As a black person who went through a huge internalized racism arc, when I ventured into leftist spaces that said stuff like “Fuck white people.”, I got enraged and responded with something along the lines of "As a black person, that’s totally fucked up! This is the opposite of what MLK promoted!'.
I got laughed at and called a “bootlicker”, all while thinking I was some cool, grandiose, and righteous figure in this context.
i think you mentioned 4chan in another post and god it is so common to find POC trans people on 4chan that have whole ass settler colonies living in their heads. sometimes they reach out to me and even explaining basic trans positive stuff is mindblowing to them. 4chan needs to be fucking banned, its a hazard to all life
At this point, I just see 4chan as an incubation chamber for white nationalist stochastic terrorists. The feds aren’t going to shut down a crucial component of domestic Gladio. From reading Aberration in the Heartland of the Real, someone like Timothy McVeigh perfectly matches the profile of a channer from his involvement in BBS boards to him obsessing over Star Trek to him having incel views to him just being a reactionary in general. It’s truly remarkable how he’s just a proto-channer.
tldr: We colonised and genocided much of the world, and most of the white people in the world now assume that we’re richer because we’re smarter, not richer because we stole everything. Throughout modern history, nearly all white progressives and leftists have taken the side of imperialism, because it benefits us materially. There’s a handful of based white people in history, but they’re few and far between.
Edit: if a member of an oppressed group wants to say “fuck white people”, the very least I can do is acknowledge all the crimes heaped upon them by us, and not debate bro them about reverse racism or something.
TBH this sounds almost like internalized racism, but the other way around. We’re not our ancestors, but still we need to remember that we’re prone to their mistakes.
if a member of an oppressed group wants to say “fuck white people”, the very least I can do is acknowledge all the crimes heaped upon them by us, and not debate bro them about reverse racism or something.
Even though I came from a working class family from the West, I still have a fuck of white privilege. Having to hear “fuck white ppl” like 2x a year barely comes close to what non-white people have faced.
TBH this sounds almost like internalized racism
DID COLONIALISM AND GENOCIDE NOT FUCKING HAPPEN?!?!?
Also this looks condescending
Honestly, how would you like it phrased??? Oh please sir, care more about Palestine than your ego.
Super cool of you to reframe current and historical oppression as “some abstract guilt”. I’m making a real effort to answer your question, but it’s like you’re making a bad faith effort to not engage with it but rather reframe everything to reaffirm your old beliefs.
No, the reason it’s relevant is because white people still benefit overwhelmingly from the colonization that still happens. In addition, racism towards white people isn’t possible in imperial core nations because they are overwhelmingly white supremacist. Bigotry can in specific cases happen against white people but racism requires the backing of culture at large, bigotry is individualized while racism is systematic.
Same as if a white person would shout f*ck jews/muslims/whites: with an utter disrespect and disgust. If you allow them to be in that position, it’s still a result of colonialism and supremacy, but in a more profound form.
Same as if a white person would shout f*ck jews/muslims/whites:
If you really think that POC (historically oppressed, almost always by white people) calling someone a cracker or saying they hate white people, is exactly the same as a white person (oppressors of basically everybody else for centuries) yelling hate at the groups white people have oppressed, I don’t know how to help you. From a white person to a POC, it’s an expression of oppression, an echoing of the white supremacist values that the USA or UK are built on. Cops still do racial profiling.
From a POC to a white person, it’s them expressing their distaste for oblivious, historically ignorant clowns and racists. No white person’s life is gonna be in danger because someone who isn’t white said they hate em.
I can see how these situations are different from the historical standpoint. I can see why PoC express angst and frustration to white people. Cannot praise it, since I fail to see how it leads to liberation, but ok.
I can see how these situations are different from systematic standpoint. The racial profiling you have mentioned, the economic inferiority of black US population, and, of course, hate groups.
But from the interpersonal relationships, I just can’t stand it. I am not ok with people around me who say “fuck white people”. It’s a pure cringe.
It doesn’t have to “lead to liberation”, christ. If people of colour wanna take the piss out of their oppressors after hundreds of years, who the fuck are you to stop them? Given how bad a hand they’ve been dealt by a white supremacist society, it should make you stop and think about why someone would be so angry at whitey. Relatedly, I ain’t gonna stop calling people “cissies”, because lmao.
Yes exactly, all of the historical racism(and intertwined imperialism) we’re talking about still happens today, just by different means. We still live in a white supremacist society, sadly, even with the progress that the civil rights movement for example made.
YOU are pure cringe Who are you, from your position of privilege (i.e. being white) to dictate how those experiencing oppression at the hands of white people should behave? What kind of tone-policing bs is that???
Like others said, stop buying into the idea that whiteness is more than a social construct. Idk start thinking of yourself in terms of nationality or ethnicity. That is if nothing else a good starting point for getting over any hangups
I agree with the sentiment – there’s no reason to be proud of being white – but I can’t believe “just don’t be white!” pops up on here semi-regularly. That’s just not an option for a lot of people, because you can’t dictate how others perceive you. It’s like telling someone who’s 6’6" to not be tall.
Because it’s a disgusting antiquated caste identity with no real cultural content beyond domination and race hatred, so identifying with that nonsense is pretty cringe
Also you know, 500 years of white supremacist violence being constantly inflicted on practically every nation on the planet kinda sends a certain message
As a black person who went through a huge internalized racism arc, when I ventured into leftist spaces that said stuff like “Fuck white people.”, I got enraged and responded with something along the lines of "As a black person, that’s totally fucked up! This is the opposite of what MLK promoted!'.
I got laughed at and called a “bootlicker”, all while thinking I was some cool, grandiose, and righteous figure in this context.
