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One of the most striking things I have read as I have been studying true history and culture is something that was stated by Dr. Molefi Asante. He was discussing the way that we approach racism in society, and how on a television program, an African will be invited to come speak about racism and how it effects society and the cause of racism. But what we are doing is asking the victim of the crime why the crime happened. It is the same thing as asking the rape survivor why rape happens and why they were raped. It is not the job of the victim to educate or examine the crime, it is the job of the perpetrator of the crime to evaluate themselves.
This is what is missing in contemporary society is the examination of White Racism, without blaming it on genetics or something detached that whites can do nothing about. Why are the books we're studying in higher education not asking the question: "Why are us as a race, white people, so racist? Why have we systematically oppressed more racial groups than any other racial group has in the world? Why do we psychologically think we are superior? What can we do to stop our own racist thinking?"
I have googled these questions countless times, searching for an organization or program that examines white racism to form a anti-white racism movement from whites themselves. But the only things I have found are workshops that advertise some supreme 'anti-white privilege' agenda for the easy payment of $80.00-$1,000. This is ridiculous. As usual, the white mind must put a ridiculous price on knowledge that working from the frame of social empowerment and change should be knowledge that comes free of charge.
It is undeniable that white people have killed and enslaved more people than any other race and socially whenever the topic of race comes up we try to generalize or shift the blame or point out instances where other races have done discriminatory things. The problem is, we are not talking about other races. We are talking about whites and our history of systematic racism and how eager we are to dismiss the analyzation of our own discriminatory tendencies. But the reality is if the whites do not examine themselves, systematic racism cannot ever be eradicated because by simply ignoring the topic of racism we have become active participants in supporting that systematic white supremist racism that is built into the very fabric of our society.
The answer to the question of whether we are still enslaving today the answer is yes. The prison complex system we have incarcerates africans at a higher rate than whites, not because the whites do not possess marijuana as often as the african, but because our legal system is biased and imprisons on a race basis. Privatized prisons is now a form of legal slavery. And just because slavery was abolished does not mean that the effects of being enslaved do not resonate with africans today. Two hundred years of it being illegal to teach an african how to read and we wonder why the africans are economically struggling , and the whites convince themselves this has nothing to do with having stolen fifteen to thirty million young africans from africa, we stole a whole wealth of people and devastated their culture and have done nothing to give it back. Not only that but we have stolen egyptian knowledge and pretended the white roman and greek invented science and math.
I must clarify what I mean by calling all white people 'racist'. For most white people, being called racist gets the same emotional reaction as would calling a black person "nxgger" would illicit. it's the ultimate of ultimate offensive things to be called. So people, hold your rage and read the explanation of what is MEANT by the term racist. There are two types of racism, active and passive. Active racism is doing racist things like using ethnic slurs or thinking you are better than someone else due to race. Passive racism is not doing anything to combat racism, it is being passive and ignoring issues because by not working against racism you are supporting it. Silence gives consent. Most whites are practicing passive racism because they are NOT actively working against racism. This is what is meant by racism, and the blanket statement that all white people are racist. Unless you, as a white person, are going to all of the equal race events, going out there proposing and supporting race equality legislation, etc, you are being a passive racist. Agreeing with racism being bad but not doing anything about it because, "I'm not black" or "it's not my problem", that is passive racism.
The fact of the matter is, that there is no other race that has as much privilege as the white person and if we as whites do not discuss, separate from other racial groups and the discrimination they have done, our own white racism and passive and active racism there can never be progress. Whites are most responsible for the suppression of other racial groups through passive racism and we must analyze that. What is the cause of this? How can we work together to prevent this and change society? This is the discussion we must have and the discussion I want to foster and nurture in our communities.
This is what is missing in contemporary society is the examination of White Racism, without blaming it on genetics or something detached that whites can do nothing about. Why are the books we're studying in higher education not asking the question: "Why are us as a race, white people, so racist? Why have we systematically oppressed more racial groups than any other racial group has in the world? Why do we psychologically think we are superior? What can we do to stop our own racist thinking?"
I have googled these questions countless times, searching for an organization or program that examines white racism to form a anti-white racism movement from whites themselves. But the only things I have found are workshops that advertise some supreme 'anti-white privilege' agenda for the easy payment of $80.00-$1,000. This is ridiculous. As usual, the white mind must put a ridiculous price on knowledge that working from the frame of social empowerment and change should be knowledge that comes free of charge.
It is undeniable that white people have killed and enslaved more people than any other race and socially whenever the topic of race comes up we try to generalize or shift the blame or point out instances where other races have done discriminatory things. The problem is, we are not talking about other races. We are talking about whites and our history of systematic racism and how eager we are to dismiss the analyzation of our own discriminatory tendencies. But the reality is if the whites do not examine themselves, systematic racism cannot ever be eradicated because by simply ignoring the topic of racism we have become active participants in supporting that systematic white supremist racism that is built into the very fabric of our society.
The answer to the question of whether we are still enslaving today the answer is yes. The prison complex system we have incarcerates africans at a higher rate than whites, not because the whites do not possess marijuana as often as the african, but because our legal system is biased and imprisons on a race basis. Privatized prisons is now a form of legal slavery. And just because slavery was abolished does not mean that the effects of being enslaved do not resonate with africans today. Two hundred years of it being illegal to teach an african how to read and we wonder why the africans are economically struggling , and the whites convince themselves this has nothing to do with having stolen fifteen to thirty million young africans from africa, we stole a whole wealth of people and devastated their culture and have done nothing to give it back. Not only that but we have stolen egyptian knowledge and pretended the white roman and greek invented science and math.
I must clarify what I mean by calling all white people 'racist'. For most white people, being called racist gets the same emotional reaction as would calling a black person "nxgger" would illicit. it's the ultimate of ultimate offensive things to be called. So people, hold your rage and read the explanation of what is MEANT by the term racist. There are two types of racism, active and passive. Active racism is doing racist things like using ethnic slurs or thinking you are better than someone else due to race. Passive racism is not doing anything to combat racism, it is being passive and ignoring issues because by not working against racism you are supporting it. Silence gives consent. Most whites are practicing passive racism because they are NOT actively working against racism. This is what is meant by racism, and the blanket statement that all white people are racist. Unless you, as a white person, are going to all of the equal race events, going out there proposing and supporting race equality legislation, etc, you are being a passive racist. Agreeing with racism being bad but not doing anything about it because, "I'm not black" or "it's not my problem", that is passive racism.
The fact of the matter is, that there is no other race that has as much privilege as the white person and if we as whites do not discuss, separate from other racial groups and the discrimination they have done, our own white racism and passive and active racism there can never be progress. Whites are most responsible for the suppression of other racial groups through passive racism and we must analyze that. What is the cause of this? How can we work together to prevent this and change society? This is the discussion we must have and the discussion I want to foster and nurture in our communities.
