Posted on 09/07/2017 12:38:52 AM PDT by Cronos
Last week, model Munroe Bergdorf hit headlines when a statement shed posted on social media following the protests in Charlottesville allegedly calling all white people racist was leaked to the Daily Mail. Since then, Bergdorf has received rape threats and death threats, been accused of playing the victim, and been sacked from a LOréal campaign that, ironically, celebrates diversity.
For the record, Im white. I dont hate other white people. Lots of my friends are white. Yet the statement all white people are racist doesnt make me angry. It makes me sad, because I believe its probably true.
...We live in a society that is built on the spoils of racism, and that continues to benefit from inequality in all its forms. Or, as Bergdorf put it: Slavery and colonialism, at the hands of white supremacy, played a huge part in shaping the United Kingdom and much of the west, into the superpower that it is today.
Why does that make me a racist?! I hear you ask. It comes down to this: in western society we are all taught (explicitly or implicitly) that lighter is better. Those racist narratives are particularly prevalent in the US, but youre kidding yourself if you think we Britons dont suffer from the same prejudice. Take, for example, the stereotypical portrayals of black people in the media.
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The four Africans who raped/beat that Polish couple at the Rimini beach a few days ago come to mind. Reports state they went on to rape a tranny. Go figure.
I'm not a racist, I just cannot abide stupid people.
I separate myself from them for their protection.
And that works fine for me. YMMV
LOL yep
I find it amusing when the people with the biggest hang-ups try to put them on the shoulders of others.
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