"People of color may also hold prejudices and discriminate against white people,but they lack the social and institutional power that transforms their prejudice and discrimination into racism" Robin DiAngello in her 2018 book White Fragility,why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yes, I agree.
All of us have prejudices—it’s part of the human condition due to the fact that no one has the whole picture. Some people seem unwilling to enlarge that picture.
IMO since we are all in the same situation there’s nothing to be gained by hostility or by demonizing people whom we think are prejudiced.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
That said, in some situations it might become a duty to defend yourself with whatever force is necessary.
WilliamFleming
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Oct 29, 2018
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Yes indeed--now if only someone could explain this at a third grade level so the people that don't know this can read it.
Carin
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Oct 29, 2018
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. People who have the opportunity to educate themselves, who have the entire internet at their fingertips, yet still play the racism bingo card, are engaging in willful ignorance.
Huh. I've never seen this one before. [rationalwiki.org]
@ailurophile I don't understand what you mean by "play the racism card". Could you give an example, perhaps? Thanks.
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