PLEASE watch this video! It is a must. https://vimeo.com/147760743
Youtube link of the same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwIx3KQer54
This will be an uncomfortable thread for some, perhaps many. However it is VITAL that we have discourse.
I'll preface that right off the bat that this thread IS NOT about shaming anyone, nor about calling anyone names aka good or evil. There are a million other threads where we can focus overtly on trump or nazis. This conversation deals with racism as a systemic institution. This is a discussion about the system.
Mods, PLEASE help keep things away from deflecting from the discussion. I want people to have vital, courageous conversations about what it means to be white in our society, and how it influences our relations and institutions. This is a safe space to have a dialogue that the country as a whole seriously needs to have.
It is honestly uncomfortable to talk about race. I understand discomfort because I have experienced it when facing the realities of my racial identity.
I am a white individual. The life I have experienced to this point has been shaped by my racial identity. I have privileges that are invisible to me. Privileges that I have because of the color of my skin. Many of these privileges I lived most of my life unaware of them and I still have them.
The first time that I watched the above video, I felt VERY uncomfortable. However, it brought light and perspective that I hadn't had before. This thread is also about encouraging others to find the courage to have these talks in their own homes, gatherings, and communities.
The video is 20 minutes, yes, but its powerful. Let's discuss.
Youtube link of the same video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwIx3KQer54
This will be an uncomfortable thread for some, perhaps many. However it is VITAL that we have discourse.
I'll preface that right off the bat that this thread IS NOT about shaming anyone, nor about calling anyone names aka good or evil. There are a million other threads where we can focus overtly on trump or nazis. This conversation deals with racism as a systemic institution. This is a discussion about the system.
Mods, PLEASE help keep things away from deflecting from the discussion. I want people to have vital, courageous conversations about what it means to be white in our society, and how it influences our relations and institutions. This is a safe space to have a dialogue that the country as a whole seriously needs to have.
It is honestly uncomfortable to talk about race. I understand discomfort because I have experienced it when facing the realities of my racial identity.
I am a white individual. The life I have experienced to this point has been shaped by my racial identity. I have privileges that are invisible to me. Privileges that I have because of the color of my skin. Many of these privileges I lived most of my life unaware of them and I still have them.
The first time that I watched the above video, I felt VERY uncomfortable. However, it brought light and perspective that I hadn't had before. This thread is also about encouraging others to find the courage to have these talks in their own homes, gatherings, and communities.
The video is 20 minutes, yes, but its powerful. Let's discuss.