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RaceVClass 33 - 11 Apr 2012 - Main.MarcLegrand
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 I realize this is going to be a pretty damn controversial post, but I feel compelled to speak on the subject. I sometimes become concerned that classism becomes too easily conflated with racism in our world.

There's many draws to calling a certain policy racist:

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 Feel free to continue talking about it, but I'm just going to observe from here on out.

-- KippMueller - 11 Apr 2012

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>		"Still, I do think there are instances where race is still used as an 'us vs. them' tool that doesn't work to dismantle 'white supremacy,' but to further a feeling of 'otherness' for both/all parties." - Sanjay

I agree with this statement, and perhaps a part of Kipp's original point. I don't think discussions of race overshadow discussions of class in a particularly nefarious way, but I do think the way we discuss race is important. "Us" vs "them" is counterproductive, because we should be talking about "us" vs "it," where "it" is the current power structure based on white supremacy, and "us" is anyone who is disturbed by that system (regardless of melanin levels).

-- MarcLegrand - 11 Apr 2012


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