For our views on why “Racism against White people” doesn’t actually exist, please click on the Monday Debate category or the Required Reading tab. Lots of good information there.

It’s sad when people call you names, but that doesn’t constitute racism. Further, I have never said that anyone is a racist because they dislike being called names. Perhaps you’re thinking of someone else. perhaps, then, you should go complain to that person.

Also, I’ve never said that whites can’t take pride in themselves. Again, go find the person that said this to you and complain to them. No one around here is suppressing discussion.

That last sentence tells me that you’re not here for discussion, but a whiny pity fest of your own. So allow me to be flip: Oh, poor white person, no one worships you like the goddess you are!

Please.

The bottom line is, I’m supposed to listen to the victim song and dance about poor black people, but if I get angry about the guy who called me “whitey”, then I’m racist. At which point the discussion is completely suppressed.

It’s not a two way street. As long as a white person can’t say anything in their defense or actually take pride in themselves, then all discussion is suppressed. If a person, who happens to be white, cannot have an opposing viewpoint, there is no discussion.

I am not letting the overused race card trample on my voice anymore. The next time a guy breaks in line and tells me to “shut up, whitey,” you are going to have one very Angry and VERY VOCAL White Woman.

What irritated me was the way he conflated race with class in talking about “white trash” to distance himself from the whites in the article.

yup.

classism added to the mix, and: “white trash” is, oops, rawther inherently racist all by itself if you stop to think about it: the implication is that, as with “lady doctor,” say, the qualifier is needed because otherwise one might naturally assume “trash” is, well…not white.

and/or: “white” isn’t supposed to be “trash;” this is in fact the whole point of being “white.”

damn, that’s an amazing list. As a white woman I’m working hard to become more adept at talking about white privilege in a way that makes people think and not knee-jerk. Haven’t figured out exactly how to do that, but I love your blog for the insight. As a middle school teacher, it’s even more important to me that my multi-cultural students see “what else” is a result of our history (beside just the fact that there was a Homestead Act – but what was the result). Thanks!

The first cop out I hear and read is “I don’t see color”.

You know these white people that say this feel that “I don’t see color” is the answer. That they, with that simple statement have created single handedly the perfect utopian society.

But there is a problem to all that of course. They will not take the responsibilty to make this utopian society happen.

They talk against affirmative action, these people that don’t see color, and call it “reverse discrimination.

Ain’t that a hoot?

I tell them that to abolish Affirmative action and other social programs, you have to first abolish the social norms that make them neccesary.

And they have proven what to me? That they can get a bucket of paint, a brush and paint themselves into a bigoted corner without really trying.

And yea what these others have said about your blog here, I love it too.

Dave -=topper=- T