Boy, do times change or what!?
i think you mentioned 4chan in another post and god it is so common to find POC trans people on 4chan that have whole ass settler colonies living in their heads. sometimes they reach out to me and even explaining basic trans positive stuff is mindblowing to them. 4chan needs to be fucking banned, its a hazard to all life
How the fuck has it not happened already? Really feels like there has never actually been any attempt at all, not even an activist push or anything.
At this point, I just see 4chan as an incubation chamber for white nationalist stochastic terrorists. The feds aren’t going to shut down a crucial component of domestic Gladio. From reading Aberration in the Heartland of the Real, someone like Timothy McVeigh perfectly matches the profile of a channer from his involvement in BBS boards to him obsessing over Star Trek to him having incel views to him just being a reactionary in general. It’s truly remarkable how he’s just a proto-channer.
As a white (kinda), I still find it cringe. Could you elaborate why that’s not?
we answer this in our FAQ
That’s most informative, thanks. Still cringe tho
Aah yes. AS a White YOU find it cringe. The answer is its not about YOU.
tldr: We colonised and genocided much of the world, and most of the white people in the world now assume that we’re richer because we’re smarter, not richer because we stole everything. Throughout modern history, nearly all white progressives and leftists have taken the side of imperialism, because it benefits us materially. There’s a handful of based white people in history, but they’re few and far between.
long version: read Settlers
Edit: if a member of an oppressed group wants to say “fuck white people”, the very least I can do is acknowledge all the crimes heaped upon them by us, and not debate bro them about reverse racism or something.
TBH this sounds almost like internalized racism, but the other way around. We’re not our ancestors, but still we need to remember that we’re prone to their mistakes.
Also this looks condescending
Even though I came from a working class family from the West, I still have a fuck of white privilege. Having to hear “fuck white ppl” like 2x a year barely comes close to what non-white people have faced.
DID COLONIALISM AND GENOCIDE NOT FUCKING HAPPEN?!?!?
Honestly, how would you like it phrased??? Oh please sir, care more about Palestine than your ego.
It is happening right now, but somehow we focus on past events and some abstract guilt
Super cool of you to reframe current and historical oppression as “some abstract guilt”. I’m making a real effort to answer your question, but it’s like you’re making a bad faith effort to not engage with it but rather reframe everything to reaffirm your old beliefs.
If it’s happening right now it’s not a past event it’s an ongoing event still in progress.
No, the reason it’s relevant is because white people still benefit overwhelmingly from the colonization that still happens. In addition, racism towards white people isn’t possible in imperial core nations because they are overwhelmingly white supremacist. Bigotry can in specific cases happen against white people but racism requires the backing of culture at large, bigotry is individualized while racism is systematic.
Same as if a white person would shout f*ck jews/muslims/whites: with an utter disrespect and disgust. If you allow them to be in that position, it’s still a result of colonialism and supremacy, but in a more profound form.
I don’t recall Jewish or Muslims committing pogroms and wars against us. What a weird response. This isn’t going well for you.
If you really think that POC (historically oppressed, almost always by white people) calling someone a cracker or saying they hate white people, is exactly the same as a white person (oppressors of basically everybody else for centuries) yelling hate at the groups white people have oppressed, I don’t know how to help you. From a white person to a POC, it’s an expression of oppression, an echoing of the white supremacist values that the USA or UK are built on. Cops still do racial profiling.
From a POC to a white person, it’s them expressing their distaste for oblivious, historically ignorant clowns and racists. No white person’s life is gonna be in danger because someone who isn’t white said they hate em.
Do you see the difference?
I can see how these situations are different from the historical standpoint. I can see why PoC express angst and frustration to white people. Cannot praise it, since I fail to see how it leads to liberation, but ok.
I can see how these situations are different from systematic standpoint. The racial profiling you have mentioned, the economic inferiority of black US population, and, of course, hate groups.
But from the interpersonal relationships, I just can’t stand it. I am not ok with people around me who say “fuck white people”. It’s a pure cringe.
It doesn’t have to “lead to liberation”, christ. If people of colour wanna take the piss out of their oppressors after hundreds of years, who the fuck are you to stop them? Given how bad a hand they’ve been dealt by a white supremacist society, it should make you stop and think about why someone would be so angry at whitey. Relatedly, I ain’t gonna stop calling people “cissies”, because lmao.
Yes exactly, all of the historical racism(and intertwined imperialism) we’re talking about still happens today, just by different means. We still live in a white supremacist society, sadly, even with the progress that the civil rights movement for example made.
YOU are pure cringe
Who are you, from your position of privilege (i.e. being white) to dictate how those experiencing oppression at the hands of white people should behave? What kind of tone-policing bs is that???
Like others said, stop buying into the idea that whiteness is more than a social construct. Idk start thinking of yourself in terms of nationality or ethnicity. That is if nothing else a good starting point for getting over any hangups
Nope. I’m Russian
Russian to put out extremely bad takes
So Russian and Slav. Why not identify as those more than the arbitrary category of “white”. I have to live with being Italian, I’d kill to be Russian
don’t be white, white is a racist US census statistic
I agree with the sentiment – there’s no reason to be proud of being white – but I can’t believe “just don’t be white!” pops up on here semi-regularly. That’s just not an option for a lot of people, because you can’t dictate how others perceive you. It’s like telling someone who’s 6’6" to not be tall.
It’s still a skin colour, I just don’t regard it as a cultural entity, much less a “racial” one
Because it’s a disgusting antiquated caste identity with no real cultural content beyond domination and race hatred, so identifying with that nonsense is pretty cringe
Also you know, 500 years of white supremacist violence being constantly inflicted on practically every nation on the planet kinda sends a certain message