Part 3 of this weeks #TopicOfConversation. Read some of the replies from Part 1 & 2. What do you notice? Why do you think there is a difference?
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@BlackMastodon here see some of my thought. Every person of color that posted loved their culture. They everything about it. I didn't see one person that didn't like being, black, Asian, Indigenous, or a POC regardless of what they or the culture has been through. For those that are white the majority posted about their privilege. Some didn't like being white. Is there a such thing as white culture? If not, is this the reason why the answers are different?
I think there is a white culture, but we (white people) may not think of it that way, because it's the default. We may think of it as American culture, but I think it would be a stretch to say that American culture is inclusive of anything but white. And I think it's that deliberate exclusion of anything not-white that forces the creation of Black culture, Asian culture, etc.
I would add that it's cis-het-white culture. I, as a gay man, am also excluded to a degree.
@ScottSoCal thank you for responding. Did you get a chance to read Parts 1-3 posts?
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I did, although this is the only one I responded to, because it specifically invited comment.
@zhivi
I had a post written to your "I don't see color" post, but deleted it.
I think of that line the same way I think of people telling me "I don't see you as gay". It's insulting, because the unspoken following line is "I see you as normal" It diminishes who I am, and minimizes my experiences. Telling someone you don't see the trait that's been a significant factor in how they live is dismissive and condescending.
@ScottSoCal thanks for responding.
@ScottSoCal always feel free to share on my posts.