Writings about Whiteness and Racism
If you’ve heard of this Rebecca Solnit book, you probably know the hypothesis – that people come together and form caring communities in times of crisis, in contradistinction to the myth of scarcity violence and mob mentality that supposedly happens after “natural disasters.” The book is a combination of historical evidence and theory, with examples […]
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It is both possible and impossible to grab a gun on one side of your belt while intending to grab a taser on the other. I believe she absolutely could have meant to grab her taser and reached for her gun, but that “accident” was born out of an antipathy, hatred, and/or fear of African-Americans nearly endemic to the White population in the US.
Read More…Racism knows no political party. In a country founded on & still supporting White supremacy in culture & policy, holding white supremacist ideas is endemic & pretty much unavoidable. You could argue that Republicans have demonstrated more overt racism, and a Rep candidate is less likely to lose support over some blatantly racist shit than […]
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it is sad, frustrating, and often ,that our lack of diversity & inclusiveness keeps us from addressing racial diversity & inclusiveness in an appropriate and effective way.
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Our democracy is not inevitable, and neither are the socio-political-economic rules we have tacitly agreed to live by. The fragility of our system of government, or our government itself, is as inspiring to me as it is frightening.
Read More…Hi, friends. My wrist is still in a cast, and much of my typing strength & focus has gone to paid work lately, but I promise I’m working on some posts in my trusty recycled notebook (so much nicer than typing) and you’ll see more before Feb runs out. In the interim, I’m sharing our […]
Read More…Last night. I dreamed I helped two White people recognize unintentionally racist behaviors and start to change them. One had no details, I just held the knowledge that I had achieved that something with a someone. The second was a woman in charge of a group who was clearly holding a Latina worker to a […]
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At its best, horror is a genre of deep metaphor. And Jordan Peele is Its Best. Us explores dual identities, what is recognized and what is hidden, what is acceptable and what is not, citizens and second-class citizens, the human and sub-human. It is about segregation, inequity, and identity. As such, Us is absolutely about Race in America without ever explicitly naming race in America.
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Rich people who don’t want to pay taxes; Single issue “pro-life” voters; Lifelong Republicans whose identity is tied into party affiliation; Frightened people. Most Americans agree with Democratic policies, so Republicans earn their votes with a steady dose of “scary stories and threats.”
Read More…If Black people gave up on white people as quickly as white liberals give up on Trump voters, white liberals wouldn’t have any Black friends to impress with their intolerance. https://www.startribune.com/readers-write-electoral-votes-election-aftermath-evictions/572996842/?fbclid=IwAR3-v_hNzjqNEZ1C25Q9RS7sR8D6i5Em6SaB7gkpXgkoX1Raysm5JX3ugtg (Scroll down to election aftermath)
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out of the white nest 