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African American

JHan

(10,173 posts) Thu Feb 23, 2017, 09:29 PM Feb 2017

How many times must the intersection of class and racial discrimination be explained? [View all]

I've run out of paper to draw road maps.

Run out of pencils and the ink in my pen is dry.

I don't even have a crayon for this ish.

I am tired repeating myself to people online and offline.

But I now realise it should not be my burden to explain shit.

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How many times must the intersection of class and racial discrimination be explained? [View all] JHan Feb 2017 OP

It's pernicious. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #1

i think in many cases they know it wont result in equality for all JI7 Feb 2017 #2

I've been trying to assume good faith, but what you say conforms to the way they behave. Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #3

I'm sure if we "fixed" the class struggle, this never would have happened: JHan Feb 2017 #5

Tragically true. :( Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #8

"If racism is an oppression from the ruling classes" forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #6

Good write up! Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #9

I need to add more meat and sources forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #10

Have you read Toni Morrison's essay "Making America White Again"? JHan Feb 2017 #11

In biblical terms, Whiteness is an aspect of what Jesus referred to in this verse in Mark 8:36 forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #12

++++++++ I can't rise to it either, I can't muster handing out redemption cheaply.. JHan Feb 2017 #13

It's not your burden Quayblue Feb 2017 #4

Yes, because it's not hard to understand..I can handle ignorance.. JHan Feb 2017 #7

Mothers be having that wisdom. Quayblue Feb 2017 #16

"business as usual" JHan Feb 2017 #17

Dear God I don't even know anymore ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #14

it's not your burden either.. in all fairness.. JHan Feb 2017 #15