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RE: The Racism of Today's Use of "Whiteness"

in #racism4 years ago (edited)

Damn! This is spot on:

The biggest source of this confusion is that "whiteness", in these situations, means something along the lines of: "indoctrinated beliefs and behaviors that enforce racial hierarchies." Studying the source and reduction of these injustices is great. But calling it "whiteness" implicates every member of that group (no matter where they are in the world) and indicates it's a defect all people of one group are born with. It's inherent. It's original sin. This inappropriate labeling then allows for abuses such as racially segregated trainings trying to get those in attendance to undo their own harmful essence. And it enables worsening racial relations, because it enforces the idea of inherent, threatening differences.

Anytime someone uses a demographic label as a definition for something negative--particularly when in a serious way--it's unethical. Whether it's saying "gay" to mean "lame"; or saying "Jew" to mean "haggle"; or in this case, saying "white" to mean "racially exploitative."

This inappropriate labeling then allows for abuses such as racially segregated trainings trying to get those in attendance to undo their own harmful essence. And it enables worsening racial relations, because it enforces the idea of inherent, threatening differences.

We don’t fix racism with more racism, and we don’t remedy ignorance caused by segregation with more segregation.

Schmeee....🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️