Ugh...searching for a racism-related post.

[emo_bliss]

Hi everyone,

A few weeks ago I stumbled across a message, presumably on General Bullshit, which talked a bit about the differences between racism against black people and racism against white people. I meant to save it in a Notepad document at the time, but totally forgot. What's more, the search function isn't helping me out all that much. Does anyone remember anything more about it, and if so, where can it be located?

Thanks.

[Blumf]

Don't know about the post you're after but you might be interested in this:
http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

[SetToStun]

Don't know about the post you're after but you might be interested in this:
http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

Good gravy: "all men oppress women, ergo all white people oppress 'people of color'. Therefore, even though I don't personally oppress anyone, I'm an oppressor".

Do some people really hate themselves that much? I have had several female bosses - was I oppressing them? As it happens, I think not. Do I oppress 'people of color' simply by being white? Well, no - I don't think so. I can't even say I go out of my way to not oppress women or minorities, simply because I don't ever find myself trying to oppress them in the first place.

And really, if this charming lady wants to post an academic treatise on the "all men/whites/whatever are" riff, she could at least proof read it, or get someone else to.

[Blumf]

[Dusty Gozongas]

http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

1990 Peggy McIntosh is doin' okay.

Wonder how 2007 Peggy McIntosh is doing... nope, no glass ceiling there by the look of it.

[Oscar]

Good gravy: "all men oppress women, ergo all white people oppress 'people of color'. Therefore, even though I don't personally oppress anyone, I'm an oppressor".

Do some people really hate themselves that much? I have had several female bosses - was I oppressing them?

I bet you were, I bet you squashed them into a corner and flopped them with your man bits until they squeaked "Mr Stun is my hero!"
I know your type.

[SetToStun]

Judy? Is that you?

[SetToStun]

But seriously, though, is there any credibility at all to the notion that any member of a socially dominant group is automatically personally oppressing anyone who isn't a member of that group?

If I'm walking home from the pub and there's a group of aggressive youngsters hanging around, shouting and swearing at anyone who passes, should I deny that I feel threatened by them if they are largely from a minority group? Can I only criticize people of my own background, age and social status?

Why do people feel the need to cast themselves in the role of subconscious "ists"? Does it satisfy some "more right-on than thou" ("right-onier than thou" just sounded wrong) urge that some otherwise intelligent people seem to have?

And a question for the more academic 'whores here: when did this apparent need for mental sackcloth and ashes arise?