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Let me contrast that with something: opening a dialogue outside of an echo chamber. For example, a woman of Han descent who had her purse snatched by a Uighur
by qiqing 6y ago
Let me contrast that with something: opening a dialogue outside of an echo chamber.
For example, a woman of Han descent who had her purse snatched by a Uighur kid talked about feeling nervous and clutching her bag when she passed someone on the street. Instead of lecturing her about systemic problems as a first resort, I started by finding common ground: her experiences as a Chinese woman studying abroad in Japan, and the systemic racism she experienced.
The ally training skills I learned in the US were helpful. The more typical high-minded condescension, in contrast, tends to be counterproductive in my experience.
- jkhdigital 6y agoYeah... I hear you and I think there’s a valid point here, but let’s not draw false equivalencies. Mass forced detention of entire ethnic groups is not comparable to systemic racism. One can argue that the US is systemically racist but we did elect a black president.
- grugagag 6y agoTrump is the wrath we get for electing a black president
- qiqing 6y agoI'm not drawing an equivalence. I'm talking about opening up a dialogue by finding common ground first.
- chub500 6y agoTo avoid confusion it might be useful to define what systemic racism means today. The words have changed meaning slightly over the last 60 years. https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-systemic-racism-and-institutional-racism-131152 https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-systemic-racis...