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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
I've seen countless accounts like these on various platforms. They don't seem to have much of an impact outside of confirming what most of the people who read them already knew or suspected.
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There's a show called
Dear White People out now. I have not seen it. But the title is great. I think a book or, better, a show, in which black people complain, perhaps in a sarcastic, ironic, but also earnest way (humor + earnestness conveys a bit more than earnestness alone) how annoying it can be to be ignored, or have dumb shit said to you ("You're here to fix the copier?") could get a much needed message across.
White people talk about the extremes of racism. The subtle little forms of it Diangelo mentions in the book are overlooked. Even talking about her book with white people, the conversation quickly shifts to justice reform, Jim Crow, etc. Those things need to be discussed, of course, but those are so extreme, most white people can distance themselves from them pretty quickly (often absurdly... "I never aimed a hose at black protestors as did Bull Connor!").
I really do not think many white people appreciate the irritating things they do to minorities. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it won't resonate. But I haven't really seen it attempted. I've never seen a show that either acts out or describes the "white women's tears" phenomenon outlined by Diangelo.
It could be done straight, or it could be delivered ironically. Or both. It just has to be done right, on a platform where it goes viral among whites.
