There’s a difference between discussing something bad and seeking justifications for it. There isn’t a logical correspondence between being asked to empathize with the oppressed and the oppressor. There’s no slippery slope from saying, “Don’t ask kids to empathize with KKK members and justify racism,” to “Never…

Okay, I’ll bite.

“Police are investigating after a Cleveland, Ohio woman stabbed her boyfriend several times in a fit of righteous anger after finding him on top of her young daughter, naked, police records confirm”

They may be appearing more now, but I’m from Indiana and I definitely grew up seeing Confederate flags and bumper stickers. They weren’t exactly mainstream, but I would say they were displayed by at least a non-negligible subculture. And at least in my education, I was taught more of a “States Rights” perspective than…

In all fairness, I also don’t want more lower-income people in Charlotte. #FightForFifteen (And Beyond!)

It’s a problem to teach separate “African-American” history. All the books need to be re-written so that every step of the way, it’s very clear what’s going on with slavery and race relations at that moment, and very clear just how much the economy depended upon slavery. And all the organizing done by both enslaved…

Paleoconservatism: For When [Widespread, Both Systemic and Individual] Implicit Racism Just Isn’t Enough (TM)

I think it’s safest to assume “yes”, and do your best to keep a vigilant eye out for problematic behaviors you exhibit.

I don’t know how tough it would be. My guess is that if Rachel Dolezol had made it to the final matchup, the White Allies would just be milling around going, “OMG, Rachel Dolezol is so bad; can you believe how bad other white people can be?” and you’d give us the win just to shut us up [and also because our tendency…

Exactly five. Good job.

‘And everything was going quite well—until a white audience member asked the rapper why the main character of the cartoon was black.’

White midwesterner here, and I can tell you: the south may have the worst reputation, but pretty much anywhere you go, if you look visibly non-WASP and you cross white people, there’s a high chance you will see the racism that they hide until “you reallllly deserve it.....”

hashtag not all white people: i f*****g hate animals, especially baskets full of sleepy kittens.

Me too. I wasn’t excited until I saw the trailer but now it’s like...can’t wait.

Actually, they sound like the exact questions the media asks every time a white man commits a mass shooting. “Was he mentally ill? Or was he driven to a murderous rage for reasons?”

Exactly: we don’t have enough New York Cities here. I don’t mean that we should build cities out of villages, which is fairly problematic, but taking some of what’s great about New York to several cities around the US so each region has it’s own NYC.

And now that these teens have had it forcibly, graphically demonstrated that even when they are enterprising, entrepreneurial, and hard-working, their work ethic won’t be respected, the only thing left is to shame them if they ever give up, say fuck it, and spend their time relaxing instead of working.

Yeah, it’s just a total coincidence that white people got what they wanted this time for once. Probably next time it’ll work out the other way.

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