WHEN A PEACEFUL PROTEST FOR EQUALITY FEELS LIKE OPPRESSION FOR WHITE PRIVILEGE, IT’S TIME FOR REFLECTION
The late notoriously known Kompa Zouk singer Coupé Cloué was to Haitians what Bob Marley represented for Jamaicans. In one of his songs, Habitude cé Vice, he mentions that once you have habituated an individual to a standard, asking for that person to adjust, retract, or change their expectation, everything will change.
"Expectations is the root of all heartache."
—— Shakespeare
"Expectations is the root of all heartache."
—— Shakespeare
Is it possible to confront white privilege without a backlash? If you feel that your status is under attack when people are protesting injustice, you support white supremacy. We live in the WIFIM (what’s in it for me) society, so if others who do not look like you are asking for change, it means that you will lose your position.
Hence, if you believe that seeing Don Lemon on CNN takes away hours from another white journalist, you probably feel uncomfortable about the timing of the protest. And at the end of this article, we will ponder on how to best meet free speech standards.
Without any further ado, let’s investigate! Scientifically and biologically, diversity is essential for nature to interact productively. Without it, we would have to eat each other because there would be nothing else to eat. Besides, once again, you have probably or should have heard that scientifically and biologically, racism is a social construct.
If people who have studied Sociology keep repeating it is because people are refusing to hear facts like the global warming crisis situation. In other words, after studying the human gene, scientist concluded that the concept of a superior ethnic group is as laughable as the earth being flat. So, when did being white became the color of survival.
Hence, if you believe that seeing Don Lemon on CNN takes away hours from another white journalist, you probably feel uncomfortable about the timing of the protest. And at the end of this article, we will ponder on how to best meet free speech standards.
If people who have studied Sociology keep repeating it is because people are refusing to hear facts like the global warming crisis situation. In other words, after studying the human gene, scientist concluded that the concept of a superior ethnic group is as laughable as the earth being flat. So, when did being white became the color of survival.
Not alone, the color white has been linked with goodness; it has also been associated to something better. For instance, we are all familiar with a white lie. The reason a white lie becomes so good to the point of even being morally correct is simply because associating white to it makes it right.
When a person has been catered to be the reference, asking them to take a neutral position “for them” sounds worst than asking for a liberated woman to stay silent and take notes when a men is blessing her with his divine presence.
While for the majority of us who have endured oppression, we mistakenly thought that the uncomfortable conversation about microaggressions had finally caught enough wind in its sails; yet, it back lashed by creating a more uncomfortable effect. Instead, we have witnessed what Carol Anderson calls in her video,
While for the majority of us who have endured oppression, we mistakenly thought that the uncomfortable conversation about microaggressions had finally caught enough wind in its sails; yet, it back lashed by creating a more uncomfortable effect. Instead, we have witnessed what Carol Anderson calls in her video,
White Rage: Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide .
When people say that they really do not get the knee, look at this article and it may clarify a few pointers:
White people thinkracism is getting worse. Against white people.
When people say that they really do not get the knee, look at this article and it may clarify a few pointers:
White people thinkracism is getting worse. Against white people.
"From life expectancy to school discipline to mortgage rejection to police use of force, outcomes for white Americans tend to be…"
Whether it is true or not, this is how they felt about the situation. How bad could racial tensions be for people to keep checking the pulse? Ask Lawhon, a biracial young woman, who had to launch a GoFundMe account after her white mother stopped supporting her financially (phone, school, and tuition…) because she tweeted #taketheknee.
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Most people keep thinking that racism has to do with hate while this last example just demonstrated what it resembled more. The consequences of protesting for Blacks go beyond hate, its people who have means to hinder your opportunities. The message is loud and clear, we do not hate you, we just want you to stay in your lane and be more like the Blacks who find fulfillment in the status quo.
From now on, I will refer to people who demonstrate this type of behavior by supremacist supporters (whether they are white or black). This conversation goes further than feelings; it’s about actions or inaction which are taken against the advancements of Blacks when they decide to stand against inequity.
The privilege idea of whiteness supremacy has sadly been ingrained within the minds of people like drugs and it has gotten many people hooked (scholar Ibram X. Kendi).
Actually, despite all the tumultuous race relations in the U.S, the country is not the sole psychological whitewash supremacist ideology pushers.
This psychological drug has and keeps being sold to people worldwide from all walks of life through the agents of socialization: family, media, peers, and education.
When people believe these stereotypes, they could not have been more wrong. For instance, if Blacks were the only good athletes, there would be no Whites in the Olympics; yet, there are plenty.
Look at the Boston Celtics in basketball, aside from their recent acquisition, big man Gordon Hayward this summer, Bird, McHale, and many other franchise players who happened to be Hall of Famers and also legends were white. In hockey, among black players like Subban and many others, the myth is fading.
When people believe these stereotypes, they could not have been more wrong. For instance, if Blacks were the only good athletes, there would be no Whites in the Olympics; yet, there are plenty.
Look at the Boston Celtics in basketball, aside from their recent acquisition, big man Gordon Hayward this summer, Bird, McHale, and many other franchise players who happened to be Hall of Famers and also legends were white. In hockey, among black players like Subban and many others, the myth is fading.
Until we keep accepting these false statements, we will keep being brainwashed to believe that a race is superior within a discipline. The concept of psychological drugs is to be in business of making people feeling good just before crushing their spirit.
Listen to comedian Paul Mooney, a pioneer within witty race discussions elaborate on the subject, from an excerpt of his interview, Paul Mooney:Too Black For Hollywood , “If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy."
Equivalently to any other drug, it is just the beginning of the end. It’s like selling your soul to the devil because it robs you from your true essence. Psychological drugs (lies and propaganda) are the most addictive and like any other drugs and their reach is unmatched.
We all have been given a sample throughout our lifetime. The only difference between those who got stuck in its claws and the others is after admitting the problem, they found adequate support.
Similarly to most addictions, the repercussions will have a direct destructive impact on the surrounding children. And even more on biracial offspring’s for the moment. In the future, with their increasing number, who knows how children from interracial relationships may unite the cause.
Until complete inclusion, I want to ask biracial individuals if racism has put them on the spot to choose a side. And if they have, like Lawhon (GoFundMe), how do they feel about people having biracial children?
Until complete inclusion, I want to ask biracial individuals if racism has put them on the spot to choose a side. And if they have, like Lawhon (GoFundMe), how do they feel about people having biracial children?
As promised previously, on how can Blacks can protest, I will end this conversation with the inquisitive piece from another biracial well known activist with one of his epic videos,
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