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[rhivolution]

I...sort of want to write a post about how, in my mind, it is goddamn important for white people to feel uncomfortable, because it means we (we = white people including myself) are actually thinking about our shit instead of just having things bounce off the Cloak of Privilege.*

But I don't know if that would be derailing from the matter at hand, or if it is appropriate, or if it would call the shitstorm of How Dare You Want Me To Be Uncomfortable down on me, or what.

Discuss.

* It may be slightly derailing as well that I think of it like a permanent Cloak of Invisibility, a la HP.

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

I think the point about uncomfortableness being necessary to growth & justice often is received better, by white people, from other white people. Fucked up but true.

I don't think allies can say such things enough, to my mind: eventually people may actually listen to them???

[tanyad]

ah you're in my head! I'm still processing that session from my professional conference on systemic racism in higher ed and how it bothered me/still bothers me that it was basically a white woman going hey, take off your privilege other white people! I dunno, its still swirling in my head but I've got the why can't white people listen to POC about this!?! in my periphery