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What If White People Had to Deal with Racist Microaggressions?
“Can you say a curse word in European?” People of color experience racist microaggressions every day. Here’s Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey with a hilarious take on if the tables were turned.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to the White Fathers of Black Daughters
In this beautifully written piece, a young biracial woman sets out to write a letter to her father – a white father to a black daughter. And her heartfelt words are what every white parent of children of color should hear: that race matters, that accountability matters, and that it’s up to you to make sure that you are a part of your child’s understanding of race.
Read MoreMy Blackness Is Not the Problem, America’s Rampant White Supremacy Is
Have you ever been a token? Outnumbered, you might have heard things like “I don’t see you as Black.” Such so-called “compliments” are based on the delusion that whiteness and other dominant characteristics are “normal.” For people of color, there’s no winning in this othering game, so here’s a new way of thinking to dismantle internalized bigotry instead.
Read MoreDear White America: This Is Why It’s About Race…
As the #BlackLivesMatter movement surges forward, many people ask why the focus is so intensely on race. This spoken word poem beautifully addresses that question by explaining the painful and disheartening injustices that Black Americans experience as a result of historical and contemporary forms of anti-Black oppression. Racism is a sad, murderous reality.
Read MoreStuff White Guys Say to Asian Women
Yellow fever. Exotification. Asian fetish. Racism. Our sexist and racist society has a long history of teaching white straight guys to fixate on Asian women in inappropriate and — frankly — offensive ways. That’s not to say that it’s impossible to date an Asian woman without being problematic, but there are some normalized things you should avoid saying. Here are just a few!
Read MoreHow to Talk About Race with Your White Boyfriend
Some people claim that love is (color)blind. But it hasn’t even been 50 years since laws prohibiting interracial relationships were outlawed, and the effects of that history are still in play today. So how do people navigate this history of tension, privilege, and oppression when they’re also trying to date each other? Here are some ways to approach the topic.
Read MoreA Concise History Of Black-White Relations In The United States
For many people in the United States (especially white folks) the enslavement of Black people can feel like a far away thing. But that history continues to affect us today.
Read MoreSh*t White Girls Say to Latinas
White people have a pretty substantial track record of reducing people different races and ethnicities down to whatever tired stereotypes they think are relevant. White women and Latinas are no exception. Check out this hilarious video from comedian Christina Igaraividez compiling some of the most common stereotypical comments Latinas hear from white women.
Read MoreFifty Shades of White: On Being a Trans Latina
I never really used to give much thought to the idea that society needs positive cultural images of minorities until I came to embrace my Hispanic heritage and come out of the closet. When I finally did, it raised the question: Where the hell are the transgender Latinas? Is it true that there really aren’t very many Latina/Hispanic trans women in this country?
Read MoreWhite Privilege, Explained in One Simple Comic
Show the nay-sayers this succinct comic explaining what white privilege is — and what it isn’t.
Read MoreIf Latinxs Said the Stuff White People Say
From implying that a Latino man’s acceptance into college was “because of his race,” to fetishizing the “curvy Latina” body type, Latinxs put up with a lot of microaggressive BS from white people. Check out this hilarious and thought-provoking video that flips the roles and showcases just how ridiculous these statements sound coming from white people.
Read MoreIf Black People Said the Stuff White People Say
Have you ever noticed that white people repeat a lot of the same conversation points when they talk to black people? What would it sound like if the roles were reversed? What would it sound like if black people said the stuff white people say? Check out this hilarious video to see how ridiculous these stereotypes really sound!
Read MoreStop Saying Affirmative Action Disadvantages White Students
When I do Q&A sessions with young people, a White young person will usually ask, “How do you feel about Affirmative Action? It’s not fair that I will have less of a chance of getting into college because of what happened in the past!” Ask any White person how they feel about Affirmative Action, and you’ll probably hear that it is “unfair.” This is just not true.
Read MoreIf Asians Said The Stuff White People Say
Most oppressed and underrepresented groups can readily provide a list of ridiculous examples of misrepresentation at the hands of privileged individuals, but the ones white people say to Asian people are especially notable. So what would these quips sound like if the roles were reversed? What would it sound like if Asians said the things white people say?
Read MoreOn Being Non-White, But Passing Terribly Well
This author passes for white, easily. In this article she reveals how, regardless of how she was raised or how she sees herself, this has made an impact on her life.
Read MoreMemo to White Women: Don’t Be George Zimmerman
Our warped notion of how “dangerous” Black men are leads us, like George Zimmerman, to focus a lot of anxiety on them. It leads to the modern equivalent of lynching. It perpetuates racism. It cuts us off from other human beings. When we act out of our fear and hatred, out of our unexamined programming, we’re being George Zimmerman. Here’s another thing: It doesn’t help you be safer.
Read MoreWhy Deciding To Go Gray Is Not A Black And White Matter
Courtesy of genetics, this author’s hair started graying in her late teens and she’s been dying it ever since. She’s learned a lot since then and at 41, she’s seeing things a bit differently.
Read MoreHey, White People! If You Really Want to Help End Racism, You Need to Invest in Other White People (Yeah, We Know It Sounds Counterintuitive)
Anti-racist white people sometimes make the mistake of forgetting to work directly with other white people. This article breaks down why that’s important.
Read More5 Things You Need To Know About Asian Fetishization & White Supremacy
The relationship of Asian fetishization to white supremacy is rarely explored or explained but is present in every corner of the space it creates.
Read More4 Ways Being a Black Woman in a White Office Messes With Your Mind
Women and people of color already fight to get into spaces we aren’t usually welcome or seen in. We have to work twice as hard to get what we want, and harder to maintain what we get.
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