift that I had asked for nor is it one that I feel the need to apologize for. Being white is one element of many that helped to form my character and I do not see it as a flaw that needs to be excused, prize that needs to be exalted, or a privilege to be responsible for. White privilege is a regional advantage that fades or disappears into a liability depending upon where in the world you are, based upon the filters that that communities residents share. I am aware how ideological this sounds, but race privilege is an illusion that is perpetuated by the filters that were formed by a community’s experience.
Just as I do not think it is equitable to ask men to apologize for their economic/social advantage or my Germans friends to apologize for the holocaust. I look forward to the day when I no longer have to apologize for being white.
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Read our entire series about race and racism here:
On Race
A virtual discussion by Tom Matlack, Steve Locke and Lisa Hickey started by this post and its comments:
On Intellectual Laziness, Collective Truths, and Storytelling
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Photos: “Apologize” by Dollen / Flickr, “Toast” by BaileyRaeWeaver / Flickr
About Marrie Lobel
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My immediate response to the headline (and solely the headline) is, “whenever you want lady.”
White people don’t have to apologize for being White. I don’t think any persons of color should want or ask for that. What I think POC do want is for White people to understand and acknowledge their Whiteness (and from reading your post, it seems you do).
If you own your Whiteness and acknowledge the privileges that come with it, if you embrace diversity and difference, then perhaps posts critiquing Whiteness don’t apply to you. They’re meant more for those who don’t recognize privilege or hold color blindness as an ideal.
As for The Help, I think the critique is not so much that it’s a book written by a White author as much as it is a critique of the way the book/movie perpetuates the good-White-savior mythology. Don’t we have enough of those stories? Where are the stories of Whites being saved or changed by a POC protagonist?
I think there are a ton of movies about people of color saving white people. I think they get accused of perpetuating the “minority with a rich appreciation of family/spirituality” stereotype. The first example I can think of (and to that, really brain? really?) is “The Legend of Bagger Vance.”
I haven’t seen Bagger Vance. Thanks, I’ll add that to my Netflix queue.
Any other suggestions?
And FWIW, I’ve never heard of the “minority with a rich appreciation of family/spirituality.” I’d love to hear more about that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro
Hello Randall. Thank you so much for your comment. You are correct, there are numerous commercially successful stories that portray “the good-White-savior mythology” {almost too numerous to mention} but oftentimes embedded within those are how the experience “saved or changed” the white person. People can not devote time, emotional energy, and finances to support or help another human being, irregardless of color, without having a profound effect on themselves. The commercial success of “The Help” and the lack of stories dedicated to whites being saved or change should not be a point of contention, it should be a point of motivation…to write those stories.
I don’t want to give the impression that I’m against White-savior movies as a category. I do think they serve as examples of how to combat racism…for White people.
The flip side of these movies is how they perpetuate the stereotype of POC as people who can’t help themselves – who need a good White person to come in and rescue them.
I do agree that the success of movies like this should serve as motivation for other stories to be written – ones that counter the White-savior narrative – but I’m pretty sure it’s not a lack of scripts as much as it is a lack of Hollywood producers having the courage/desire/will to produce them.
One last thing.
I do want to commend you for being honest about your feelings/thoughts around the issue of race. There’s some pretty harsh criticism in the comments below and that’s part of what it is to take on this work.
Hang in there! Stay engaged. Be honest about who you are and where you’re at.
But at the same time, try to hear the comments (even the harsh ones) as constructive criticism.
Thank you Randall for your kind comment.
you said “irregardless”
I heartily agree with Randall. POC don’t really care for personal apologies. Actually, the thought of that is really nauseating and the act of it somewhat condescending. What we really care about is justice, and a recognition that things are still not equal.
You should read – Matthew Jacobson’s Whiteness of a Different Color, and Roots Too, and George Lipsitz’s Possessive Investment in Whiteness.
