Posted by in anti racism We’re usually young when we learn about the concept of fairness. During childhood, fairness understanding may originate as some form of believing that we’re not getting our fair share of some material item; often something that we believe we’re entitled to have. Fast forward past childhood and our perceptions of fairness evolve to include how…Read more »
Posted by in anti racism So, what’s the next step, once we’ve accepted that unearned ‘white goodness’ is a myth (see The myth of white goodness)? It’s not only to acknowledge, but to embrace our discomfort in order to commit to dismantling our racist acculturation. Lapsing back into white comfort Resisting the urge to lapse back into white comfort is…Read more »
Posted by in racism Why do so many white people stay silent in the face of racism? Racial acculturation keeps white people from acting to dismantle white supremacy by denying our perpetuating culpability. Silence is one weapon we have been acculturated to use. Although thought to be benign, or even polite, silence serves as the very foundation in sustaining…Read more »
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