This post is for posterity, and forever under construction. It will be linked to from my profile.
At the moment, is race-heavy in linkage because of current Internet discussions, and rather light on feminist ones. This will be rectified in the future, don't worry.
I made the post mostly for myself: as a resource I can turn back to whenever I need to check myself. I encourage others to use it as well.
My journal is operating under the assumption that everyone who comments in it is beyond the 101 level when it comes to differences in gender, race, hetero-normativity, differently abled people, etc. I assume that you understand that some people benefit from privilege due to the way our society is structured.
"But, Mystickeeper!" you say. "I don't believe you!"
"Well, Jimmy," I say. "Sit your ass down, and read these posts. NO REALLY. Read them."
Privilege is Real
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Things You Need to Understand #4 A Primer on Privilege: What it is and what it isn't"Check My What?" On privilege and what we can do about it Your Science Fiction TwinMale Privilege So you've accepted that privilege is real. Congratulations! Please keep reading.
Applying it to Real Life
Derailing for DummiesHow Not to be Insane When Accused of Racism (A Guide for White People)Why I Hate White Anti-Racists - Because when a white person is accused of racism, their response might be: "But let me tell you about this one time when people of color were prejudiced towards me! I know what racism is all about!" No. You don't.
How to Suppress Discussions of Racism - a tongue-in-cheek piece, but very well thought-out, and points out the absurdities in the ways in which many conversations develop.
Racism = Power + PrivilegeBy definition, Blacks and other minorities cannot be racist because they do not have insitutional, systemic power. The term Minority doesn’t even refer to a minority of numbers any more (after all, minorities outnumber whites in many places, now), but instead to a minority of power.
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Reverse racism does not exist. It just doesn’t.
Sexism = Power + PrejudiceColour Blindness (Color)Blindness as a Metaphor to RacismWhat Kind of Card is Race?The Privilege of Politeness Anti-Racist FAQ Simplifying the Language of Race: Some Definitions No More Mr. Nice Guy Cultural Appropriation 101Sherman Alexie: How to write the great American Indian novelHow to write about Africa Race and Fandom
What hurts about race and fandom
You left me outside and now you want in Do You Even Care About Us? RaceFail '09: This Hurts Us All RaceFail, Silence, and Words On Safe Spaces The Clue Train Positive race + fandom
The Remyth Projectcon_or_bustfight_derailingverb_noireiconsofcolorofcolor /
People of Color SF Carnivals Fandom/Kiva OTP! Bingo Cards
Bingo cards exist because discussions about race and gender and what-have-you happen all the time on the Internet. No really, they do. It might be a huge and epic thing in your journal, but for, say, people of color, these conversations occur with such frequency and predictability, they are able to construct bingo cards of common ways people who benefit from privilege react in conversations that involve their privilege.
The words that fill the bingo cards are statements otherwise known as "made of fail." They take the focus away from the topic at hand (racism in society, appropriation of an oppressed culture by that of a dominant one) and re-shift it to white people and their Great Pain. Do not say these things! Ye will be called out on your shit.
Cultural Appropriation Bingo White Liberal BingoAnti-Feminist Comics Bingo W*ll Sh*tterly Bingo Working Class BingoNo Racism in F/SF BingoThe 'Feminist' Discussion About Transpeople BingoFat Hate BingoFat Hate Bingo 2Anti-Feminist Bingo Cultural Appropriation Bingo vito_excalibur shows
how a game of Bingo is "played" during the events of RaceFail 9000.
What Now?
There's a whole Internet out there! Start here:
Baby-Stepping Away from Racism: A Guide for White PeopleFixRacism.com Becoming Better Allies: Consciousness-Raising for White Fans racism_101debunkingwhiteibarwap_racismdeadbrowalking [Membership is closed; do watch and listen.]
50books_poc12films_pochalfamoon14valentineslgbtfest Pro-Character of Color/Anti-Racism Guide - a massive source of LJ resources! Amazing!
LearningDiversity.com: Online Vignette Exercises for Racial Diversity Training
Racialicious: The intersection of race and pop culture
Credit Where Credit is Due
Very rarely do people on the Internet stumble across a great many articles all on their lonesome. I found many of these links by way of
rydra_wong,
coffeeandink,
shewhohashope,
zvi-likes-tv, and
sparkymonster.