Great piece, Marrie. Yes, we white bitches (and dudes) suffer from reverse discrimination. And women, in general, are discriminated against, so it feels sometimes like a double whammy. While what occurred in the past is terrible and should not be repeated, I agree, that we shouldn’t have to keep apologizing for how we were born. We did not choose our skin color or our class.
The world does not condemn every German, French person, Brit, and other countries who supported Hitler and continually expect their apology for almost annihilating the Jewish race. This was markedly one of the most horrific racial discrimination offense ever. What is more important is that history does not repeat itself. That the Muslim extremists do not become another Hitler. That Islamic extremists or any other aggressive/hostile group or religious sect do not rise against Blacks, Hispanics, Whites or any other race/religion they don’t approve of. My constant sense of mirth comes from the bafflement and confusion about why I get looks of disdain if I refer to an African American as black when they call me white. They do not call me at Caucasian bitch. a very good African American girlfriend of mine who looks absolutely amazing in her mid 50s jokes “ black don’t crack” in reference to her perfectly smooth wrinkle free skin. Now there ain’t no way I can say that and get away with saying that. I am with Michael Jackson with the thought that it don’t matter if you’re black or white.…or any other color, race or religion. what matters is where our heart and integrity lies. We are all people and we should treat each other with respect, we should learn from our history, and not repeat the same mistakes. But yes for the record, I’d rather you call me Caucasian bitch—it has a more formal ring to it.
Huh? The French and British were ATTACKED by Hitler. Please go read some history.
The emphasis of this article on ‘apologising for being white’ reads to me like all those baseless right-wing articles complaining about ‘political correctness gone mad’. Nobody has ever demanded I apologise for being white, nor have I felt as if anyone believed I should. But I do feel it’s crucial for me to acknowledge my white privilege and how it informs my interactions with the world around me. You specifically say that you do not “feel the need to ‘address the privilege of being white in a meaningful way’”, and I’d be interested to know your rationale for that. I also recall seeing a number of your points over at derailingfordummies.com.
PS. Lennie, France and Britain did not support Hitler.
Thank you for saying pretty much exactly what I was thinking.
I know I’m going to go down in flames for daring to contradict this, but here’s what I experienced in University when I actually WAS told I was worth nothing because of my skin colour:
I took a class in University that I felt would benefit me in my intended career field (Communications) that was meant to help grow an understanding of the meanings of different cultures, and other diverse peoples and was attacked verbally for looking caucasian.
In the class, we had an Imam come in to teach us about Islam so that we would understand proper protocol in talking to Islamic people so we wouldn’t accidentally ask the wrong thing or commit any accidental blunders while reporting (sensitivity training is SO IMPORTANT! It really is!). Awesome intentions for the class. I have no idea what was supposed to happen, but the Imam walked into the room, looked us over and sneered at us and said “how disappointing: only one black girl in the room. Does that fill your diversity quota?” and then went on to talk about how most of us didn’t deserve to be there because we were the typical privellaged white class and didn’t understand what hard work was like.
‘scuse me?
That one black girl lost her mind and exploded on him for being “a racist f*ck.” None of the rest of us knew how to react: were we not worth anything to the Imam because of our skin colour? Half the room let Kim rip his ass to shreds and sat quietly and tried really hard not to be noticed because we didn’t want him directing his angry rebuttal against us, and the other half quietly got up and left the room. The most upsetting part of that was that he was a spiritual leader for a lot of people, and clearly felt that we didn’t deserve to be there… even when someone finally asked why exactly he was attacking us, he didn’t answer, just kept ranting at us.
The funny part is that there were a bunch of non-caucasians who knew about the Imam and what he was like and just didn’t attend, and a tiny little Taiwanese woman who was sitting next to Kim who he blatantly ignored. It was so bizarre, and so out-of-place that we had to discuss it after we left to make sure that it really had happened.
