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> "I have had some black friends over the years who get berated by other blacks for "acting white."" What can white people do to fix this specifically?
by Crito 12y ago
> "I have had some black friends over the years who get berated by other blacks for "acting white.""
What can white people do to fix this specifically?
- burkaman 12y agoWell, lots of white people perpetuate the same stereotypes, so obviously if you do that, stop it. And you can call other people on their bullshit if you ever hear it. Assuming you never encounter this particular type of racism, it's still all connected. Addressing any type of discrimination and racism helps solve the general problem, which this "acting white" stereotype is just a symptom of. I think it's a little disingenuous to look at these individual symptoms and say "nothing I can do". "Nothing I can do about prison populations, those people made their own choices." "Nothing I can do about poverty, I already support them through taxes, they can improve themselves if they want to." "Nothing I can do about education inequalities, they can apply to college just like I did." etc. Not saying you share these opinions, but you hear them a lot. And it's not like black people have no responsibility here, but there's plenty to be done by everyone.
- spacemanmatt 12y agoWe could make it more acceptable to be black.