I look at it as the people with the majority of the power. About impact, not math.

I feel like I will die of old age before a sufficient amount of white males speak out against misogyny.

It depends upon the issue and area, but the group in power who are upholding the status quo.

Honestly, this is why the concept of an ally is so important. No, not the kind who do it to get a back pat. Not the kind speaking OVER the minority they supposedly stand with.

Hahaha what's new. All the internet fuck boys exist IRL and are enraged over anything even tangentially related to race. I was basically fired over speaking out on the subject of work place discrimination. This is nothing to new to people of color though I'm excited to see shocked white feminist reactions.

Knock me over with a feather...

This is what I appreciated about this article too. To label yourself specifically “white” when white was the default and universal value means you made the conscious decision to racialize yourself. You could only do that in opposition to black people, and in doing so you acknowledged that blacks had a rough deal. You…

Really interesting piece. I’d never heard the (staggeringly and blithely fucked-up) phrase before now, so it’s great to get a crash course in the history of it.

And I HAVE to see The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. Sounds awesome.

Oh, and what about, “Mighty white of you”? It comes up in two of my favorite films: Preston Sturges’ Miracle at Morgan’s Creek and Howard Hawks’ Bringing Up Baby. I’m sure there are plenty more.