That all said, I’ve found that every other non-caucasian person I’ve met (I can count the number of people who demanded an apology for being caucasian on one hand and have a finger left over, and one of them was caucasian himself) just want equality (more than reasonable, and it should be the normal reality) and to be allowed to live in comfortable peace, not an apology from caucasians for BEING caucasian. The point of both of the class was to form an understanding of peoples differences to help bridge gaps and make society a better place to be via education. That one particular person certainly made sure it wasn’t, which is sad, because it could have been a great place to foster friendships and build a strong foundation for learning as well as a strong change in social attitudes.
This article makes me unspeakably sad. I empathise with the writer: I once had a job working with indigenous people & was horrified at the attacks directed at me by some of the people i had been hired to help. The fact I am not racist, and have worked to fight racism all my professional life, counted for nothing: I symbolised the oppressors and quite literally had power over their lives, to boot. It hurt.
But there’s no value in being defensive, which is how this article comes across. Every time a white person wails about how mean it is for (insert minority of choice) to make them feel bad about being white, s/he inevitably comes across like a banker whining about how unfair it is that they have to pay tax on their fat bonuses. Some people have real problems.
Remember, you can’t control what people do to you, you can only control your reaction. If you don’t want to feel bad about being white, don’t.
I’ve been in exactly the same situation – having been exposed to some pretty horrible, racist attacks upon my person while working with aboriginal groups. Never mind that historically, I’m from an ethnic group that wasn’t responsible for colonialism and its associated crimes, never mind that my parents only came to Canada in the late ’60′s, never mind that I’ve never committed a racist act.
It really hurt my feelings until I came to the same realization as you did, Siren. I don’t have control over other people or their experiences, I can only control how it affects me. If other people choose to behave ignorantly or give into their personal prejudices, that’s their problem. There was no value in defending myself because there was no way I could change their opinion – they have to do that themselves.
And it also becomes the police’s problem if the aforementioned racists cross the line from being racist jackasses to being abusive, violent racist jackasses.
You’re right. You shouldn’t feel guilty, because guilt is a wasted emotion. Either work to change things, in which cause, why feel guilty or admit you don’t give a shit about changing things, in which case why feel guilty, you don’t care, right? Guilt is kind of a cheating way out- you don’t care enough to address the underlying problem, but you want to look like you care.
If you are invested in being anti-racism instead of stagnating in white guilt (which is also an expression of privilege, btw) then try this reading:
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2005/12/02/how-not-to-be-insane-when-accused-of-racism/
and
http://www.cwsworkshop.org/pdfs/CARC/White_Identity/4_Life_Long_Journey.PDF
Otherwise, admit that you’re actually kind of ok with institutionalized racism and be done with it.
She rather already admitted she’s kind of ok with institutionalized racism: ” I just assert that I do not feel the need to apologize for being white ***or feel the need to ‘address the privilege of being white in a meaningful way.’***” Right then.
LoriAdorable,
I, in no way, admit that I am ok with institutionalized racism.
I do acknowledge its existence and believe that racism should not be tolerated and fought.
It is not that I do not acknowledge that whites have privilege {I state that in the article, along with one example} or that I do not address my privilege in a meaningful way, the point I am trying to make is that I am choosing to be thankful and live a life with meaning because I am human and not because I am white. Observers may choose to classify me in a specific category based on the color of my skin, but my skin color does not dictate my motivations/actions. I live a life with meaning and purpose because that is the right thing to do. I am thankful for the opportunities and privilege I have been granted, make no mistakes about it. I also believe that all of the opportunities that I have, whether it’s because I am white, American, or a woman, should be available to everyone.
This is an extremely important topic and I thank The Good Men project for providing a forum to discuss it. It is not a matter of whether we all agree on how to move forward, it a matter of agreeing that we need to move forward with compassion and diligence. This issue will not be resolved on a blog forum today but as long as the conversation keeps occurring, it will be resolved someday.
Firstly, the part that LoriAdorable quoted was a really awful way to make your point.
Secondly:
“It is not that [...] I do not address my privilege in a meaningful way [...]”
What about stuff like this, then?
* “…race privilege is an illusion…”
* “Being white is one element of many that helped to form my character and I do not see it as [...] a privilege to be responsible for.”
