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In reply to the discussion: I'm white. Do you ever just get sick of white people? [View all]cilla4progress
(24,958 posts)First of alll do you have the stats on membership in the R v. D party by race? I don't have them at my fingertips, but there is a distinct correlation of party membership by race. And as we know, political party membership at this time says a lot about one's values and character.
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Two - I mis-spoke, I did. Instead of white, I should have said western, culture
Western - north Eusopean - culture for the last 500 years has been characterized by domination, religious wars, exploitation, imperialism. Along with industrial and tech innovation (the good part) which fueled exploiitation, came enslavement and genocide.
I come from and have worked in other non-white BIPOC communities. I think marginalized populations develop a survival mentaity which often encompasses a unique music, art, humor ..think Yiddish or AA.
The non-western homes I entered still had a multi-generational family structure, were reclaiming language and tradtitions that they highly valued that had been stamped out and CRIMINALIZED by their white European colonizers. So, indigenous. Whose wisdom I highly admire and believe will resurrect our planet once western civilization has (thankfully) obliterated itself. I suggest Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer as a starting place.
Perhaps also because I am largely a creature of western / white culture ‐ which has for too long been centered - I find other cultures more interesting and attractive.
It's perfectly ok to prefer some cultures over others, in my book: LGBTQ or feminist over cis male; Parisian or Viennese;.outdoor bros; Latin music and dance; 17th century Ming.
It's hard not to sound patronizing in one's admiration. depending....
I hope this clarifies a little bit about my views.