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 @csilverandgold and
True. For example, the African Chiefs used to sell their own people to the slave traders.
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Replying to @adrcb1957 @LindaDark63 and
They didn't sell their own people, they sold black people, generally black people they had power over but didn't feel responsible towards.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @adrcb1957 and
Because they had not experienced white oppression, and therefore did not feel "black" as a unifying category.
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And again, it's not about what happened then, it's about what is still happening now. It's not African tribal chiefs that discriminate...
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