* Your near-constantly putting “privilege” in scare-quotes.
The whole article really seems disingenuous and dishonest to me. It does not seem like something a person invested in addressing their privilege in a meaningful way would write. It seems, to me, like a propaganda piece. That you admit SOME white privileges exist does not excuse the fact that you deny and dismiss many others, or the fact that you vilify people who believe differently than you by saying (or at least very heavily implying) that they all want white people to apologize for being white. I also think these are not the only problems here (more detailed comment coming later).
And lastly, about this sentence:
“Observers may choose to classify me in a specific category based on the color of my skin [...]”
So you’re implying that anti-white “racism” is the reason people are criticizing you? Why make that assumption?
“[...] but my skin color does not dictate my motivations/actions.”
This seems to be ignoring social conditioning entirely. No, it’s not like us white people have a hive mind or anything, but *of course* white privilege has a profound effect on whites living in a white supremacist society. *Of course* it influences our motives, our decisions, our actions. I find it at best very irresponsible to deny this.
* Also, just to be clear, I agree with LoriAdorable — it really does seem like you’re ok with institutionalized racism. I think your article supports it in many ways.
* Ok, one last thing — I read your attempt to justify using scare-quotes around the word “privilege” (comment-page-1/#comment-45825). But I have some issues with it still. “It was not a term that I personally would have chosen” seems slippery as a justification to me. And “I do acknowledge in this article, that I as a white person in America have privilege” is a half-truth — like I say above, you admit some white privilege but smugly dismiss many others.
Sorry — in retrospect, “slippery” seems to be a bigoted way for me to put that. I still take issue with your attempted justification, but I am really sorry for my choice of words.
In behalf of black people everywhere, apology accepted. But for the record, anyone who required an apology for an intrinsic quality–the color of your skin–instead of a specific behavior, is an asshole.
JFB
In my opinion, the premise of the article is flawed — that there is some sort of widespread call for white people to apologize for being white — but I appreciate the anecdotal observations and perspectives throughout.
Acknowledging privilege has nothing to do with apologizing for the privilege one has inherited. That’s like apologizing for inheriting a large sum of money or an estate from your departed relatives. Privilege just kind of “happens” to you based on whatever systemic hierarchy happens to permeate the society into which you’re born. A person may happen to be born Caucasian, male, in a lower middle class family and etc. . . and apologizing for that would be ridiculous. However, recognizing the connections between inheriting some privilege and the degree of ease to which one can gain benefits in one’s life is not ridiculous. Recognizing those connections allows one to critically examine HOW and WHY a particular privilege is beneficial. How’s and Why’s comes with many crazy presuppositions. It is only then that we can effectively try to challenge or confront the “system” that penalizes, exploits, or oppresses those born without particular privileges. No apologies necessary.
The argument that people of color or people who are concerned about racism (or whomever the author is talking about exactly!) are demanding some kind of apology for others’ racial belonging (here, Whiteness) is a straw man argument, i.e. a sham argument set set up to be defeated.
The arguments put forth here are attempts to make legitimate claims about racism appear to be some kind of irrational collective demand for an apology from folks who have no reason to apologize.
That is simply not what advocates of racial justice are striving for, and to brush them off as doing so is a hostile act against anyone who is genuinely concerned about social justice.
Thank you and SK–so many others on here who are making whole, valid comments. I only wish I could have been here sooner—But you have already laid it out, couldn’t have been stated better.
“Privilege” can be an infinite regress. I’m for fighting racism. Privilege, though, is complicated. After high school, I went in the service for six years. I then worked my way to a bachelors degree in the next ten years. Finally at 51, I obtained a PhD and got a secondary level job as a professor. Do I think I should have gone to Harvard, and been at a top place at 30? Sure.
Can or should anyone do anything about differences in privilege? Probably not. It’s likely that any attempts to do so would be grotesque and produce unintended consequences. I know of one academic department that has screwed itself by attempting to do too much in this regard.
Active racism can and should be fought.
