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I don't understand why it would be possible for a white or Asian male to have helped raise family members. Why not make the grant explicit about the upbringing
by hueving 10y ago
I don't understand why it would be possible for a white or Asian male to have helped raise family members. Why not make the grant explicit about the upbringing hardships it's targeting instead of being racist?
- wrsh07 10y agoThey're playing probabilities. I know they're are plenty of whites below the poverty line, but I think required reading in this case is this: http://thefeministbreeder.com/explaining-white-privilege-broke-white-person/ http://thefeministbreeder.com/explaining-white-privilege-bro... The linked essay unpacking the invisible knapsack is also really good. These are to help you understand why it's okay to specifically try to help black people (or other minorities). But I think they also help start a conversation. (Both are great links suggested here: http://theteej.tumblr.com/post/122334039549/hi-white-friends-things-have-been-tense-lately http://theteej.tumblr.com/post/122334039549/hi-white-friends...)
- hueving 10y agoThese are worthless resources to explain to someone who is white and below the poverty line why they are discriminated against. It's like posting stats about black people having a higher probability of committing crimes as a justification for racial profiling. Sad. There is no point in playing probabilities when income is very easily verifiable.