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JessieNYC

  1. A Rare Church Haven for Gay Men + Lesbians in Harlem nyti.ms/KOSfl1
  2. @Cocacy Disappointing.
  3. While I could - theoretically - enjoy Woody Harrelson, Ice Cube + Cynthia Nixon in a film, I can't recommend #Rampart #fb
  4. @NemaVeze Of course, MIlls wasn't critical of his own privilege in many ways, but it's a good place to begin.
  5. @NemaVeze We all exist at the intersection of biography + history. @mariabustillos @nathanjurgenson
  6. @NemaVeze Serious question: Have you ever read C. Wright Mills? He's the 1st to answer this. @mariabustillos @nathanjurgenson
  7. . @GuruChat3 #3 "Can't be racist when everyone's beige." Beige is not a racial ID, offensive.
  8. .@GuruChat3 #2 "Non-white babies outnumber white babies for the first time in the US." Demographic shift ≠ end of #racism
  9. .@GuruChat3 #1 It's been 400+ years, don't think "give it 30 years" is a good strategy for addressing #racism #whiteprivilege.
  10. @caffeinehusky O_o / sigh
  11. "Americans also know, all too well, that whiteness functions as a non-race that does not require bodily and cognitive transcendence."
  12. "I long for..a moment when White racism is really called out and destabilized; a moment when the vestiges of skin privilege are diminished"
  13. "Those with access [to whiteness] have phenotype, structure advantages, and racial legacies to thank."
  14. "Whiteness" is an enduring social force that produces a racialized system of access/excess. from @Moore_Darnell huffingtonpost.com/darnell-l-moor…
  15. Talk about not getting #whiteness or #whiteprivilege - that guy out does himself.
  16. — privileges that are defended by networks of activists and institutions." < what a load from Ross A$-hat @nytimes
  17. "It means gaining a majoritarian identity, yes, but it also means giving up various privileges in hiring, admissions and so on..."