I actually do think “color-blindness” is a good idea. The reason is that there’s no other possible way to legally and ethically deal with “privilege.” And we have affirmative action still. In my wife’s academic department, African-Amerrican’s have negotiated $10,000-$20,000 more than whites on hiring and vastly more relaxed tenure standards compared to whites. This doesn’t deal with poor POC, or course, but Black scholars have cited the splitting of their community into a well-off class and an underclass. With the current recession, many whites are joining the underclass as well. As I argue above, there are huge differentials in “privilege” among whites too. And who’s more privileged: a wealthy African-American or a working class white?
So, I think that this tack just represents moral entrepreneurism by advocates, many of whom are white by the way. Privilege buffs like Jensen or Wise do well for themselves by pushing this.
This is a sidebar. I just visited “Bob’s” site concerning comment ratings. The usual excuse offered up here for downvoting is “abusive” behavior. (Bob, who is avatared by a smug fat face, seems to offer no justification for his obnoxious product.) People here who are downvoted are downvoted due to lack of popularity (or very marginal lack of popularity. The comment above has just three downvotes and is not abusive.)
I suggest you get rid of this feature. It produces a mob mentality, and hurts the intellectual integrity of the site. In no way is it “moderation,” as Bob suggests.
Please do more to become educated about terms like racism and privilege. You used racism incorrectly (claiming you were a victim of it, which is not possible- you were a victim of racial prejudice) and throwing out all types of diversions and fallacies. Understandably, because few people ever delve far enough into this topic to really get it. You’re maybe halfway there, which is better than most, but leaves you “knowing just enough to be dangerous” as the saying goes.
Normally, I would complain about the abuse of apostrophes in a piece like this. But the scare quotes around “privilege” are an even more troubling assault on punctuation. They suggest that the author doesn’t really believe she has privilege, and that all of this horrible stuff is in the past.
It reminded me an awful lot of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tzZ__Z5Qw
Hello Matt, I appreciate your comment. I used the quotes around the word privilege to reference a previous article on the GMP {hyperlink provided in text}. It was not a term that I personally would have chosen. I do acknowledge in this article, that I as a white person in America have privilege. For me privilege = opportunity and choice, which as a white person in this country, I have many more than people of color. I do agree that I made a troubling assault on punctuation in this article, but I dismiss the claim that I am not aware of the opportunities available to me because of the color of my skin.
That fact that you would summarize and site the feelings of those not excited by the movie The Help as “resentment” is the epitome of the problem you (and others) have with admitting the impact of racism. Racism inhibits the same story written by a Black from being published by a major publisher in the fist place. This story has been written and told many times over in Black communities, no motivation from whites needed. I doubt anyone is interested in apologies for being born what and who you are.
Sorry this is coming late (I tend to be really disorganized about commenting), but: I agree 100%. And eew, that part about “the lack of stories dedicated to whites being saved or change should not be a point of contention, it should be a point of motivation…to write those stories” is one of the grossest things I’ve ever read.
“In the mind of some, the mere fact that I am white means it is audacious of me to comment on racism.” I totally get what you mean with that one. I feel the same way being a male and being made to feel audacious for having an opinion about things concerning women when in fact they concern all humanity. When do I get to stop apologizing for being male? Much like you were not responsible for slavery… I am not responsible for patriarchy and misogyny.
As other commenters have already said, there is no collective demand for an apology from white people for being white. Acknowledging white privilege and, more importantly, not standing in the way of it being dismantled may be a call to action… but I haven’t even heard THAT.
With all of the eloquent criticisms about “The Help” (especially from the Association of Black Women Historian), the fact that white writers continue to fall back on this assertion that the problem with “The Help” is that a white woman wrote it speaks to the very problem we have with these kinds of conversations – paranoia that all the colored people are out to get you and defensiveness about HISTORY. I have yet to see an article, and there were many, that suggests the problem with “The Help” was the race of the author; I have seen lamentations about the author monetarily benefiting from black women’s oppression. If you don’t get that having folks exploit you back then and then continue to make money with the story of YOUR oppression is crazy as hell, you have a bigger problem to deal with. This wasn’t some woman who just wrote a story about that period in time; Stockett has said that her story was about her own maid (most vocally when another woman who believes the story was based on her sued). Nobody thought that would be problematic?
