The white plight.
June 23rd, 2011 § 2 Comments
Someone on Facebook just liked this status:
‘Being proud of your race is ok, unless your [sic] white, then it’s racist.’
Yeah, I know, right? Being white is HARD. *sigh*
As to why I find this status so problematic (and, to be frank, fucking stupid), please read this: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.
For a TL;DR summary of my issue: There is no need for white pride because we’re not systematically and institutionally told every waking minute NOT to be proud of our race.
There will be better blog entries in the future; right now, I just wanted to throw that out into the world, outside the confines of my brain. I feel marginally better for doing so.
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my goodness, AMEN. I seriously thought I was the only one who thought this, but never really voiced it because, you know, I’d be a racist.
Hey Becky, remember when you had a blog? :p