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Guilty White liberal writes WaPo OpEd telling fellow whites how to respond if called a racist
SFGbob
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And it boils down to essentially this.
If you are accused of racism, it is because you are a racist. Case closed. Apologize at once and cease being so hateful.
This is not a parody.
Hains prescribed five steps her “fellow white people” should take if accused of racism. They are:
1. Recognize that what matters most is what happened just now. In other words, nothing about your life history matters, even if that history demonstrates that you’re not a racist.
2. Remember the broader context. The broader context is “unconscious racism.”
3. Stay calm and ask for clarification. “Would you be willing to help me understand where I went wrong?” is the kind of clarification Hains recommends seeking.
4. Really listen to the answer(s) you receive. “You’re not on trial,” Hains says. But at institutions like the one Hains works for, you probably soon will be.
5. Express gratitude — then get to work.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/dear-fellow-white-people-heres-what-to-do-when-youre-called-racist/2019/08/20/6e31941a-beda-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html
If you are accused of racism, it is because you are a racist. Case closed. Apologize at once and cease being so hateful.
This is not a parody.
Hains prescribed five steps her “fellow white people” should take if accused of racism. They are:
1. Recognize that what matters most is what happened just now. In other words, nothing about your life history matters, even if that history demonstrates that you’re not a racist.
2. Remember the broader context. The broader context is “unconscious racism.”
3. Stay calm and ask for clarification. “Would you be willing to help me understand where I went wrong?” is the kind of clarification Hains recommends seeking.
4. Really listen to the answer(s) you receive. “You’re not on trial,” Hains says. But at institutions like the one Hains works for, you probably soon will be.
5. Express gratitude — then get to work.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/dear-fellow-white-people-heres-what-to-do-when-youre-called-racist/2019/08/20/6e31941a-beda-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html
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The republican congresswoman from Washington’s 18 district was accused of bing a white supremacist this week. She’s Hispanic.
My response if I’m ever accused of racism is much simpler than the author suggests. Mine is simply go fuck yourself. I’m not a racist.