If folks would just own up to being incredibly tone deaf in these conversations, we would go much further. We always get tripped up by these enlightened, liberal folks who spend the conversation defending themselves against imaginary attacks. If I speak about white privilege and racial injustice, the fact that you consider that a personal attack or demand for a personal apology says everything about your views on race and absolutely nothing about mine. Very sick, self-absorbed, paranoid stuff here…
This article is an excellent example of well intending liberal white rationalization of race.
“everyone’s been oppressed by someone at some point in history”
“I personally wasn’t responsible for what happened in this country before I was born”
“my particular family wasn’t even here, yet.”
“my family participated in the civil rights movement”
If I had a nickle for every time a white person said one of these things as a way of deflecting personal accountability in this social construct as a racial being. That is also whiteness, by the way.
Except it is not only white people who are part of the shared culture which privileges white people. The individual contributions of people who are minorities towards racist culture are equal to the individual contributions of people who are white.
Why should I be held responsible for the perception of blacks, while Anthony Ray (Sir Mix-a-Lot), is counted among the ‘victims of racial prejudice’?
So…just to be clear, in your opinion, White People should be held personally accountable for the current state of world affairs?
Because I have a hard time finding another interpretation for the statement:
“If I had a nickle for every time a white person said one of these things as a way of deflecting personal accountability in this social construct as a racial being. That is also whiteness, by the way.”
Other than to see that you feel there is personal accountability to be reflected.
This is particularly concerning, because the idea of “personal accountability” suggests that you actually are looking for an apology…
I’m white. I recognize that it means something that I am white regardless of my personal narrative. I get the privileges unearned no matter what. Choosing to accept those privileges and as the author suggests, and doing nothing to deconstruct the system that provides those privileges perpetuates the supremacy of whiteness. That is irresponsible.
Yup, how dare white people acknowledge that many of their ancestors were oppressed and ::gasp:: slaves too. It would run everyone thinking slavery just existed in America
It’s not wrong to do it, but it is interesting that the only time that subject comes up is when white people are looking for a reason not to acknowledge the specific harm that was done here, or to understand how formalized and government sanctioned white supremacy laid the foundations for systemic racism that still plays out today.
Everybody says there is this RACE problem. Everybody says this RACE problem will be solved when the third world pours into EVERY white country and ONLY into white countries.
The Netherlands and Belgium are just as crowded as Japan or Taiwan, but nobody says Japan or Taiwan will solve this RACE problem by bringing in millions of third worlders and quote assimilating unquote with them.
Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries to “assimilate,” i.e., intermarry, with all those non-whites.
What if I said there was this RACE problem and this RACE problem would be solved only if hundreds of millions of non-blacks were brought into EVERY black country and ONLY into black countries?
How long would it take anyone to realize I’m not talking about a RACE problem. I am talking about the final solution to the BLACK problem?
And how long would it take any sane black man to notice this and what kind of psycho black man wouldn’t object to this?
But if I tell that obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, the white race, Liberals and respectable conservatives agree that I am a naziwhowantstokillsixmillionjews.
They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-white.
Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.
@Jeff- I think people might mistake you for a Nazi, because you used the phrase “final solution” twice in a rant about “the race problem.”
Not to get too far off topic, but the only apology I’d like from both the writer and editor of this piece is an apology for all the typos and misspellings here. It’s out of control!
Just a few examples: it’s “caste system” not “cast system,” “this country’s ugly legacy” not “this countries ugly legacy,” “Afghans” not “Afghani’s,” “Iraqis” not “Iraqi’s,” etc.
Please have some respect for the reader. A mistake here and there can be forgiven, but this is just sloppy.
You are correct, those are errors. I appreciate your attention to detail.