Following 193 accounts and with 329 followers I am a relative nobody on Twitter. By controlling who I follow and who I block I can protect myself from the worst of Twitter. By choosing to follow legitimate news sources and people with similar interests, like cycling, my Twitter feed is
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: The Unspoken Privilege – English Privilege
We all know what White Privilege is but no one seems to speak about English Privilege. English privilege is simply the ability of English language speakers to get by practically anywhere in the world without learning another language. It brings with it a sense of entitlement. English speakers get annoyed
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: White People: Don’t Unfriend Your Racist Family Members – Yet
Here are 8 things to do before unfriending Uncle Dave on your social media platforms because he doesn’t recognize white privilege or is downright racist. The post White People: Don’t Unfriend Your Racist Family Members – Yet appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: 7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing Black People
When White parents talk to their children about police killings of Black people, they create future White co-conspirators/allies for primary forces working against racism, the prison industrial complex and other injustices, such as Black Lives Matter. The post 7 Reminders for White Parents Talking to Their Kids About Police Killing
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Adam Faulkner’s, “The Whitest Thing”
I’m so in love with this poem that I want to marry it. You can read a bunch of stuff on Whiteness and even some really simple consumable stuff by […]
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Black boys deserve our tears: On White privilege & police brutality
Sometimes I cry when reading the news. I cry because so many horrendous things happen to people and I can’t possibly understand why this world is SUCH a horrible place. There are countless stories about the negative stereotypes and police brutality that Black men must endure… but this really broke
Continue readingMelissa Fong: “De-racialisation surgery” and White Privilege
Every now and then there is something so ridiculously ignorant that I HAVE to write a post about it rather than confine it to a “WHAT THE EFF”-post on Facebook […]
Continue readingbastard.logic: Today In The Annals of Stupid Backlash Tricks
Flash: Aggrieved Daily Caller Ex-College Republican thumbsucker (is there any other kind?) has a megasad cuz his bike was stolen (if stats hold true, by a blackity-blackblack black kid!), causing him to boldly and ham-fistedly declare: “I am Derbyshire! (Burp.)” Roy Edroso: Judge must be over 30 by now, but
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Tim Wise on Racism
A great Gumbo story oh, and an interesting lecture to boot. Oh and epic quote of the day – “Responsibility is what you take because of who you are.” Filed under: Ethics, Racism Tagged: Racism, Tim Wise, White Privilege
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