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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
white man's burden was kipling's notion that the white man had the duty to civilize the global savages. that has nothing to do with what you've been saying that "the white man is out to fuck us over." which to me only perpetuates resentment and shirks responsibility.
black/brown people can be racist too-- and sexist, and classist, and ageist, and predatory, and abusive, and all kinds of other things.
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Who said they aren't or can't be? The question is about
structural racism, which by every metric demonstrates that black and brown folks are disenfranchised from the economy, politics, and education system disproportionately to white folks. This isn't to imply that white folks have this discrepancy willfully, or spitefully, rather, just that structurally and systematically in the US, racism clearly has an pronounced effect. About your idea of perpetuating resentment and shrinking responsibility, I think the opposite is true. When we vocalize our feelings and insights about racism, we vent ou frustrations and cleanse the wound. When we ignore or minimize its effects, we let the wound fester to erupt later. Further, when we discuss these matters about structural racism, we inherently are also discussing those systematic solutions of community initiative and involvement. Again, its not about empty finger-pointing, but rather identifying where work needs be done, and getting to work. I work in public education where we see huge racial gaps in quality and over-all attainment. That is how I can contribute and work every day towards a solution. Its pragmatic. It works. There are other folks involved in business, in government, and in community involvement that can do their part, share in the work to alleviate the gaps. Its not about the blame game, its about identifying problems and working on everyday solutions.