February 2012
January 2012
“Simply put, what separates white racism from any other form and makes anti-black and brown humor more dangerous than its anti-white equivalent is the ability of the former to become lodged in the minds and perceptions of the citizenry. White perceptions are what end up counting in a white-dominated society. If whites say Indians are savages, be they “noble” or vicious, they’ll be seen in that light. If Indians say whites are mayonnaise-eating Amway salespeople, who the hell’s going to care? If anything, whites will simply turn it into a marketing opportunity. When you have the power, you can afford to be self-deprecating.
The day that someone produces a newspaper ad that reads: “Twenty honkies for sale today: good condition, best offer accepted,” or “Cracker to be lynched tonight: whistled at black woman,” then perhaps I’ll see the equivalence of these slurs with the more common type to which we’ve grown accustomed. When white churches start getting burned down by militant blacks who spray paint “Kill the honkies” on the sidewalks outside, then maybe I’ll take seriously these concerns over “reverse racism.” —
The day that someone produces a newspaper ad that reads: “Twenty honkies for sale today: good condition, best offer accepted,” or “Cracker to be lynched tonight: whistled at black woman,” then perhaps I’ll see the equivalence of these slurs with the more common type to which we’ve grown accustomed. When white churches start getting burned down by militant blacks who spray paint “Kill the honkies” on the sidewalks outside, then maybe I’ll take seriously these concerns over “reverse racism.” —
Tim Wise, Honky Wanna Cracker? Examining the Myth of “Reverse Racism” (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
But leveling the playing field hurts people like ME! Sometimes, even in the WALLET, what with my TAXES paying for FOOD STAMPS and WELFARE, which TOTALLY aren’t mostly collected by white people, am I right? I mean, that’s like, ECONOMIC TERRORISM, right? It’s functionally the same as centuries of systemic oppression and deserves to be seen as its equivalent, right? Sometimes I get criticized when I use CERTAIN WORDS, and I don’t get it, because they get to use them! I have FREE SPEECH, don’t I? Isn’t it racist to say I shouldn’t use those words JUST BECAUSE I’M WHITE? Isn’t THAT racism? Isn’t that, like, THE SAME THING?
Isn’t it?
(via imanassspankme)
