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| Berates one minority group for bigotry toward another without acknowledging role of white racism. |
Prefers to be called “a person of European descent.” |
“People shouldn’t self-segregate.” |
“If we all just married interracially, racism wouldn’t exist!” |
"We don’t really have racism here in City/Country/Delusional Little World.” |
| “Knows” something about POC, because her POC friend told her so. |
"White people have ethnicities, too!” *pout* |
Scolds black folk for calling themselves “nigga/h/z.” |
Dismisses claims of invisible white privilege as conspiracy theories about “The Man.” |
Thinks growing up among POC/having POC family/a POC maid gives them license to make sweeping statements. |
| “I don’t really have white privilege (or I understand racism), because I’m gay/poor/disabled/Irish/a woman.” |
Compares factory farms/eating meat to “the slave trade” and “the Holocaust” or “the Trail of Tears.” |
PRACTICALLY FREE SPACE!
“I think we should all just be colorblind” or “I don’t see color.”
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“The problem with America today is that people don’t take enough personal responsibility for their actions.” |
Agrees that racism has negative consequences for POC, without having positive consequences for white people. |
| Claims that not dating POC is purely a matter of physical preference—“I don’t date short/redheaded men, either!” |
Grows matlocks as "sign of respect/admiration." |
"POC can’t exactly claim cultural appropriation while using the ‘white man’s’ computer.” |
Cites Clarence Thomas on matters of race only or Openly agrees with Bill Cosby. |
Wants a cookie for not owning a white hood. |
| Says “Talking about racism is so divisive” or Turns every discussion of race into a discussion of class. |
Brings up race of POC partner or children randomly, in order to prove lack of racism. |
Believes lack of white scholarships/existence of HBCUs/fact that POC do not like him/her is “kinda racist.” |
"The Asians or African/Caribbean immigrants have ‘made it’—so black people should be able to.” |
Awkwardly avoids mentioning race to describe folks, or actively mocks such attempts. |
x-posted to my journal, and probably a lot of other places.
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accomplished
