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In reply to the discussion: "Let's work to end racial discrimination" is a better approach than "whites are so privileged". [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)Instead of asking us which terms we prefer.
It's not about you and your feelings, it's about us and the crap we deal with on a day to day basis. How can we teach you anything if you are just caught up in arguing semantics with us??
We can't. You obviously know more than we do about racism, and to prove it, you tell us which words we should use to be more effective. We've been on this ride for 400 years, we've said it in twenty million different ways, instead of solving the actual problem, you want to argue semantics.
Basically you are telling us that if we would just be more polite, and not use words that offend white people when discussing racism, then we could finally find a solution. You want it sugar coated for you. But nobody bothers to sugar coat their racism for us. They give it to us raw.
I think that if people want to give out doses of dirty racism that we should get down in the dirt when discussing it. If it offends more people, more often, maybe they'll get disgusted enough as white people to work together to fix the problems caused by white supremacy in this society.
We should use the most horrible words we can when discussing this horrible system of racial privilege.