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[dreamwaffles]

So I've been reading a lot of blogs about racism lately.  I haven't yet formulated anything terribly coherent to say, but I thought I'd give at least a bit of a try.

Part of the reason that I'm largely incoherent on this topic right now is because I hadn't thought terribly deeply about racism, white privilege, institutional oppresion, etc. until I

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[nianeyna]

Oh, good post! I was thinking about doing a post like this, because like you I've been reading a lot of stuff about privilege lately, and it isn't something I thought much about before. (I was a sheltered child, okay? >.<)

As to your question... obviously, I'm just as much a newcomer as you are. But I don't think you should beat yourself up about not 'participating' more in racism discussions - like you said, it's not your space. The best way to combat racism, I think, is to not be a racist. And you learn how to not be a racist by reading and listening to people who are negatively impacted by racism. If you have a legitimate question, and the discussion is open to white people asking such questions, that's about the only time (imo) it's constructive to contribute to the discussion. The most important thing to keep in mind when discussing racism, I think, is that it's not about you

[subversive_kiwi]

I've been doing so much reading on this topic this year, too. Let me know if you ever want a copy of the stack of essays I've got on my hard-drive. There's maybe five or so that I kept because they were so damn good, but if you want more, I can really happily point you to the blogs I got them from. There's probably some overlap in what we've read, but I'm sure I can find you a new link or two if you'd like.

Let me know! <3