How Should We Think About Race and "Lived Experience"?

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by feross • 2 years ago

9 6 2 years ago

(Probably there's some principle of standpoint theory that says that I as a white person am not allowed to judge Mi'kmaq Indians. Fine, far be it from me to challenge standpoint theory. But many of Elizabeth Hoover's ex-friends who turned against her are white, and I judge those people.)

timeagain• 2 years ago

This article tries to out-logic racism (so smart!) but completely overlooks that different cultures have different experiences regarding who is a part, what it means to be a part, and how their culture meshes with the whole. And the sudden and intense interest in biological difference is kind of creepy too.

Obviously people of different cultures are slightly genetically different, otherwise how could you be racist against strangers! In the case of the professor who learned she was not ethnically indigenous, people didn’t want her out just because she, individually, was pretending to be native. It’s because there is an entire industry and extensive history of non-native people smothering native culture, telling native people through movies, books, etc. of what their own culture is or what it means, and of native arts and symbols being used by white people to make a quick buck. She /symbolized/ a sore point for the community and furthermore she was not open about it. The whole situation was unfortunate, but the author seems more interested in her case to prove his own point than in the concerns of the community he is poorly explaining about.

ZeroGravitas• 2 years ago

And the sudden and intense interest in biological difference is kind of creepy too.

Hasn't that always been part of his schtick?

From the article:

People use the claim “there’s no such thing as biological race” for a lot of purposes, mostly to confuse and deceive people.

Wow, he's very emotionally attached to the concept of biological race.

CyberEldrich2• 2 years ago

I don't expend any time thinking about race or “lived experience”. Both are irreverent to how one is going to advance ones prospects in this world.

duneisagoodbook• 2 years ago

being able to not think about race is a privilege enjoyed by those insulated from the harms of racism.

CyberEldrich2• 2 years ago

being able to not think about race is a privilege enjoyed by those insulated from the harms of racism.

Google on Thomas Sowell and race hustlers.

How Should We Think About Race and "Lived Experience"?

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