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In reply to the discussion: what is the deal with this continuing racist behavior of whites [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,478 posts)I see so much pushback from whites on the concepts of privledge and social dominance (As well as social standards such as beauty standards) --often diminishing it to anecdotal economics-- that it becomes hard to understand where such education should begin.
One thing I can do as a white person, is listen, listen and then listen some more, and expect to be uncomfortable ~often~ when I try to practice anti-racism or anti-whiteness. It is NOT intuitive when one is the dominant culture.
In many cases It's very easy, while white, not to use racial slurs, to support anti-racist legislation etc. or have friends and relations who are PoC. It is impossible to live a white life to the point of fully understanding what it's like to be Black. And where understanding stops, useful communication becomes difficult.