tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214357530478855852.post1460856758683174550..comments2023-10-14T09:15:01.582-04:00Comments on RDAC.BX: The Fleeting Whiteness of George ZimmermanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17256382133805192653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214357530478855852.post-26694495741424277212012-03-27T23:08:49.941-04:002012-03-27T23:08:49.941-04:00This is extremely well-written, G1!! Thank you! Yo...This is extremely well-written, G1!! Thank you! You have identified quite well the toxic nature of white supremacist ideology as you describe the ways that white privilege gets reinforced by this "white is right" mentality. You have correctly located the problem as resting not only with the easy target of George Zimmerman but {more importantly) within the ways that our social structure is arranged at an institutional level to reinforce white supremacy. Until we make these connections between institutional racism and interpersonal racism, we will fail time and time again at our efforts to dismantle racism. We need to focus on Zimmerman only insofar as his vile actions allow us to look beyond this racist fool to the structural arrangements within our institutions that allow him and MANY others to get away with terrorizing the Trayvons among us. ALL of us need to realize the impact of white privilege on our lives in order for us to boldly call it out and reject it where we see it. Black and Latino communities are best able to emancipate themselves from mental slavery when they recognize the impact of white privilege on their lives and FIGHT IT! (For the alternative, we need only to look at Geraldo Rivera to see how self-hate manifests). Whites (& others who "pass" for white) MUST REJECT the unearned assets they receive simply on the basis of their whiteness and join the movement which DEMANDS that ALL of our brothers and sisters in this struggle FINALLY receive the equal treatment they have always deserved, yet have never truly received. THANK YOU for fostering this important conversation G1!!!! <3Sandra Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513870599052252798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214357530478855852.post-36970476836137615352012-03-27T22:11:16.056-04:002012-03-27T22:11:16.056-04:00Salute G! Great article!Salute G! Great article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123250464768515202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214357530478855852.post-53480999781737942712012-03-27T19:52:26.146-04:002012-03-27T19:52:26.146-04:00I LikeI LikeUncle Salaamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673220528270206noreply@blogger.com