I thought this was a particularly thought-provoking statement that I haven't seen before. Because I have heard that logic come from a lot of people, both the ones who are actively racist and the...
Two concepts that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately are guilt and responsibility.
When it comes to racism in America, I think that guilt and responsibility tend to be seen as more or less the same thing. But I’m beginning to understand how there’s a real difference.
I thought this was a particularly thought-provoking statement that I haven't seen before. Because I have heard that logic come from a lot of people, both the ones who are actively racist and the ones who are much more inactive "the status quo is equal" and it's putting into words a thought that I have struggled to string together into a coherent thought. All in all, I thought it was pretty well-written, and are the thoughts of someone who is truly trying to understand and improve the world around him. Interested to hear people's thoughts.
So fucking true. It's also one of the reasons why even when people aren't being overtly, stereotypically racist (e.g. saying the n-word), but the undercurrent is still very obviously there (e.g....
But in many ways the more dangerous form of racism isn’t that loud and stupid kind. It isn’t the kind that announces itself when it walks into the arena. It’s the quiet and subtle kind. The kind that almost hides itself in plain view. It’s the person who does and says all the “right” things in public: They’re perfectly friendly when they meet a person of color. They’re very polite. But in private? Well….. they sort of wish that everyone would stop making everything “about race” all the time.
It’s the kind of racism that can seem almost invisible — which is one of the main reasons why it’s allowed to persist.
And so, again, banning a guy like Russ’s heckler? To me, that’s the “easy” part. But if we’re really going to make a difference as a league, as a community, and as a country on this issue….. it’s like I said — I just think we need to push ourselves another step further.
First, by identifying that less visible, less obvious behavior as what it is: racism.
And then second, by denouncing that racism — actively, and at every level.
So fucking true. It's also one of the reasons why even when people aren't being overtly, stereotypically racist (e.g. saying the n-word), but the undercurrent is still very obviously there (e.g. "debating" the existence of white privilege, defending "race realism", or labeling something "identity politics" or "pulling the race card" in order to dismiss or demean it) I think it's fair game to call them racist. Even if it's said/done out of ignorance, that doesn't really make it any better and it's still just as toxic.
I thought this was a particularly thought-provoking statement that I haven't seen before. Because I have heard that logic come from a lot of people, both the ones who are actively racist and the ones who are much more inactive "the status quo is equal" and it's putting into words a thought that I have struggled to string together into a coherent thought. All in all, I thought it was pretty well-written, and are the thoughts of someone who is truly trying to understand and improve the world around him. Interested to hear people's thoughts.
So fucking true. It's also one of the reasons why even when people aren't being overtly, stereotypically racist (e.g. saying the n-word), but the undercurrent is still very obviously there (e.g. "debating" the existence of white privilege, defending "race realism", or labeling something "identity politics" or "pulling the race card" in order to dismiss or demean it) I think it's fair game to call them racist. Even if it's said/done out of ignorance, that doesn't really make it any better and it's still just as toxic.