And so the "all white women are responsible" bullshit begins.

[LJ_Reloaded]

It started with "all men are responsible for Elliot Rodgers" and "toxic masculinity" and all that bullshit.

Now it's come around to white women because of racism against blacks. Suddenly now it is necessary for white women to take a "special role" in fighting racist violence.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122110/i-dont-want-be-excuse-racist-violence-charleston

That said, the distinction between women and womanhood should not let individual white women off the hook for how we benefit from and participate in racism. That we are victims of sexism does not erase our culpability in American racism. If anything, the powerlessness we feel as a result of sexism too often urges us to hold on to, and exert over others, what remaining power we have. For white women, that means the power gifted to us by the color of our skin. Few white women resisted lynching in the early 20th century. A gendered and raced pedestal isn’t always comfortable to stand on, but it comes with a lot of perks and not a small amount of power. When contemporary black feminists critique white feminists for failing to recognize, interrogate, and cede their own racial privilege, that complaint is rooted in history. The bonds of sisterhood can be strong, but too often, they have been weakened by some sisters’ willingness to continue benefitting from whiteness (or worse, their stubborn refusal to recognize that they do). While white women are people and white womanhood is an idea, it’s an idea that white women reinforce.

It was, and remains, necessary for white women to decry the violence that is done in our name. It is on us to dismantle racism with just as much commitment as we dismantle sexism, for one cannot happen without the other.

NEWS FLASH THIS IS STILL A LOAD OF BULLSHIT
BECAUSE NOT ALL WHITE WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT

Not all white women benefit from this shit and not all white women reinforce this shit. There are tons of white women who fight this racist bullshit already.

 

[DesEsseintes]

Divide and rule, LJ. The old game.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Meanwhile LeJackass has been blaming ALL feminists for the actions of a few.

Nothing like a double standard huh?

LeJackass, you may just be the least self aware person on Lit........

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

Divide and rule, LJ. The old game.

Ain't that the damned truth.

 

[hashtag45]

I actually found that article to be v. interesting, LJ.
I would personally be interested to watch ppl.'s debates around this issue.

((PS: disclaimer notice - I am on noone's side not sponsored by anyone))

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

I actually found that article to be v. interesting, LJ.
I would personally be interested to watch ppl.'s debates around this issue.

((PS: disclaimer notice - I am on noone's side not sponsored by anyone))

This collective guilt thing is toxic as fuck.

Well, except when it pertains to Conservatives. And radical feminists.

The Conservative ideology itself is regressive by nature. And radical feminists, well, they give feminists a bad name. It's their collective guilt thing that fueled this article I referenced in the OP: that shit has come back around to bite them on the ass.

 

[hashtag45]

Yes, because I personally find your threads to be quite interesting

On one hand you can be too far gone too extremist at times (which, together with your avatar + signature, end up either baffling me or amusing me)

But on the other hand you do throw in interesting ideas at times. Controversial as they might be, they make me think outside of the box & I enjoy that.

Hope more ppl. will continue your discussion