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In this context, Indians and Asians count as White. Why? Because in the narrative of the author, Whiteness is not a race, but rather a social construct design
by swatow 12y ago
In this context, Indians and Asians count as White. Why? Because in the narrative of the author, Whiteness is not a race, but rather a social construct designed to reinforce the privilege of Whites, and to enforce a uniform way of thinking and acting. Whiteness also serves to create and justify economic disparity. In this narrative, anyone who accepts this system, reinforces its values, and receives the benefits of Whiteness, is effectively White.
- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoThe tech industry is disproportionately asian relative to the population of the nation. So the whole thing is especially goofy.
- swatow 12y agoAsians play a doubly unfortunate role in the anti racist movement. On the one hand, they share the same guilt as Whites, since they cooperate with and benefit from White society. On the other hand, anti Asian sentiment is used as an escape valve, allowing people to "harmlessly" express their racist feelings. It also is a way to pretend to allow freedom of expression, by allowing racial jokes about Asians, and criticism of Asian culture (which I see a lot of on HN).