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RE: A Rational Approach To Racism

in #racism6 years ago

I think a person's race means very little, it's a fairly arbitrary human construct, is a mulatto white or black? what about an octoroon? Most people are some shade of pink or brown in between. What is more important is your culture and socio economic status.

A funny thing about stereotypes is that people know the most negative stereotypes about themselves and then project those on other people. For example a person who identifies as a black person is a lot more likely to know that there is a stereotype about black people liking chicken (who the fuck doesn't like chicken?) and then feel slighted when offered chicken by someone not even aware or thinking about the stereotype.

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A mullato hasn't had enough time to develop a stereotypical response within a society. Give it some time though.

Everyone loves Beyoncé and the Rock. If you do subscribe to discredited theories on race then mulattos have hybrid vigor and actually score very high on various scales. But what about an octoroon?

What if someone thinks of themselves as an accountant and not black? Do you have the same reaction to a black man in a suit with a briefcase?

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