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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I can say this with great confidence: Most white people have no clue about the white narcissism discussed in that book. Not even close to a clue. It's completely normal for them to discuss race without even thinking maybe they should include a black voice in the conversation. I don't know why it hasn't been written recently, but a very short book, or even just an article, from a black person starting with, "Here's a week in my life. I'm going to just go through the week and sketch out the instances in which racism has impacted me. Let's start with 'Chapter 1: Monday'" would be hugely eye opening. Diangelo comes close to that, but can't really get there because she's writing from second hand perspective and basing a lot of her points on group discussions.
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Dude, this happens
all the time. That's the point of the book. Whenever we talk about an experience, white people find a way to say that the person probably isn't racist.
A senior associate walked into my office
today and told me that when he was in the Boston office, he was holding the door for a secretary. They had a friendly exchange and the secretary asked him if he was there to fix the printers. Now, in my mind, there is no way around the racism behind that question. But I guarantee if I tell that story to 80% of the people at this firm, they will find a way to not make it racist. We stop telling you this shit because you don't fucking hear us. We are too fragile. You seize on the term "micro" in "micro-aggressions," and dismiss it. You label it PC. You say, "Why is everything always about race with you?" Etc. That shit is
exhausting. This is what the book is talking about. You don't need a handy fucking diary in the life of a black person. You need to listen and be open to understanding what we're saying.
And I'll tell you this: Adder is.
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