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Here's a comparison: global disparities in the manufacturing industry. It's very important to white liberals that we mitigate the harm of this, so we shop carefully; we buy Tom's shoes and Tom's toothpaste, we buy local and fair-trade. Of course, it…
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Also useful for learning and growing: research the concept of white fragility.
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Intersectionality has been a very defining concept for me in how I've seen "my" feminism. The basic point is that it subverts the white-centric focus of feminism to show that all forms of oppression are intertwined. "Mapping the Margins" by Kimberl…
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Seems straightforward to me. Non-union-represented grocery chain expands into town with union representation; union does some digging to see what they can find. Possible outcomes include clarification on reporting (if facts are misrepresented), New …
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If I am understanding you correctly, your point is that battling the "cold war" oughtn't take our focus away from fighting the "hot war." If I understand that properly, I disagree because I don't see the reasoning. Further, I strongly believe that…
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I can't edit my posts anymore. Does anyone else have the same issue? ETA it worked this time
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I think of a lesser quoted MLK letter (that I cannot find right now) where he says he does not fear the obvious bigotry, but the white majority that values security and order over justice. This study from 2005 offers support to this quote. People …
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1970-1990s: unmitigated redlining (lenders deny loans to black homebuyers) 1985: Lloyd Stevenson killed by Portland Police with choke hold (officers not disciplined; other officers get briefly fired when they hand out "Smoke Em Don't Choke Em" t-sh…
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Really, really good question--and one with a lot of straightforward answers. Long story short: through the continued, concerted efforts of citizens, legislators, and business people. But despite that, black history in our state goes back to at least…
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Redacted I think I get it... I did not mean to say that you had said anything directly to me.
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I guess I started this thread because I could see that we were making assumptions about each other, and I thought that this could be a way to illuminate exactly what kind. (Note to self: skip the rhetorical questions. Figure out what you want to say…
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As a gesture of compromise, I vow to not use any profanity when speaking directly to other UHXers. I apologize for my previous lack of verbal creativity. @Ed_Chigliak, that is kind of a cute story about your dad... and after all, the middle east an…
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Maybe I should have called this thread defending whiteness?
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Meanwhile, on my twitter timeline......
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Thor, I think you would benefit from a good consensual ass-beating. Find a guy or gal to lay you over their knee and mercilessly whip you with the flat end of a hairbrush, you'll feel loads better
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I am not the person doing Outreach. I don't need to even have a goal to say Wash your dirty mouth out with soap, other than to say something is offensive. The whole idea that you need to have some grand design of how to fix white people in order to …
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Flossy, you're very reasonable. Honestly, that's why I think you are dangerous. The idea of a liberal white person looking up racism in the dictionary in order to arrange their thoughts chills my blood.
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Still no one has a thing to say to the guy who called me a bitch as a compliment? Just to me, huh?
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Several people found it necessary to argue down white supremacy. Then when I respond thoughtfully, they keep going on. But then, instead of calling it what it is, I'm supposed to keep coming up with all of these ways to gently discuss their willful …
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Actually, kdawg, you said that we musn't build the mythological racist into a horrifying other. So, yes, you did say that : - ) Shut up Thor
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I got really pissed that Flossy said saying "racist" is name-calling. And then Thor said "kill 'em with kindness." And then kDawg said "don't demonize racists." Each and every one of those opinions is unequivocally fucked. You all should be comple…
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No, you're really not difficult to understand at all. Ohh that kind of thing gives me a chuckle.
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You were being much more genuine when you called me a bitch. If you want to learn more about US history, look it up yourself.
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Wow, you mean that if I email you with 1,000,000,000 examples of human tragedy, I might be able to earn back your good graces? Huzzah! Facetweet and Flossy, don't worry, this guy is going to have me all sorted out in no time. Then, I can apologize t…
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I'm not really that upset about a bloviating acne virus calling me a bitch, but..... no one says a damn thing to him or me? Really? Not the people who "liked" by comment above, not even the people who had so much to say to me about not being a name-…
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This is a not-uncommon reaction to being asked to think about white privilege. People get so steamed up and defensive that they take it to this really weird, personal place--they'll tell you the worst thing that's ever happened to them as though to …
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This guy calls me a bitch and no one says anything, but I ask us to talk about racism, and you tell me to mind my tone?
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I feel like I am always on the edge of P.W.A.R., since I am both performative and anti-white I mean -racist. That all sounds like a much more enriching thread. But this thread is not quite ready for that. This thread is for people who think that R…
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Good on ya @Thor. It's astute of you to notice that I bear the scars of unkindness; indeed, sometimes I wonder if it isn't my suffering that has made me brave, or at least given me a unique insight into the banal depravity of human nature and a spec…