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> they're still terrible concepts that have been roundly denounced on their own merits Hol' up, "it is ok to be white," is a terrible concept denounced on its
by lighttannotwite 6y ago
> they're still terrible concepts that have been roundly denounced on their own merits
Hol' up, "it is ok to be white," is a terrible concept denounced on its own merits? Lol ok
It's a good thing that under Critical Theory, since race is a social construction (that's why Black is supposed to be capitalized, because it refers to the construction, not the color) there's no reason besides being "roundly denounced" (which will happen eventually to you anyway if you're an untermensch White) that you can't be transracial.
I'm not White, I'm a light tan person. Get off my lawn with your racist Theory.
- mindcandy 6y agoYou are falling into the trap that was explicitly set up by trolls. If it was not well known to be explicitly set up by trolls, "it is ok to be white” would be a fine, boring statement. But, it has been established that chan trolls came together to figure out a slogan that they could use to stir up heated arguments exactly like you are making. They settled on "it is ok to be white" and started using it to troll people into saying things that can be interpreted as hating white people. Then the arguments based on misunderstanding start and trolls laugh at you while they feed on your outrage and frustration.
- leetcrew 6y agothe fact that it's so effective says more about society than the trolls though. if you squint hard enough, it's almost like the reactions provoked when you say "anti-white racism doesn't exist" without further explanation. it's true under the modern definition, but sometimes hard to take in good faith.
- ttt0 6y agoI'm pretty sure he's not the one who's falling into a trap here, precisely for the reasons you mentioned.
- ctdonath 6y agoThe phrase was set up by trolls explicitly to root out those who do not, after all, use corresponding phrases in good faith (and once rooted out, then played). It absolutely should be a fine, boring statement - and its brilliance is that it's not the trolls that make it a trap, but those who choose to fight it.
- throwaway53453 6y agoGod help the mixed race people who have it from both the left and right...
- ttt0 6y agohttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9352639/Bi-racial-high-school-senior-looks-white-failed-refusing-confess-white-dominance.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9352639/Bi-racial-h...
- runarberg 6y agoThe left does not hate white people. It is reactionary rhetoric that is trying to raise a false equivalence. The left hates white supremacy and white privilege. If you are a white person that basks in your privilege, the left doesn’t hate you because of the color of your skin, but because of how you act as a result of it.
- throwaway53453 6y agoThere's no such thing as white privilege. Only socioeconomic privilege.
- leetcrew 6y agoand people have explained this to me while drinking out of a mug that says "white tears". it's hard not to take that as a motte-and-bailey.
- cassalian 6y agoThere are people on the left that assume that if you have white skin, then you must act a certain way, and that way of acting is wrong. This is based solely on the person's race, no individual characteristics need be considered. If you disagree, then please explain what happened here with coke: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/366132 https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/366132 "Coca-Cola Asks Its Workers to Be 'Less White' to Fight Racism"
- runarberg 6y ago