The other day ...

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

64. Hm.

Isn't that where we started though? I felt that the tone wasn't as useful as it could have been on the first one. (Which, admittedly, was also written by a white guy.) Not because I objected to the point of view, or the content, but merely the rhetorical use of insults and anger as they inspire such defensiveness and 'hurt feelings'. My attempt was to try to sidestep accusatory language and simply try to get potential white readers to think about the same points without being told they were idiots and assholes. And there are plenty of black writers who do that already, and write far better than I do to boot. Ta-Nehisi Coates comes to mind, from what I've seen of his work, although I admit I don't read him regularly (as I probably should) so it's certainly possible he's got angry writing out there as well.

And, if we assume CANDO (spelling?) read it, it doesn't seem to have worked too well even at that. I feel like the slow student trying to explain materials I barely understand myself to someone who doesn't even share the few basics I've managed to latch onto.