It’s been a minute but….
Happy Evacuation Day!!!! On this day in 1946 French troops evacuated Syria leaving the country in the hands of its own Republic Government. In other news Happy Birthday to Rooney Mara the weird dragon tattoo chick….who is actually quite sexy when she has eyebrows….
Understanding White Privilege (by HJayBee)
If you don’t want to/have the time to read - scroll to the links at the bottom and start clicking on videos.
If you have questions, want clarification, disagree with something, agree with something, find something interesting, let me know, and share with folks.
This is only a blip into the world of race relations. I wish I had the time, energy, and resources to give you much more. If you care you can research on your own, and feel free to post more links in the comments.
Some important issues and common views won’t be addressed here like:
Shadeism,
Colorism,
The Reason Hannah Blames Reagan for all of this,
The dichotomies and complexities of applying these things to Hispanic/Latin-Americans
(i.e. Dasi Arnaz [Ricky Riccardo] was Hispanic, as was Carlton from Fresh Prince -Yet color/white privilege still exists for Dasi),
Same with other people of color,
Asian Assimilation,
Gender Biases,
Assumed Sexual Orientation biases
as ‘feminine’ gay men are brutally beaten DAILY,
‘Anti-Racism is really Anti-White’,
‘White Genocide in America’
etc etc.
But these are all things you can discuss, look up on your own, or talk to me about — and I’m sure that as you research you’ll find some fascinating concepts.
Disclaimer:*One cannot know what one does not know. I’m not claiming to be an expert on anything. These are part my opinion, part researched fact, and part (likely very biased) information to help you draw your own conclusions. Please utilize your own brain.Seriously. I’m not the authority on any of this, I just have strong beliefs on this issue, and with recent discussion, I thought I’d bring it to the table.
Below is a copied a blog post of mine copied and pasted. Enjoy:
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Tons of people still don’t fully understand this concept or it’s impact, or the way it manifests itself.I’m not upset about that: We are taught to ignore, accept, and - more importantly - to not even recognize white privilege.
And (just my opinion) White Privilege in itself is not the issue of concern. The concern is white folks using white privilege as a weapon to oppress, rather than a tool to assist those who are without that privilege.
Even if a white person, gets an Africa tattoo, joins the black ‘conscious’ community, marries a black person, and has multiple children they raise to think and believe that same things, the privilege of melanin deficiency still exists.
Anyway, I thought I’d list some resources to help folks understand more. PLEASE feel free to ahare and add videos & links (to articles maybe?) & memes or whatever that may help better explain white privilege and what it is.
And here are some videos(but I encourage you to both watch AND view the YT comments):
Know the rules before you play.
One White Guy’s Perspective
I will never look suspicious to you. Even if I have a black hoodie, a pair of jeans and white sneakers on…in fact, that is what I wore yesterday…I still will never look suspicious. No matter how much the hoodie covers my face or how baggie my jeans are, I will never look out of place to you. I will never watch a taxi cab pass me by to pick someone else up. I will never witness someone clutch their purse tightly against their body as they walk by me. I won’t have to worry about a police car following me for two miles, so they can “run my plates.” I will never have to pay before I eat. And I certainly will never get “stopped and frisked.” I will never look suspicious to you, because of one thing and one thing only. The color of my skin. I am white. I was born white. It was the card I was dealt. No choice in the matter. Just the card handed out by the dealer. I have lived my whole life privileged. Privileged to be born without a glass ceiling. Privileged to grow up in the richest country in the world. Privileged to never look suspicious. I have no guilt for the color of my skin or the privilege that I have. Remember, it was just the next card that came out of the deck. But, I have choices. I got choices on how I play the hand I was dealt. I got a lot of options. The ball is in my court. So, today I decided to hit the ball. Making a choice. A choice to stand up for Trayvon Martin. 