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Mindful · 56-60, F
Are you from a privilidged family?@HijabiHomegirl
HijabiHomegirl · F
@Mindful I'm from a typical family for where I grew up. Privileged is a concept of division in the way its used for this topic, not its actual definition.
Mindful · 56-60, F
@HijabiHomegirl if it’s typical for your area, I don’t know that you will have witnessed racism. It’s okay, but it does exist. How to run a quick self test: when was the last time your family included a black person at your home for dinner? Or at a restaurant for an intimate dinner? If color is no boundary, then you or you neighbor had a black person and their whole family over in the last twelve months, better yet, more often before COVID. At the very least as often as any other friend/family you get together with. If your answer is frequently, yes, your community is not silently racist. And your family probably has a black dentist, black doctor, black attorney, police officer that you know. And so do your neighbors. If your answer is, never. Ask Why not? Then ask why again. Then ask why? Again.
HijabiHomegirl · F
@Mindful Bro,90% of where I grew up and lived most of my life is black. Whites, Latina and people like me were minority and still are.
Assuming privilege is automatically based on one racial group is racism itself. GTFO with your fake racist wokeness.
Assuming privilege is automatically based on one racial group is racism itself. GTFO with your fake racist wokeness.
Mindful · 56-60, F
@HijabiHomegirl you aren’t living in the type of community we are speaking to
Mindful · 56-60, F
There are different types of privilidge. I’m talking about whether or not you are preferred over others because of color. Preferred for social groups gatherings, preferre d in the workplace in certain positions. @HijabiHomegirl
@Mindful I don’t necessarily agree with the not having a person of color over, making someone even subconsciously biased or racist. Sometimes, it’s merely lack of opportunity. My parents have a black girl come to eat with them everytime I bring my girlfriend... but it’s unlikely that any of their neighbors do almost ever, because it’s almost completely people of European decent. Some of these people could be prejudiced but many are definitely not at all.
HijabiHomegirl · F
@Mindful I'm a full covering niqabi muslim woman: no one knows my race or background unless they are relatives or my lady friends in private. I dont answer racial questions on forms or interviews, so that aspect isn't applicable. Am I often othered for being me in other ways? Yes. Everyone is othered in some way in life. There's no way excusing it but to turn it in to racial bias in the name of fighting racial bias is ridiculous.
In the US racism is socially assumed to be white versus black. It's not that simple and it's not at all one sided.
In the US racism is socially assumed to be white versus black. It's not that simple and it's not at all one sided.
HijabiHomegirl · F
@JustGoneNow Exactly. This idea that a demographic is automatically racist for lack of exposure to other races is assumption. I know people in my community that have never had white friends or Buddhist friends. Doesn't mean they hate white people or Buddhists.
HijabiHomegirl · F
@JustGoneNow When Malik Shabazz wrote about his experience taking hajj and apologized for sewing racial hate he also spoke similar to MLK. basic common sense decency is a cure for most of this constant social war.
@HijabiHomegirl *hugs* 🖤🤗
@HijabiHomegirl @carpediem I’ve read enough of her comments to see that it comes from a place of wanting equality and understanding... even if it fails to understand the perspectives of some of those she wants equality for. It just goes to show how complicated this issue is. I’ve been fighting this fight most of my adult life and I know how complicated it is by listening, but we can’t expect anyone to listen until we engage them with kindness first. Light and love.
