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Hortensis

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1. Are you sure enlightenment lies in seeing white women as toxic?

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:04 PM

Jul 2020

Perhaps you should do a lot less constantly reminding yourself of what's wrong with your white femaleness and broaden your reading. Oh, and if you have that book, White Fragility, I'd donate it. It's done its job.

Instead, chew on this:

Racism is bad, and stupid. There is no good racism. There is no enlightened racism.

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Being White and Female: How Toxic is Half the Privilege? [View all] TygrBright Jul 2020 OP

Are you sure enlightenment lies in seeing white women as toxic? Hortensis Jul 2020 #1

I think you are way overthinking this. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #2

Something similar. Tink41 Jul 2020 #3

One of the most important things white women can do is recognize their role in white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #4

white women are becoming the scapegoats bloom Jul 2020 #5