Thapsyrensays,

Just a small reminder... cuz that's it.

#blackmastodon #blacktwitter #blackfedi #racism #ally #community

Abazigal,
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@Thapsyrensays You are still expecting people to act against their own self interests. It’s never going to happen.

_L1vY_,
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@Abazigal @Thapsyrensays

That is incorrect and egregiously uninformed.

  1. The easy part: people can and do act in altruism ALL the time.

  2. You're conflating reactive panicked greed and fear with "self-interest." They are NOT the same.

In actual fact, the vast, VAST majority of measures that will help BP will ALSO help WP, and will even help WP in greater numbers!

Two obvious examples: poor whites and white women.

Anything that helps BP dramatically buoys these larger groups, too.

_L1vY_,
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@Abazigal @Thapsyrensays

Humans will always have conflicts to work out. But race is constructed. No, we don't have to have racism.

And guess who constructed race? 🤷🏻‍♀️

mattdm,
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@Abazigal @Thapsyrensays

But here's the thing with racist structures — they're not in the "best interest" of white people are either. Likewise, patriarchy is awful for men. That doesn't mean there is not (obvious, powerful) benefit (especially, surprise, for those at the top of the power pyramid) but there is also cost, loss, and damage.

frozencat,

@Thapsyrensays what systems

gdinwiddie,
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@frozencat @Thapsyrensays
How about real property systems, for one.
The consequences of red-lining can still be seen in current neighborhood patterns. Black neighborhoods receive less investment and more policing than white neighborhoods. Black-owned property is more likely to be seized for highway projects and urban renewal, to the advantage of white developers.

gdinwiddie,
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