17 years old. black. innocent. murdered with a bag of skittles and a bottle of ice tea in his hands. “Suspicious.” that is what the guy who killed him said he looked like cause he had on a black hoodie, a pair of jeans and white sneakers. But, remember I had on that same outfit yesterday. And yes my Air Force Ones were “brand-new” clean. After all, I was raised in hip-hop…part of our dress code. I digress. Back to Trayvon and the gated community in Sanford, Florida, where he was visiting his father. I got a lot of emails about Trayvon. I have read a lot of articles. I have seen a lot of television segments. The message is consistent. Most of the commentators, writers, op-ed pages agree. Something went wrong. Trayvon was murdered. Racially profiled. Race. America’s elephant that never seems to leave the room. But, the part that doesn’t sit well with me is that all of the messengers of this message are all black too. I mean, it was only two weeks ago when almost every white person I knew was tweeting about stopping a brutal African warlord from killing more innocent children. And they even took thirty minutes out of their busy schedules to watch a movie about dude. They bought t-shirts. Some bracelets. Even tweeted at Rihanna to take a stance. But, a 17 year old American kid is followed and then ultimately killed by a neighborhood vigilante who happens to be carrying a semi-automatic weapon and my white friends are quiet. Eerily quiet. Not even a trending topic for the young man. We’ve heard the 911 calls. We seen the 13 year old witness. We’ve read the letter from the alleged killer’s father. We listened to the anger of the family’s attorney. We’ve felt the pain of Trayvon’s mother. For heaven’s sake, for 24 hours he was a deceased John Doe at the hospital because even the police couldn’t believe that maybe he LIVES in the community. There are still some facts to figure out. There are still some questions to be answered. But, let’s be clear. Let’s be very, very clear. Before the neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, started following him against the better judgement of the 911 dispatcher. Before any altercation. Before any self-defense claim. Before Travyon’s cries for help were heard on the 911 tapes. Before the bullet hit him dead in the chest. Before all of this. He was suspicious. He was suspicious. suspicious. And you know, like I know, it wasn’t because of the hoodie or the jeans or the sneakers. Cause I had on that same outfit yesterday and no one called 911 saying I was just wandering around their neighborhood. It was because of one thing and one thing only. Trayvon is black. So I’ve made the choice today to tell my white friends that the rights I take for granted are only valid if I fight to give those same rights to others. The taxi cab. The purse. The meal. The police car. The police. These are all things I’ve taken for granted. So, I fight for Trayvon Martin. I fight for Amadou Diallo. I fight for Rodney King. I fight for every young black man who looks “suspicious” to someone who thinks they have the right to take away their freedom to walk through their own neighborhood. I fight against my own stereotypes and my own suspicions. I fight for people whose ancestors built this country, literally, and who are still treated like second class citizens. Being quiet is not an option, for we have been too quiet for too long. -Michael Skolnik Read more: http://globalgrind.com/node/828497#ixzz1pbWuKhDP
Source: globalgrind.com
Conspiracy Theories
Read and get hip.
Check this out! It’s the same golden delicious apple. The apple to the left was grown in NY State, and the apple to the right was grown somewhere in the U.S. The amish farmer I got my apples from didn’t speak english :( so I didn’t get to ask him any questions. BUT, when in doubt and your produce has a sticker— this is how to read it!
- If your produce has 4 digits starting with a 3 or 4, it means the produce was conventionally grown. The produce was sprayed with weed killers and chemical pesticides, meaning it was “conventionally grown, but not organic.”
- If it has 5 digits, and begins with a 9, it means that the produce was organically grown. You can be sure that this produce was not treated with any chemicals.
- A 5 digit code that begins with an 8 indicates that the produce was genetically modified (man intervened by manipulating the genes to produce a larger or brighter colored food). This produce may have been chemically treated.
Dude. Corinne. How often do your posts get mad notes like this?
Woaaaah, it’s crazy seeing this on my dash again! I posted this like 3 months ago. &Maura I think this is the only post that’s still circulating around.
Can someone please post about the evils/health harms of genetic engineering of food? or the things that are done to fruit and veggies?
Source: nycfitbunny
Beware the Ides of March! Besides Julius Caesar being stabbed to death on this day in 44 BC, today marks the 1 year anniversary of the Syrian uprising. Check out the video and learn something…just remember everything has an agenda. It’s up to you to discern what it is.
Why you shouldn’t believe everything you hear….Get Hip.
