"The still current term #Caucasian connects directly to collective degradation, in the form of the gendered, eastern slave trade, via the network of learned societies that so deeply influenced the #historyOfScience in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries."
“It is still assumed, wrongly, that slavery anywhere in the world must rest on a foundation of racial difference. Time and again, the better classes have concluded that those people deserve their lot; it must be something within them that puts them at the bottom. In modern times, we recognize this kind of reasoning as it relates to black race, but in other times the same logic was applied to people who were white, especially when they were impoverished immigrants seeking work.”
― Nell Irvin Painter, in "The History of White People"; W. W. Norton (2010); ISBN 978-0-393-07949-4; a 'New York Times' bestseller
I had previously said, after watching clips from Kat Williams' Club Shay Shay interview, that Kat was being mighty silly about the "men in dresses" thing. Basically he was like "they tried to make me wear a dress, and if you're a Black man in Hollywood they'll do this to you too, and if you refuse they'll blackball you."
Well, FD Signifier (of the #SignifiedBSides youtube channel) has a much better critique of Kat's comments: they're homophobic, obviously, and who benefits when Black men embrace and try to conform to a narrow ideal of brutish hyper-masculinity? White supremacy! What do police say when they killed a Black man? They feared for their life. What was the origin of so many white race riots that ended in a lynching? Accusations against Black men and boys of being scarily, violently hyper-masculine.
I love this guy's commentary, he has many great video essays. And I say that as a person who basically hates the video essay format.
Steven Hill on how, deny it as we may, race plays a fundamental role in the affilation of many white Americans with the Republican party:
"[In] election after election, trust in government and its related aversion to 'big government' spending/high taxes, combined with perceptions of race, have played out in impactful ways among white voters, particularly in certain regions of the country, especially in battleground districts and states."
"This reality strongly reflects the degree to which national politics and partisan competition have become centered around appeals to racially-conservative white voters, who still comprise the bulk of the American electorate."
To repeat: RACIALLY-CONSERVATIVE WHITE VOTERS … STILL COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE.
Task Force to Consider “Restorative Justice” for Black Families Uprooted by #Virginia University’s Expansion
Spurred by our “Uprooted” series, a task force created by the city of Newport News and Christopher Newport University will reexamine decades of city and university records shedding light on a Black neighborhood’s destruction.
#amreading ”Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang, and it just throws my moral compass off the charts to see people underlining the worst parts of the protagonist’s mad ramblings.
Here’s a practically proto-fascist example: The white protagonist feels her asian ”friend” has taken something away from her by being so succesfull. 🥵
Of course, they may just be following her evil ways in intellectual curiosity, but I can’t help but feel shocked.
@EllenInEdmonton Allright! I think I’m starting to get it now: This #book is indeed about self-righteousness and confirmation bias, but most of all it feels to be about #disgust, and how that guides us on the #internet and generally as pack animals.
It’s also about narrative and different points of view. About intersectionality of course with #race. And very much about #socialmedia!
The more I read the more it feels like I would recommend it! Especially for #twitterdiaspora!
"A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law."
The report, from #Pew Research Center, is one of the biggest yet on the nones, & it adds detail to this constituency that has been growing across a wide variety of demographic categories, including #age, #race, #political leaning & #education level. As the nation’s fastest-growing segment of #religion (or #nonreligion) in recent decades, the nones may reflect the front line of future #spirituality.
Proponents of Black exceptionalism assert that representation matters and is vital to showcase. The symbolism of a Black president and other Black firsts highlighted in the media are an impactful way to show Black children what is possible but how is our society’s obsession with Black exceptionalism actually harmful? #BlackMastodon#BlackFedi#race#racism#discrimination#BlackExcellence#TalentedTenth#DuBois
I'm watching a film called #Race on #Netflix right now. I can't figure out how the hell I haven't heard of it previously bc I'm a big film nerd and love #JesseOwens In general, idgaf about sports. But Jesse Owens was a god. I bawl every time I see the footage of him at the Olympics. The COURAGE and TALENT. Good lord. He was an incredible human. Please watch this film. I'm 20 mins. in and yelling bc the cast is UNREAL. Perfection.
READ: “I’ve always cringed when the accusations fly about someone allegedly “playing the race card” -usually a proxy for “You’re making me uncomfortable” -stop talking. I flipped the script, printed postcards: Race, Your thoughts. 6 words. Please send. I left them in bookstores, restaurants… rec. >500K of these stories -often shocking in their candor & intimacy, & grace or triumph, eg “I am tired of explaining myself.” #Race
Study reveals the genetic legacy of racial and #gender hierarchy in the United States" by Phys.org (2024)
This article summarizes the key findings of the study mentioned above. It emphasizes the complex interplay between social forces and #genetics.
This study uses genetic #data from over 100,000 Americans to investigate how historical and ongoing social hierarchies, particularly those based on #race and gender, have shaped the genetic makeup of the US population.
Andrew Whitehead describes what it was like to grow up as a white Christian in a small northern Indiana town in the 1980s and 1990s:
"We determined our national morality in terms of abortion, divorce, and homosexuality. This is a well-worn tune for those who have followed religion and politics for any stretch of time."
"So if your experience was anything like mine, you probably never heard a message from the pulpit of a majority-white megachurch about racial inequality. Equality for Black Americans wasn’t a moral issue for white Christians like me. That was a political distraction. Not a moral imperative.
Which is curious to me now, given the 'pro-life' mantle we all claimed."
I read this report, and think right away of Linda Gordon's important historical study, The Second Coming of the KKK, which finds that Indiana — and its white Christian ministers — were a particularly prominent hotbed of Klan activity in the 1920s.
White supremacy is, as Robert P. Jones tells us over and over, deeply rooted in white US Christianity.
"But what would transpire over the coming days and months and years on Buster Drive would actually have profound consequences for race relations in America and shape the national political landscape in ways that are still being felt today."
#CallForPapers (#online presentations welcome): Arcastar Lerinosse: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Arda: #Tolkien Workshop at the University of Freiburg
Whether the metaphorical mountain is close, far away, deliberately omitted, or right underneath one’s feet, the possibilities for authors, fans, and academics to engage with Tolkien’s Legendarium are nigh on limitless.