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My problem with this infographic and general point of view is that it completely ignores the fact that there is a huge counterculture which not only rejects mos
by soulofmischief 6y ago
My problem with this infographic and general point of view is that it completely ignores the fact that there is a huge counterculture which not only rejects most of these concepts but also is generally accepting of people of all kinds, and many white people within this demographic are not afforded the same privileges and luxuries commonly associated with "whiteness".
Instead of recognizing these people as not part of the problem, it throws us in with the rest of the "whiteness" and creates major group division, reducing our ability to change things collectively. I've gotten in arguments with a couple of black people here and there about how because I'm "white", I shouldn't involve myself in black politics and have no right to fight for black civil rights in America. Nevermind that I'm 4th-generational Italian and come from a long line of poor indentured servants, and that my ancestor was met with racism and segregation when entering the US. My ancestor was an illegal immigrant stowaway because of racist immigration laws targeting Italy at the time. I fight for them as well as any other person whose family has a history of oppression.
Reminds me of the Niemöller poem...
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist."
- ihsw 6y ago> it throws us in with the rest of the "whiteness" and creates major group division, reducing our ability to change things collectively Not true, it makes it much easier and simpler for whites to behave collectively. The rise of BLM and its related trappings obviates that the collectivization of whites on the basis of race is inevitable. In essence, BLM is accomplishing what the Nazis and KKK could only dream of -- unifying white America under a single banner on the basis of collective race-based identity and race-based destiny.