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I think the students in this particular instance were repeating something they heard without any of the context or reasoning behind it. It’s not that objective
by nucleogenesis 4y ago
I think the students in this particular instance were repeating something they heard without any of the context or reasoning behind it.
It’s not that objective facts are always the tool of white supremacy - but rather that facts on their own can be used to reinforce white supremacist culture.
Right-wing media folks can point to a fact about black people being convicted of violent crimes at a higher rate than others in a way that carries the implication (or sometimes explicit point) that the black people or their culture must be the cause.
The idea is that this is a gross oversimplification and eschews many important factors about US history a la slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, etc that have disproportionally affected black communities which has caused generational poverty.
So just saying some fact uncritically is often a tool used by white supremacists (and others in countless contexts).
I’m mostly just responding because this lunacy isn’t what people who have studied and wrote about this extensively (such as the author) espouse - or at least it’s a massive oversimplification
- kneebonian 4y agoMotte meet bailey
- motogpjimbo 4y agoAre you aware that black people commit crimes at higher rates in countries that have no history of slavery or the various other social problems that have existed in the US?
- fakedang 4y agoWhile I'm usually a strong supporter of objective facts, I would want to call into question this particular statistic though - is it possible that the number for black people is higher because they are discriminated against often by law enforcement a lot more than lighter-skinned folks? I'm a dark skinned non-African person, and I've been pulled over for my stuff and questioned by law enforcement in multiple non-US cities at multiple times of my life. In fact, even in my home country India, I'm often treated with more disdain than my lighter-skinned relatives by law enforcement and what not.
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- raxxorraxor 4y ago> white supremacist culture. Which is what exactly? To me this sounds made up. You point to racist policies. These can very well have a racist motivation behind them, some certainly do. But they aren't from a culture, there are specific racist actors behind them. I believe the strategy to be afraid of "tools" white supremacists might happen to use is infantile. Real and convinced white supremacists are rare, so far so good. If every action you take is informed by fear, it won't lead to solid decisions.