SameRIZZY wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:41 pm I feel like this question is presupposing that 1. racism isn't really as big of a problem as many people think it is. 2. using these terms perpetuate racism, which means that 3. Black people and people of color are responsible for their own oppression or that 4. black people and people of color are responsible for changing our society.
None of that is true and frankly, I'm tired of having discussions with people who refuse to acknowledge reality.
Should we stop saying “people of color”?
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SouthernIslander wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:30 pmSameRIZZY wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:41 pm I feel like this question is presupposing that 1. racism isn't really as big of a problem as many people think it is. 2. using these terms perpetuate racism, which means that 3. Black people and people of color are responsible for their own oppression or that 4. black people and people of color are responsible for changing our society.
None of that is true and frankly, I'm tired of having discussions with people who refuse to acknowledge reality.