People should be proud of who they are. But if you understood how and why "whiteness" was constructed in US history...
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Replying to @csilverandgold @LindaDark63 and
I do not think you would be proud to be "white." Perhaps proud to be an American, or of European descent, but probably not "white."
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Replying to @LindaDark63 @adrcb1957 and
You shouldn't feel guilty or ashamed. You should have some historical understanding and feel some responsibility.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @LindaDark63 and
Not "oh white people are evil I feel so guilty" but "there were some bad things done in my name that I still benefit from...
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Replying to @csilverandgold @LindaDark63 and
I should do my part to try and change things so non-white people aren't at a disadvantage anymore." That's a better attitude than guilt.
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Replying to @LindaDark63 @adrcb1957 and
You're not responsible for slavery. You are responsible for the effects of centuries of racism that still exist today.
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Same way as I'm not responsible for sexism, but I am responsible for the effects of millennia of sexism that still exist today.
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