Ewuare Xola Osayande on White privilege

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Another white privilege Tim Wise and other white anti-racists carry is the ability to emotionally express their views about racism without having that expression dismissed as “angry” or “too emotional”. When Wise speaks passionately and fervently about racism, his expression is understood as a sign of a person standing up for what he believes. As such, it is championed even when he is derisive or sardonic in his remarks. When we, people of color activists, speak passionately about racism, we are maligned and ridiculed as being angry, militant, even hateful and dangerous. If we wish to be heard (let alone understood), we are expected to speak calmly and politely about our experience and analysis regarding racism. Otherwise we are demonized. White moral indignation is justified. Black moral indignation is vilified. This has long been the case.

Ewuare Xola Osayande, Word to the Wise: Unpacking the White Privilege of Tim Wise (via sapphrikah)

And the hate of Black women continues…

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Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women? By Satoshi Kanazawa I know I’m late, but it took me awhile to actually sit down and read this crap. As a published scientist myself, it pisses me off that this got past peer review and still got published (although maybe psychology today doesn’t require…

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The Racism of Discourse

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Some may blackly (angrily) accuse me of trying to blacken (defame) the English language, to give it a black eye (a mark of shame) by writing such black words (hostile). They may denigrate (to cast aspersions) me by accusing me of being blackhearted (malevolent), of having a black outlook (pessimistic) on life, of being a blackguard (scoundrel)- which would certainly be a black mark (detrimental fact) against me. Some may black brow (scowl at) at me and hope that a black cat crosses in front of me because of this black deed. I may become a black sheep, who will be blackballed (ostracized) by being placed on a blacklist in an attempt to blackmail or blackjack (compel by threat) me will have a Chinaman’s chance of success, for I am not a yellow-bellied Indian-giver of words, who will whitewash (cover up or gloss over) a black lie (harmful, inexcusable). I challenge the purity and innocence (white) of the English language. I don’t see things in black and white (entirely bad or entirely good) terms, for I am a white man (marked by upright firmness) if there ever was one. However, it would be a black day when I would not “call a spade a spade,” even though some will suggest that a white man calling the English language racist is like the pot calling the kettle black. While many may be niggardly (grudging, scanty) in their support, others will be honest and decent- and to them I say, that’s very white of you (honest, decent).

Robert B. Moore, “Racist Stereotyping in the English Language” (via supporterleschenilles)

Are Rappers Role Models?

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Brings up some interesting conversation. I like what Bun B had to say. Lupe, started out with a good point, but then oversimplified the situation and deflected his own part too much at the end. It’s really easy to tell teachers to throw away all their books and teach something else, but in practice, it’s…

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