“The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes to race and gender…”
The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes...
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“The useful part of white identity’s vagueness is that whites don’t have to shoulder the burden of race in America”
By the early 20th century, the descendants of the earlier Irish immigrants had successfully...
“America is living through a moment of racial paradox. Never in its history have black people been more fully represented in the public sphere”
America is living through a moment of racial paradox. Never in its history have...
“Eliminating the binary definition of whiteness…is essential for a new racial vision that ethical people can share across the color line”
Given that the monolithic definition of whiteness is antithetical to social justice, perhaps we...
“Everyone loves to talk about blackness, a fascinating thing. But bring up whiteness and fewer people want to talk about it”
Everyone loves to talk about blackness, a fascinating thing. But bring up whiteness and...
“Such street culture is simply the black urban version of one of America’s most iconic traditions: the Wild West”
In all inner-city neighborhoods, however, there is a problem minority that varies between about...
“…there is, indeed, a distinct White Privilege. Being white does offer a freedom not easily available to others”
…there is, indeed, a distinct White Privilege. Being white does offer a freedom not...
“In a society where racism is treated as morally equivalent to pedophilia, what whites are seeking is the sweet relief of moral absolution”
In a society where racism is treated as morally equivalent to pedophilia, what whites...
“If the idea is that black people cannot solve their problems short of white people developing an exquisite sensitivity to how privileged they are, then we in the black community are being designated as disabled poster children”
I assume, for example, that the idea is not to teach white people that...